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Practice Group Leaders:
Our partners defend securities class actions throughout the country, representing an array of defendants including
Fortune 100 companies, individuals, and underwriters. These cases include traditional 10b-5 class actions, suits
brought under the 1933 Act, and actions arising out of mergers and acquisitions. We also have extensive experience
in derivative actions, both in defending officers and directors against breach of fiduciary duty claims and in
representing special litigation committees.
Among the companies we have represented in class actions and/or derivative litigation are the following:
- Apple Inc.
- Cisco Systems, Inc.
- drugstore.com, Inc.
- Electronic Arts Inc.
- Equinix, Inc.
- GE-InVision Technologies, Inc.
- Handspring, Inc.
- Lexar Media, Inc.
- Macromedia, Inc.
- Marimba, Inc.
- Silicon Image, Inc.
Our expertise and track record in these matters have enabled us to develop excellent working relationships with all of the
major D&O insurance carriers, and Fenwick & West is a member of the National Union Panel Counsel for Securities Claims.
We have also handled dozens of SEC and other regulatory investigations involving such matters as financial restatements,
alleged accounting irregularities, insider trading issues, executive compensation and compliance with the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act. In addition, we have been retained by a number of companies and boards to conduct internal investigations
into a similarly wide range of issues. Our sophisticated in-house technology and staff—who specialize in the use of
computer forensic tools—enable us to mobilize the resources necessary to process large amounts of data quickly, and
to handle such investigations efficiently and effectively.
Our securities litigators also work closely with corporate and M&A partners to advise clients on corporate governance
and disclosure matters, especially with respect to the unique issues facing technology companies. We believe that our
experience enables us to identify—and avoid—potential problems before they manifest themselves, and helps our
clients reduce the risk of future litigation.
Related services include Corporate, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions and Securities.
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