Securities litigation—from shareholder disputes to SEC enforcement—has high stakes. Understand the landscape whether you're a company, investor, or executive.
Expert information to help you understand your rights and options
Securities litigation encompasses class actions for misrepresentations, fraud claims, and shareholder disputes. Stakes routinely reach billions of dollars. Learn how securities cases work, pleading requirements, class certification, and realistic outcomes for plaintiffs and defendants.
Securities class actions allow investors to pursue fraud claims collectively—essential when individual losses do not justify litigation costs. Class certification requires commonality and adequate representation. Learn how securities class actions work, lead plaintiff selection, and settlement dynamics.
Securities fraud requires proving material misstatements or omissions made with scienter that caused losses. The PSLRA imposes heightened pleading standards that defeat many claims early. Learn fraud claim elements, pleading requirements, and how successful fraud cases are built.
Derivative suits let shareholders sue directors and officers for harming the corporation when the company refuses to act. Demand requirements and business judgment rule create substantial hurdles. Learn derivative suit procedures, demand futility, and when derivative claims make sense.