Mary Weeks
USA Guide 2023
Up and Coming : Litigation: Securities
Up and Coming
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Provided by Mary Weeks
Career
Mary Weeks represents corporations and their directors and officers in complex commercial, shareholder derivative, and securities class action litigation, and also handles company books and records demands, and special committee or other regulatory investigations. Clients turn to Mary for guidance when facing allegations of all types of shareholder disputes, including allegations of fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and corporate governance concerns. Mary has successfully argued and prevailed on motions to dismiss in shareholder derivative actions, as well as securities class actions brought pursuant to Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and has defeated preliminary injunction motions filed in M&A litigation challenging issuers’ disclosures under Section 14(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and state law.