Securities and Shareholder Litigation

Today’s businesses must be prepared to face the ever-increasing challenges posed by government scrutiny and activist shareholders.  Haynes Boone’s Securities and Shareholder Litigation lawyers are particularly skilled in protecting clients against shareholders’ claims and successfully resolving regulators’ inquiries (up to and including litigating them in state and federal courts nationwide).

We handle all aspects of securities, corporate, and shareholder litigation, with a particular focus on:

• Federal and State Securities Class Actions
• SEC Litigation
• Shareholder Activism, Proxy Contests, and Other Corporate Governance Disputes
• Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation
• Corporate Counseling and Internal Investigations

When class action cases and derivative suits are filed, we are skilled at defeating class certification and obtaining dismissals in early motions practice.  If forced to discovery, dispositive motionsor trial, we are focused on delivering successful outcomes for our clients.  Additionally, our team has deep experience litigating against the SEC, DOJ, and other state and federal government agencies in cases alleging securities and financial fraud, misrepresentations in public disclosures, insider trading, Regulation FD, market manipulation, and short selling violations.

Our clients range from corporations and their individual officers, directors and shareholders to institutional investors and investment funds, as well as accounting firms, stockbrokers and other financial services firms.  Regardless of the industry, jurisdiction, or adverse party, clients facing high-stakes securities or shareholder litigation turn to Haynes Boone to deliver positive outcomes for some of the most complex legal problems.