Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP has a strong group of securities litigators who work closely together with the firm’s enforcement and regulatory partners to handle high-stakes matters for clients in key industries, including technology and life sciences. The firm is also a key adviser to many of the world’s major broker-dealers, investment managers, and registered and unregistered funds. The practice is led by Timothy Burke in Boston, while Philadelphia-based partners Jeff Boujoukos and Kelly Gibson are of note, as is Charlene Shimada in San Francisco, Michael Kichline in Philadelphia, and Jordan Hershman in Boston. Shimada led the defense of an underwriting syndicate including J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC in a case arising from Bloom Energy’s $270m IPO in 2018. Kichline’s work for underwriters includes In re Zymergen Inc. Securities Litigation, which concerns alleged misstatements and omissions in the $500m IPO of Zymergen Inc.
Key clients
- Axsome Therapeutics
Work highlights
- Obtained a complete dismissal of all claims in a putative securities class action against our client Axsome Therapeutics Inc. and certain of its current and former directors and officers.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Timothy Burke, Jeff Boujoukos, Kelly Gibson