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.
A Latham antitrust and appellate litigation team secured a landmark affirmance in an algorithmic pricing dispute. A separate litigation team secured a total summary judgment victory in a securities class action dispute.
Partner Jack McNeily honored for representing clients in the FinTech and digital assets markets in high-stakes civil litigation and white collar defense involving financial institutions and products.
Latham’s securities litigators were honored for securing the dismissal of a securities fraud class action against The Metals Company.