Latham & Watkins LLP

Christopher S. (Topher) Turner is a litigator who represents issuers, executives, and accounting firms in high-stakes disputes.

Topher leverages a sophisticated understanding of US securities laws and first-chair trial experience to guide US companies and foreign private issuers on:

• • Securities class actions
  • Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigations
  • Complex commercial litigation

He regularly defends auditors and accounting firms, including the Big Four, in regulatory investigations, as well as civil actions and private litigation.

Topher has obtained dismissals of securities class actions in myriad federal courts, as well as favorable non -public resolutions, for many of the world’s leading companies. Notably, he recently secured a complete defense verdict following a two-week trial in the Delaware Court of Chancery for Oracle founder Larry Ellison and CEO Safra Catz regarding Oracle’s acquisition of NetSuite.

Before joining Latham, Topher worked as a law clerk for Judge Thomas W. Thrash of the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He served for six years on the Board of Directors of Miriam’s Kitchen, a social services organization committed to ending chronic homelessness in Washington, D.C.