Latham’s securities litigators advise and defend the world’s major accounting firms and their affiliates across matters and jurisdictions.
Our market-leading team has earned an impressive reputation for defending the Big 4 and other major accounting firms, law firms, and other professional services firms in their most high-profile professional liability matters across venues. Our record of success includes winning rare jury trials of major civil securities fraud cases, as well as before the US Supreme Court. We routinely defend firms, as well as individual accountants, skillfully handling matters that may include multiple prongs, such as civil and criminal litigation, and investigations on a full range of topics, including:
We also frequently represent US accounting firms in non-US proceedings around the globe, as well as international accounting organizations in both US and global matters.
Firm earns multiple recognitions as a leader in shareholder activism defense.
Michele D. Johnson, Global Chair of Latham’s Litigation & Trial Department, successfully defended big names like X, formerly known as Twitter, Apple and Peloton from consumer class actions this year, earning herself a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Class Action MVPs.
Latham lawyers were honored for securing big victories for Avadel Pharmaceuticals and The Trade Desk.