White & Case LLP has litigators and regulatory lawyers across the US, but its New York office is the hub of its securities litigation capability. Led by global commercial litigation chair Glenn Kurtz, who is a highly regarded trial lawyer, the practice is active in key areas of the market including SPAC-related cases, regulatory enforcement actions, and securities fraud class actions. Kurtz played a lead role in the defense of Centene Corporation executives in a notable derivative suit. Key partner Kim Havlin handed a notable SPAC case for executives of Netfin Acquisition Corp., which faced allegations of misrepresentations in its business combination with Triterras Fintech Pte. Ltd. She settled the case on favourable terms for the defendant.
Key clients
- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
- Toshiba
- Loma Negra
- Tufin Software Technologies, Ltd.
- Netfin Acquisition Corporation Executives
- FAST Acquisition Corp.
- Ormat Technologies
- Certain Directors and certain former and current Officers of Centene Corporation.
Work highlights
- Representing Honda and American Honda in a putative securities class action filed after Honda’s ADS price drop of June 2022, asserting a claim for securities fraud under Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.
- Representing certain directors and former and current officers of Centene Corporation, the largest Medicaid managed care organization in the U.S., in a derivative suit brought by a shareholder of Centene, alleging, among other things, Caremark violations against certain Directors and certain current and former Officers of Centene Corporation
- Representing Loma Negra in a series of securities class actions brought before federal and state courts. The plaintiffs allegations surround disclosures Loma Negra made in its IPO materials and business decisions when faced with declines in the Argentinian economy and value of the company stock price.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Glenn Kurtz