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Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement
SEC Investigations & Proceedings
Our 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.
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Securities Fraud Class Actions
Jones Day's core group of securities lawyers have substantial experience and have achieved success in litigating securities fraud class actions across the country.
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Shareholder Derivative Actions
Jones Day has acted as counsel for companies and individuals facing derivative actions arising from mergers, acquisitions, and other extraordinary corporate transactions, as well as in derivative cases brought in conjunction with securities fraud class actions.
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D&O Insurance Counseling
Jones Day attorneys counsel clients on how to minimize potential risks and liabilities and insure against serious financial loss through prudent procurement and drafting of effective directors and officers (D&O) insurance policies.
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Merger & Acquisition Litigation
Jones Day’s Securities and Shareholder Litigation & SEC Enforcement attorneys are skilled in handling merger/corporate transaction cases in ways that achieve the client’s goals – whether that involves fighting the claims through injunctive and post-transaction litigation or working toward a negotiated resolution of the dispute prior to the transaction’s closing.
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Counseling & Defense
Jones Day counsels clients worldwide under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other anti-corruption laws, while defending investigations, advising on cross-border transactions and assisting in the creation of robust compliance and business ethics programs.
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Internal Investigations, Corporate Compliance Programs & Employee Misconduct
Jones Day focuses on conducting thorough and discreet internal investigations to assess the risk of criminal liability to the organization and its individuals.
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Financial Products Litigation
Because our lawyers understand the complexities of regulated and unregulated securities and bank products, we are unsurpassed at representing financial institution clients when these products are involved in litigation.
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Jones Day's Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement Practice has won securities fraud class actions and shareholder derivative cases against all of the major plaintiffs' law firms, and we have successfully defended investigations in every SEC office in the country, as well as at the major SRO's and numerous state regulators. A core group of 76 lawyers is devoted to defending companies, their directors and officers against claims under federal and state securities laws. We draw upon Jones Day's global reach and resources, including expertise in accounting issues, corporate governance, director indemnification, and liability insurance. Our partners have served in senior positions at the Securities and Exchange Commission and two served as chiefs of the Securities Fraud Unit in the U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York. Our coordinated approach allows us to manage the disparate risks our clients face, with a single strategic objective – to win.
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