Katten has built a strong reputation in regulatory investigations, securities class and derivative cases, whether for high-growth businesses to Fortune 500 companies. Working from both Los Angeles and New York, seasoned litigator and chair or the securities litigation group Bruce Vanyo remains a key adviser to some of the firm’s largest corporate clients. The firm also has strong practitioners in Chicago, where Michael Diver, a former Enforcement Branch Chief of the SEC’s Chicago office, and Michael Lohnes are the key contacts. Christina Costley is a notable member of the LA team, and she worked closely with Vanyo on the defense of Natera, Inc, which faced allegations of making misleading statements in its public disclosures concerning the accuracy of its testing technology and its growth projections. Experienced litigator Kevin Broughel joined the firm in March 2024, in the firm's New York office.
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- 'Kevin Broughel stands out as a real expert on the judiciary in New York, particularly the bench in the Southern and Eastern Districts of NY.'
Key clients
- Astra Space, Inc.
- BMO Capital Markets Corp.,
- Braxia Scientific Corp.
- Brent Willis
- Co-Diagnostics, Inc.
- Coupa Software, Inc.
- CSG BSH Partners III, LLC
- Former officers of Frutarom Ltd.
- Inotiv, Inc.
- JMP Securities LLC
- John Clendening (former director of Silicon Valley Bank)
- Land O’ Frost
- Lawrence Kaplan
- Natera, Inc.
- NextCure, Inc.
- Officers of Lordstown Motors Corp.
- RedRidge Finance Group, LLC, RedRidge Lenders Services, LLC (together, “RedRidge”); Randolph Abrahams
- TD Ameritrade, Inc.
- Truist Securities, Inc.
- UBS Securities LLC,
- Various financial institutions sued by Madoff Trustee
- William Blair & Company, LLC
Work highlights
- Won a major securities class action victory for the former CEO, CFO, VP-Finance and Manager of Emerging Markets of Frutarom Ltd., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of flavor and fragrance ingredients, by obtaining complete dismissal of the claims against them in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, and then prevailing on appeal at the Second Circuit.
- Representing Natera and certain current and former officers and directors in a securities class action lawsuit pending in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas. The lawsuit asserts claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5 and Sections 11, 12(a)(2), and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 based on alleged misleading statements made by Natera in its public disclosures concerning the accuracy of Natera’s testing technology and the company’s growth projections.
- Obtained a major victory for Astra (an orbital space launch vehicle company based in Alameda, California) and certain of its officers and directors in a securities class action that was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. The lawsuit asserted claims under Sections 10(b), 14(a), and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act based on alleged misleading statements made by Astra in its public disclosures, SEC filings, and a proxy statement concerning Astra’s addressable market and rocket payload capacity.
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