Kaplan, Samantha

Samantha Kaplan

Associate

samantha.kaplan@lw.com
    Kaplan, Samantha

    Samantha Kaplan

    Associate

    samantha.kaplan@lw.com

    Profile

    Samantha Kaplan is an associate in the San Francisco office of Latham & Watkins.

    She advises public and private companies, officers, and directors in all aspects of securities and commercial litigation. She primarily represents clients in:

    • Securities class actions
    • Shareholder derivative litigation
    • Contract disputes
    • Government investigations

    Prior to joining Latham, Samantha was a litigation associate at another leading international law firm.

    Experience

    Samantha’s experience includes:

    • Obtaining dismissal of a securities class action brought against an investment firm in the Southern District of New York*
    • Defending a utility provider in a securities class action action and multiple shareholder derivative actions in the Northern District of California*
    • Obtaining a favorable settlement for an NFT project in a SEC investigation*
    • Defending an entertainment company in a securities class action in the Northern District of Texas and US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit*
    • Defending a healthcare company in a putative securities class action in the Southern District of New York*

    *Matter handled prior to joining Latham

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • California
    • New York

    Education

    • JD, New York University School of Law, 2021
    • BA in Economics & Government, Cornell University, 2016

    Languages Spoken

    • English

    Practices