Stephen T. Nasko

stephen.nasko@lw.com

+1.202.654.7130

Profile

Stephen Nasko is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins and is a member of the firm’s Securities and M&A Litigation Practice.

Steve represents corporate clients, boards of directors, and individuals across a range of industries in state and federal court matters, including:

Stockholder derivative litigation
Books-and-records demands
Merger and takeover disputes
State and federal securities fraud class actions
de-SPAC litigation
Indemnification and advancement actions

Prior to joining Latham, Steve clerked for Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick on the Delaware Court of Chancery. Steve’s experience clerking and his former career at the Department of Justice provide a unique blend of expertise that enables him to deliver innovative solutions and adeptly handle multifaceted and complex legal challenges in Delaware and federal courts.

While in law school, Steve served as an editor of the Georgetown Law Journal and was a member of the Barristers’ Council (Appellate Advocacy Division).

Experience

Steve’s experience includes representing:

Riverstone Holdings and certain former directors and officers of Alta Mesa Resources, Inc. in a securities class action and opt-out suit alleging securities and state law violations arising from a deSPAC transaction that was the first of its kind to go to trial
A private equity firm and a director of a fintech company in a breach of fiduciary duty claim in the Delaware Court of Chancery
Joint real estate venture in connection with an acquisition of a land parcel and the development of a gigawatt scale data center campus in Maryland
A private equity firm and certain portfolio companies in a federal securities class action
A web tracking and analytics company in a books and records enforcement action in the Delaware Court of Chancery
A national automotive company in the Delaware Court of Chancery and parallel securities class actions filed in Arizona federal and state courts
A defense contractor in pre-closing litigation related to a multi-billion dollar merger
A private equity firm and a director of a digital security company in litigation arising from a take private transaction in the Delaware Court of Chancery
A technology company and certain directors in connection with a deSPAC transaction in the Delaware Court of Chancery
An artificial intelligence company in connection with acquiring an identity verification and access control company

Steve has also been involved in litigation for clients across a variety of industries including:

Artificial Intelligence
Defense and Aerospace Industry
Private Equity
Technology
Real Estate
Automotive
Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals

Qualifications

Bar Qualification

District of Columbia

Education

JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 2021
cum laude
BA in Communication, Legal Institutions, Economics, and Government, American University, 2007

Practices

September 27, 2024 Recognition

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs — Carvana and Sinovac Biotech

Latham litigators were recognized for securing a complete dismissal of all claims for Carvana in a stockholder derivative complaint, and for securing a dismissal in full for vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech in a shareholder class action.

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.