Practice Areas
IAN ROSS represents clients in class actions and securities litigation, commercial disputes, government investigations.
Ian has extensive experience defending his clients in high-stakes class actions and securities litigation, including defending companies against novel theories of liability under federal and state law. He has nearly two decades of experience litigating nationwide class actions, shareholder derivative suits, breach of fiduciary actions, state securities actions, and government investigations. He has defended his clients through trial in cases involving challenging financial, corporate governance, and damages issues. Ian has prevailed on dispositive motions, defeated class certification, and successfully won appeals on novel issues of materiality, reliance, and causation under Florida law. He writes frequently on emerging issues in securities and class action litigation, and his analysis has been featured in the Florida Bar Journal, the Journal of Health and Life Sciences Law, Law360, and the Daily Business Review. Ian also serves on the Florida Bar’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Committee, and on the editorial board of the Enhanced Scrutiny blog, where the Sidley team provides timely updates and analysis on M&A and corporate governance matters from the Delaware courts.
