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.
Partner Michele Johnson honored among the country’s top commercial litigators for achieving “outcomes that matter for their clients, their industries, and the law itself.”
The recognition honors a “burgeoning group of specialists [that] reflects the reality of the modern economy” and “find a way forward for companies.”
Diana Doyle, Jana Kovich, and Heather Waller recognized for standout professional achievements, commitment to leadership, and positive impact on their local communities.