Leading securities litigator Paul Rugani joins Jones Day as partner in Irvine
Paul Rugani has joined Jones Day as a partner in its Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement Practice. He is based in the Firm's Irvine Office.
Mr. Rugani brings more than 17 years of experience representing financial institutions, technology companies, accounting firms, and public companies in their most significant litigation and regulatory matters. He has established a multi-faceted practice spanning securities class actions, shareholder derivative lawsuits, commercial contractual disputes, consumer class action litigation, and other complex matters at the trial and appellate levels. He also advises clients with navigating internal, government, and regulatory investigations, as well as counseling domestic and international accounting firms on state CPA licensing and board regulation matters.
"Paul is an exceptionally talented securities litigator whose breadth of experience, from securities class actions and shareholder derivative lawsuits to government and regulatory investigations, is a tremendous addition to our team," said Walt Davis, co-leader of Jones Day's Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement Practice. "His arrival in our Irvine Office strengthens our ability to serve clients throughout California and across the Western U.S. I am delighted to welcome Paul to Jones Day and look forward to working with him."
At Jones Day, Mr. Rugani joins an international team of experienced securities lawyers who defend companies and individuals facing shareholder actions arising from mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions, derivative cases and securities fraud class actions. He will work alongside his colleagues to advise clients on corporate governance matters, business and fiduciary litigation, internal and governmental investigations, and ethics and corporate compliance issues. Jones Day's Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement Practice, which has been named a securities and finance litigation powerhouse for 14 consecutive years by BTI Litigation Outlook, has successfully counseled clients in investigations involving every SEC office in the United States.
"Paul is recognized as one of the premier securities litigators in the U.S., and is a strong addition to our deep commercial litigation team," said Erin Burke, Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day's Irvine Office. "His roots here in the Orange County legal community, as well as his track record of achieving significant wins for some of the world's leading financial institutions and technology companies, make him a tremendous asset to our clients. I am thrilled to welcome him to Jones Day."
Mr. Rugani earned his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Duke University. He has been recognized as one of Lawdragon's "500 Leading Litigators in America" (2026), is a recommended lawyer for "Securities Litigation" by Legal 500 and has received The American Lawyer's "Litigator of the Week" honor (2022).
"Jones Day's Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement Practice is among the most respected in the nation, and I am honored to join a team of such talented lawyers," said Mr. Rugani. "I look forward to bringing my experience in securities class actions, government investigations, and complex financial litigation to bear on behalf of Jones Day's clients and to working with my new colleagues in California and throughout the world."
