Practice Areas & Industries: Jones Day

Practice Group Overview

Jones Day's Securities and Shareholder Litigation & SEC Enforcement Practice consists of some 76 attorneys who counsel and represent companies and their directors and officers in regard to the risks in today's volatile environment posed by securities fraud class actions, shareholder derivative actions, and federal and state regulatory investigations. Driven by our clients' business objectives, the members of the practice draw upon Jones Day's global presence and resources and the depth of experience among the Firm's lawyers to develop and implement strategic litigation plans tailored to the specific demands of each situation.

We have a core group of lawyers who spend the majority of their time defending companies and individuals who have been sued on allegations that their corporations have made false and misleading statements in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and other federal securities and/or state fraud laws. Our lawyers have experience in all aspects of these cases as they are litigated under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and against all of the major plaintiffs' law firms. Our approach is to be aggressive and win, not settle, these cases, and we have done so in motions to dismiss, class certification challenges, Daubert contests, and motions for summary judgment. Many of these cases are predicated upon accounting issues, and we bring attorneys who have worked with a company's accounting officers, auditors, and experts on several cases over a number of years. These attorneys have a grasp of accounting issues that is distinctive. Jones Day's attorneys also have broad experience in the issues raised by shareholder derivative actions and serve as lead counsel in several matters involving a securities fraud claim, a shareholder derivative action, and a governmental investigation. Our coordinated team approach allows us to manage all of the disparate risks that each of these claims poses, guided by a single strategic objective -- to win. We are also well versed in corporate governance concepts, and we frequently counsel clients on issues related to director indemnification and directors' and officers' liability insurance.

Jones Day's Securities Enforcement lawyers bring to each engagement deep experience in investigating, prosecuting, defending and trying the most sophisticated administrative, civil and criminal securities and commodities enforcement matters. Our partners have served at the SEC and as chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Unit in the U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York. They represent clients before the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the industry self-regulatory organizations and state securities commissioners, as well as various U.S. attorneys' offices and other units of the Justice Department. Our lawyers have tried federal securities law charges before criminal juries, district judges and administrative law judges. They routinely advise and conduct internal investigations for public companies, boards of directors and various board committees, and management. They have also served upon recommendation of the SEC and by appointment of the court as consultants and to oversee settlements in SEC actions.

Contact(s)

Patricia J. Villareal
Dallas
Tel: 1.214.220.3939

David L. Carden
New York
Tel: 1.212.326.3939

Peter J. Romatowski
Washington
Tel: 1.202.879.3939