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Our Litigation Group comprises approximately 600 attorneys throughout the firm’s offices, and our attorneys are admitted to practice throughout the U.S. as well as more than 30 other countries and territories. Our international experience enables us to effectively represent non-U.S. plaintiffs and defendants in U.S. judicial proceedings. We represent clients in trial and appellate courts at the federal and state level, before administrative tribunals, and in arbitrations and other dispute resolution proceedings. We also represent clients in proceedings involving government agencies, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Attorney General’s Office, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the New York Stock Exchange, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service.

We have handled some of the largest and most high-profile cases in recent years. In securities litigation, we have served as lead counsel in several of the largest securities class actions in U.S. history, and we have handled cases responsible for the law that today guides participants in corporate control contests. In the area of mass torts, our litigators pioneered the “national counsel” model of handling this complex litigation, and we have been involved in many of the significant mass tort litigations of the last 20 years.

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Litigation: Securities - California

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What the Team is Known For

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates has a fine trial team with substantive experience in a wide range of sectors, representing both individuals and corporate interests in complex disputes. The firm features a robust securities group that offers expertise in areas including financial services, healthcare and technology. The team is regularly called upon to handle bet-the-company matters and major class actions, well supported by its nationwide and global offices.

Work Highlights

  • Skadden represented Visa and certain individuals in a securities class action and a series of putative stockholder derivative actions, which alleged violation of federal securities laws and harming of investors through allegedly false and misleading statements that regulatory changes wouldn't impact the company's debit card business.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Peter Morrison
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Peter Morrison
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Peter Morrison is particularly well-versed in handling big-ticket securities class actions for major corporate clients, as well as advising individual executives on breach of fiduciary duty claims. Peter is the co-head of the firm's West Coast litigation practice and leads the Los Angeles litigation group.

Peter is an excellent litigator for complex matters. He's a great business partner.

Peter is top-notch and offers valued counsel. He is definitely an attorney to have in your corner.

Peter is client service-oriented, extremely responsive and practically minded.

Virginia Milstead
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Virginia Milstead
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Virginia Milstead has cultivated an excellent reputation for her abilities in defending clients facing complex securities actions and derivative claims.

Virginia is extremely bright. She can think through really complex issues and build case strategy.

Everything she does is at the top of her game. If we had a litigation matter that was of consequence, Virginia would be on speed dial to get that call in.

Virginia is an absolute powerhouse. She's a technician and a brilliant writer who can craft well-reasoned arguments.

Lance A Etcheverry
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Lance A Etcheverry
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Lance Etcheverry has an international disputes practice which sees him act for both domestic and foreign clients on a broad array of commercial claims and class action litigation. His client roster includes a number of Asia-based businesses.

Lance is a very strong lawyer, I think highly of him.

Manuel F Cachán
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Manuel F Cachán
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Manuel Cachán is an experienced trial lawyer noted for his adept handling of business disputes and class actions on behalf of a range of clients.

Manuel Cachán is one of the most technically sound trial attorneys I have ever worked with.

Manuel is fantastic and a real trial lawyer. He is someone handling important litigation.

Mark Foster
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Mark Foster
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Mark Foster has a reputable practice in the securities space, where he regularly represents clients across a broad range of sectors in shareholder derivative actions.

He knows his stuff and I trust him. You want someone like Mark.

Mark is a fantastic lawyer who is good in this space.

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Winston Hsiao
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Winston Hsiao is highlighted for his growing reputation representing a range of clients in complex securities litigation.

Winston is extremely responsive, organized and client-oriented.

Winston is incredibly brilliant, cool and collected.

Winston Hsiao explains difficult concepts in ways that are easy to understand.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Litigation: General Commercial

Lance A Etcheverry
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Lance A Etcheverry
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Manuel F Cachán
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Manuel F Cachán
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Litigation: Securities

Peter Morrison
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Peter Morrison
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Virginia Milstead
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Virginia Milstead
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Mark Foster
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Mark Foster
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Winston Hsiao
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Up and Coming

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