Securities Litigation Sign Up for Publications SUB MENU One of the firm’s largest practice areas is securities litigation. Unlike most corporate law firms, which traditionally represent only defendants, we frequently represent plaintiffs as well. For decades, the firm has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in many of the highest-profile securities cases in the United States. In the aftermath of the U.S. financial crisis, we achieved verdicts and settlements totaling over $47 billion in the wave of litigation arising from mortgage-backed securities and other offerings. More recently, our global presence has allowed us to advise and represent clients in a broad range of complex securities disputes in major financial markets overseas, including Australia, the U.K., Europe, and Asia. We have litigated every type of securities case, including the following: READ MORE Recent Representations Defense Representations: We represent Allergan and several of its current and former directors and officers in a securities class action involving claims under the 1934 Securities Exchange Act, in which plaintiffs allege that Allergan misled its investors by failing to disclose that one of its former divisions was allegedly engaged in a price-fixing conspiracy. We also represent Allergan and several of its current and former directors and officers in related opt-out actions. The firm obtained a complete appellate victory in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit for our clients Mickey Gooch and Colin Heffron, former Chairman and CEO of interdealer broker GFI Group. In a unanimous decision, the Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s summary judgment ruling dismissing a Rule 10b-5 securities fraud case against our clients. The court held that no reasonable investor would have relied, in making an investment decision, on the general statement in a press release that a proposed deal represented “a singular and unique opportunity to return value.” The decision brought a decisive end to a long-running case against our clients, and reaffirmed that “vague and indefinite expressions of corporate enthusiasm” are no basis for securities fraud class actions. READ MORE Partners PARTNER Jeremy Andersen Los Angeles View Bio vCard PARTNER James Asperger Los Angeles View Bio vCard PARTNER Melissa Baily San Francisco View Bio vCard PARTNER Rollo Baker IV New York View Bio vCard VIEW MORE News Firm News New Partner Sarah Heaton Concannon Joins Quinn Emanuel as Co-Chair of SEC Enforcement Practice Who Works Here? Take a look and get to know the talented attorneys that are part or our team. LEARN MORE Who Are We? Learn more about our firm and what our attorneys have accomplished. LEARN MORE Ready To Reach Out? Locate the contact information for an office near you to get the conversation started. LEARN MORE © 2021 Contact Us Privacy Policy All rights reserved. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcome. Amounts listed may be aggregates. Design by SPINX Digital We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. By continuing to use our site, or by clicking ‘accept’ you agree to the use of cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. ACCEPT DECLINE Cookies Settings