Practice Areas
The leader of Akin’s investment funds litigation group, Doug Rappaport focuses on complex commercial, securities and governance disputes. In recent years, he has served as counsel in trials involving disputes over secured assets, partnership interests, securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, trade secrets, options backdating, tax appraisals and the fraudulent sale of securities, having won numerous dispositive motions and appeals in both state and federal court.
Doug also regularly advises investment funds and other clients on day-to-day matters of regulatory compliance, trading, fiduciary duties and corporate governance. Additionally, he provides advice on activist investing issues, devising strategies regarding the solicitation of board seats, the displacement of existing corporate management and contests for corporate control.
Doug regularly represents investment funds, corporations and individuals in regulatory and internal investigations. His experience extends to matters before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and state and foreign securities agencies.
Professional Memberships
New York Bar; Member, Board of Directors, Chair of Governance Committee, ArsNova Theater; Member, Board of Directors, Community Basketball
Personal
J.D., Harvard Law School, cum laude, 1991; B.A., University of Pennsylvania, summa cum laude, 1987
