Litigators of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs — The Metals Company
Latham’s securities litigators were honored for securing the dismissal of a securities fraud class action against The Metals Company.
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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:
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.
Morgan's representative matters include:
Latham’s securities litigators were honored for securing the dismissal of a securities fraud class action against The Metals 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.