McDermott Will & Emery LLP

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.