Cook, Jordan Davisson

Jordan Davisson Cook

Counsel

jordan.cook@lw.com
    Cook, Jordan Davisson

    Jordan Davisson Cook

    Counsel

    jordan.cook@lw.com

    Profile

    Jordan Cook focuses on complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on securities litigation, complex business disputes, professional liability, and class action litigation.

    Ms. Cook represents clients in connection with:

    • Securities class action suits
    • Shareholder derivative litigation
    • Books-and-records demands
    • Internal investigations
    • Merger disputes

    Ms. Cook is on the Board of the Federal Bar Association (OC Chapter).

    Experience

    Ms. Cook’s recent cases include representing:

    • A development-stage biopharmaceutical company and its CEO in rare Section 10(b) securities class action trial to go to jury verdict. Trial team defeated more than 95% of plaintiffs’ claimed damages at trial. Hsu v. Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (C.D. Cal. 2019)
    • Specialized electronic systems developer in shareholder derivative actions, books-and-records demand, and Section 10(b) securities class action. Litigation team won dismissal of one derivative action on standing grounds and Section 10(b) securities class action. Genessee County Employees’ Retirement Systems v. Chopra (Los Angeles Cty. Sup. Ct. 2019); Arkansas Teachers Retirement Sys. v. OSI Systems, Inc. (C.D. Cal. 2019)
    • Former CEO of a national bank in Section 10(b) securities class action
    • Manufacturing company in Section 10(b) securities class action and related shareholder derivative actions

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • California

    Education

    • JD, University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 2013
      Managing Editor, Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal
    • BA in Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, 2008

    Languages Spoken

    • English

    Practices

    Industries

    Recognition

    News & Insights

    Courtroom
    March 7, 2024 In the News

    Latham Passes Skadden as Busiest Securities Defense Firm

    Despite a downward trend in securities case filings over the past three years, Latham & Watkins LLP has remained one of the most active law firms on the defense side, taking over the top spot from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, according to reports released by Lex Machina.
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