Alexander D. Bono

Alexander D. Bono

Alexander D. Bono practices in the area of litigation with a concentration on securities issues, particularly regulatory investigations and corporate governance. Mr. Bono leverages his more than 30 years' experience to advise and represent financial institutions and corporations on issues involving securities-related matters, class action suits, regulatory investigations and corporate governance. He also has represented executives and corporations in shareholder derivative claims and litigation charging breach of fiduciary duties, mismanagement and fraud.

Mr. Bono is a 1977 graduate of Temple University, Beasley School of Law, where he was research editor for Temple Law Quarterly, and a magna cum laude graduate of LaSalle University.

Areas of Practice

· Financial Services Litigation

· Securities Litigation

· Regulatory and Internal Investigations

· Corporate Governance

· Business Governance Litigation and Shareholder Disputes

· Class Action Litigation

· Litigation Services

Professional Activities

· American Bar Association
- Litigation Section
-- Securities Litigation Subcommittee
--- Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Accounting Issues, 1994-2001
--- Co-Chair, Drafting Committee for Model Jury Instructions for Accounting Issues in Security Cases

· Philadelphia Bar Association
- YLS Judicial Merit Selection Committee, 1989
- Associate Editor, Criminal Justice Bulletin, 1976-1977

Experience

· Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2009-present

· Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
- Partner, 2007-2009

· Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
- General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, 2004-2007

· Blank Rome LLP
- Partner, 1986-2004
- Associate, 1978-1986

· Dennis H. Eisman & Associates, P.C.
- Associate, 1977-1978

Civic and Charitable Activities

· Catholic Health Care Services, Archdiocese of Philadelphia
- Board Member, 2008-present

Honors and Awards

· Pennsylvania Super Lawyers (Securities), 2003

Selected Publications

· "SEC Enforcement: Investigations, Actions and 2008 Trends," The Legal Intelligencer, April 2008

· New Millennium Class Actions, National Business Institute, 2000

· Editor and Drafting Co-Chair, Model Jury Instructions in Securities Litigation, American Bar Association, 1996

· "The Scope of Tracing to Establish Section 11 Standing," Securities News, American Bar Association, Fall 1996

· Co-author, "Audit Committees," Corporate Practice Series, BNA, 1995

· Civil and Criminal Liability: What the Accountant Needs to Know, Center for Professional Education, Inc., 1993

· Co-author, "Civil RICO in Securities/Banking Cases," Civil RICO Practice: Causes of Action, Wiley Law Pub., 1992

· Co-author, "Consulting Liabilities," Journal of Accountancy, AICPA, November 1992

· "Validity of Class Actions Proofs of Claims in Bankruptcy," Commercial Law Journal, Fall 1991

· "Counsel Fees: Percentage Approach on the Rise," The National Law Journal, September 1990

· "Securities Litigation: Fraud on the Market in the Third Circuit," The Barrister, Spring 1988

Selected Speaking Engagements

· "Final Trial Preparation," Temple University School of Law LL.M. Advocacy Program, December 1997

· "Accountant Civil Liability," Center for Professional Education, Inc., June 1994

· "Civil Liability: What the Accountant Needs to Know," Center for Professional Education, Inc., June 1993

· "How to Limit Your Malpractice Exposure as a Financial Advisor," International Association for Financial Planning, February 1992

· "Potential Liability for Consultants," Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, January 1992