Dechert LLP

Securities Litigation / Enforcement

Partner

Rick S. Horvath focuses his practice on corporate governance matters, acting as a trusted advisor for boards of directors, significant investors and public companies on a range of critical issues, including activist campaigns, contested corporate takeovers and corporate disclosures. Mr. Horvath regularly advises companies and their boards on navigating board conflicts, operational decisions, board-level internal controls and the enhancement of corporate governance documents and policies.

An experienced litigator, Mr. Horvath has also acted as lead counsel and second chair counsel for public companies, directors, officers and investors in corporate governance disputes and other complex commercial matters in courts across the United States. In addition, he has represented companies and directors in connection to stockholder demands, internal investigations and special litigation committees. Mr. Horvath is also experienced in responding to matters before the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Mr. Horvath’s litigation matters include instances involving fiduciary duties, derivative claims, proxy claims, merger litigation, securities fraud, disputes related to limited partnerships and LLC memberships, books and records demands, and commercial and contract disputes.

Lehigh University, B.A., 1999 Lehigh University, M.S., 2001 University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 2004