Renatta Gorski advises a wide range of clients in class, derivative, shareholder, and individual litigation involving breaches of fiduciary duty, securities fraud, and other related issues.

Renatta primarily represents public and private companies in securities class actions and stockholder derivative actions, as well as in complex commercial litigation, including breach of contract disputes.

Renatta maintains an active pro bono practice, representing students with disabilities and victims of domestic violence. She is also a former member of the firm’s Recruiting Committee.

During her time in law school, Renatta spent a semester working as an intern at the Commodities Futures Trading Commission in New York City.

Renatta’s experience includes:

  • Won dismissal with prejudice of securities class action against Walmart and its senior executives related to statements about opioid investigations and disclosures
  • Won first-round dismissal with prejudice of securities fraud class action against Sotera Health Company in connection with statements about regulatory compliance, ongoing litigation risks, and efforts to control emissions
  • Won appellate affirmance after three dismissals in trial court of breach-of-fiduciary claims against Baxter International and its in-house counsel following internal investigation of former executive
  • Successfully opposing admission of certain of the SEC’s experts’ testimony in securities fraud case against an investment management firm
  • Won third-round dismissal with prejudice of securities fraud class action against Beyond Meat in connection with statements about its quick-service restaurant partnerships

Renatta's experience also includes defending corporate clients across the country against securities class action lawsuits, including:

  • Extreme Networks
  • OSI Systems
  • Holley Performance Products
  • Shoals Technologies Group, LLC

She has also been involved in consumer class action litigation, including representing:

  • Mary Kay
  • e.l.f. Cosmetics
  • Vivid Seats
  • Carvana
  • Beyond Meat
  • LG Energy Solutions

Bar Qualification

  • Illinois

Education

  • JD, Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, 2019
    magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
  • BA, St. Louis University, 2015
    summa cum laude

Languages Spoken

  • English