The securities litigation practice in Ballard Spahr LLP‘s Philadelphia office ’delivers practical and concise advice’. Highly-respected trial lawyer David Axelrod leads the practice and Norman Goldberger co-leads the firm’s municipal securities regulation and enforcement team. Axelrod’s recent highlights include acting for pharmaceutical company Teva in a case alleging the company engaged in price fixing, and the team also recently negotiated a deferred prosecution that allowed the company to continue as a going concern in the US. John Grugan left the team in March 2024, while Timothy Katsiff departed in April 2024.

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  • 'Strong practitioners who are responsive and deliver practical and concise advice.'

Key clients

  • James Pearson
  • Twitter Inc.
  • Joseph Bamford
  • Prestamos CDFI LLC
  • Ampio Pharmaceuticals
  • Conduent Incorporated
  • KPMG
  • The New York Times and James Bennet
  • Teva
  • Paul Spivak
  • Sandoz AG

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

David Axelrod  

Other key lawyers

Norman Goldberger