| Biography | Anne N. DePrez is a partner in the Indianapolis, Indiana office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP and a member of the firm's Litigation Department. She concentrates her practice in the areas of securities and business litigation. Her securities litigation practice includes representing issuers, directors, underwriters, broker-dealers and others clients in securities fraud class actions, securities regulatory matters, and customer disputes. Her business litigation practice focuses on corporate governance issues such as shareholder disputes, director litigation, and derivative actions, but often encompasses areas as diverse as cooperative membership, contract, partnership, art fraud, insurance, and banking disputes. In addition to representing clients in both federal and state courts, Ms. DePrez has extensive experience with alternative forums, having appeared in arbitrations under the auspices of The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the National Futures Association, the American Arbitration Association, and the Center for Public Resources. She has also represented clients in Commodity Futures Trading Commission reparations proceedings and in administrative and disciplinary actions before self-regulatory organizations and state securities regulators. She serves as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and the National Futures Association. Ms. DePrez graduated in 1977 from Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, with a B.A. in economics. In 1981 she received her J.D. magna cum laude from Indiana University Maurer School of Law where she served as managing editor of the Indiana Law Journal. Ms. DePrez is a member of the American and Indiana State Bar Associations, and serves on the board of visitors for the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. She also serves on the board of trustees for Emma Willard School in Troy, N.Y. and on the board of directors for CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions, Inc. She is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Bet-The-Company Litigation and Securities Law, and Indiana Super Lawyers® magazine in the area of Business Litigation. Ms. DePrez is also recognized in the Chambers USA Directory as a leader in Indiana in the Litigation: General Commercial category. |