With a strong presence on the East Coast presence and from its Chicago headquarters, McDermott Will & Emery LLP is seen with increased regularity defending companies, financial institutions, as well as directors and officers, on some big-ticket securities fraud class actions, derivative shareholder cases, and regulatory enforcements/investigations. Joel Haims has a wide-ranging practice, which as well as issuer work and M&A litigation, also sees him involved in accountancy-related matters, including for BDO which he is defending in an ongoing 10b-5 class action arising out of a de-SPAC transaction. David Momborquette is skilled at handling a mix of private and government-initiated regulatory securities matters, including work on behalf of hedge and private equity funds. In Chicago, Steven Scholes, who formerly served as an attorney in the SEC, has vast experience in securities class and derivative actions, including cases alleging accounting irregularities, illegal trading, and breaches of fiduciary duty. Timothy Hoeffner co-heads the team alongside Scholes and Momborquette. All named practitioners are based in New York unless otherwise indicated.
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Auszeichnungen

Mandantenzufriedenheit

Kernmandanten

  • Allstate Corporation
  • Andrew Hall
  • Argo Blockchain, PLC
  • BDO USA, P.C.
  • Deloitte and Touche LLP
  • Dimitri Kazarinoff
  • Eight current and former Officers and Directors of PG&ECorp
  • Enzo Biochem, Inc.
  • Land O’Frost (“LOF”) CEO and Board Chairman, David VanEekeren (“Van Eekeren”).
  • Oak Management Corporation

Highlight-Mandate

  • Representing Argo Blockchain and its current and former officers and directors in a securities class action in the Southern District of New York alleging claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act arising out of the issuance of NASDAQ-traded American Depository Shares.
  • Representing BDO in a putative securities class action asserting claims under Section 11 of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act.
  • Representing WestCap Management, LLC; WestCap Cerebral, LLC and Richard Hamilton in an action filed by two co-investors in Cerebral, Inc. in the Delaware Chancery Court against the WestCap entities, Richard Hamilton (a director of Cerebral) and certain other directors of Cerebral. The plaintiffs have asserted various state-law fiduciary duty and control person claims against the defendants based on WestCap’s purported control of Cerebral, including allegations of misconduct in connection with a self-tender transaction that was eventually withdrawn by Cerebral

Anwält*innen

Praxisleitung

Tim Hoeffner; David Momborquette; Steven Scholes

Weitere Kernanwält*innen

Joel Haims; Caitlyn Campbell; Paul Helms; Jason Gerstein