Morgan Whitworth represents market-leading companies and business leaders in securities litigation and other complex litigation matters.
Morgan defends publicly traded companies, investment managers, and their senior officers and directors in:
Securities class action litigation
Corporate governance litigation
Securities litigation appeals
SEC and other regulatory investigations
M&A litigation
Books and records demands
Complex commercial litigation
He prepares trial-ready strategies and aggressive defenses that regularly lead to early and favorable resolutions. He focuses on understanding clients’ perspectives and objectives to navigate bet-the-company litigation while minimizing clients’ business disruption.
Morgan maintains an active pro bono practice, representing clients in federal civil rights litigation, immigration matters, and proceedings before the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Prior to joining Latham, Morgan clerked for Judge Anne C. Conway of the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
While at Duke Law, Morgan was an articles editor of the Alaska Law Review and interned with the Enforcement Division of the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Experience
Morgan's representative matters include:
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and its officers and directors, in:
Shareholder derivative actions concerning Llano APUs in state and federal court, all of which were dismissed with prejudice
Shareholder derivative action regarding the composition of AMD’s board and senior management, which was dismissed with prejudice
A securities class action and other litigation regarding AMD’s Llano microprocessors, which was resolved on favorable terms
Andreessen Horowitz in multiple securities class actions related to the firm’s investments in the crypto space
Coinbase, and its officers and directors, in:
Shareholder derivative action regarding Coinbase directors’ stock sales in the direct listing, which is ongoing
Desktop Metal in a securities class action arising out of its merger with EnvisionTEC; won complete dismissal with prejudice
GoodRx in a securities class action challenging IPO disclosures and subsequent statements following entry into the prescription drug pricing market by a major competitor; won complete dismissal with prejudice
Impax Laboratories (n/k/a Amneal Pharmaceuticals) in a securities class action in the Northern District of California and the Ninth Circuit; won complete dismissal with prejudice in the district court and settled on favorable terms after partial affirmance
Lyft, and its officers and directors, in post-IPO securities class actions; achieved favorable result
A global investment fund in a securities class action in the Northern District of California; won complete dismissal with prejudice in the district court
A leading global technology company in a securities class action and related litigation matter with overseas supplier
The independent directors of a publicly traded software company in shareholder litigation in Delaware Chancery Court arising out of the company’s merger with another software company
Latham litigators recognized for securing a First Circuit decision affirming Latham’s lower court win, knocking out securities claims against 3D printing technology company Desktop Metal.
Latham litigators honored after the Delaware Supreme Court upheld Latham’s motion to dismiss win for Edwards Lifesciences in a US$300 million earn-out dispute and for securing a major Ninth Circuit victory for global investment fund BC Partners.
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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