The national securities litigation practice at Paul Hastings LLP are ‘top-notch attorneys who are responsive and knowledgeable’. Jennifer Conn in New York leads the practice, though global chair of litigation Barry Sher also has a pivotal role. The ‘exceptional’ Edward Han in Palo Alto and Christopher McGrath in Orange County are also key to the firm’s high-stakes cases. Han recently acted for underwriters including Credit Suisse in a $500m case concerning securities issued by The RealReal, Inc. The firm continues to bulk up its regulatory enforcement practice with the arrival of Bradley Bondi in Washington DC from Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP and Adam Fee in LA from Milbank. Michelle Reed joined the firm in July 2024 from Akin in Dallas. Kevin Broughel has left the firm.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'A deep understanding of the bench of NY judges that hear these matters, so they know which arguments are worth pursuing and which may only look good on paper but won't actually persuade the judge.'
- 'Paul Hastings has top-notch attorneys who are responsive and knowledgeable.'
- 'Paul Hastings attorneys are approachable, friendly and understand your company and matter. I have worked with Partner Eddie Han over the last two years and he is exceptional.'
Key clients
- Riot Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Riot Blockchain, Inc.), Michael Beeghley, John O’Rourke, Jeffrey G. McGonegal, Andrew Kaplan, Jason Les, and Eric So.
- Dapper Labs, Inc.
- Rio Tinto Ltd. and Rio Tinto PLC
- Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., and Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., as underwriters to 2U Inc.
- Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and BofA Securities, Inc., as the underwriters to Sea Limited
- Goldman Sachs & Co, LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as the Underwriters of Kenvue Inc.
- Credit Suisse, BofA, UBS and the other underwriters of The RealReal Inc.
- Starwood West Limited
- FanDuel, Inc. and other FanDuel corporate entities
- Mercer LLC, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., and Mercer Consulting Group, Inc.
- RBC Capital Markets, LLC
- Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. and PDVSA Petróleo, S.A.
- HAP Trading, LLC and Harsh A. Padia
- Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. and officers and directors
- STG Partners, LLC
- Airbus, SE
- Covisint, Corporation
- FalconX
- Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. and PDVSA Petróleo, S.A.
- Cyrus Hodes
- The Elastos Foundation
- Binance Asset Managmenet
- RBC Europe Limited f/k/a Royal Bank of Canada Europe Limited, Royal Bank of Canada, and RBC Capital Markets, LLC (collectively, “RBC”)
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jennifer Conn