Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs
Latham team recognized for knocking out claims against client DesktopMetal.
Morgan Whitworth represents market-leading companies and business leaders in securities litigation and other complex litigation matters.
Mr. Whitworth 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.
Mr. Whitworth 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, Mr. Whitworth clerked for Judge Anne C. Conway of the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
While at Duke Law, Mr. Whitworth was an articles editor of the Alaska Law Review and interned with the Enforcement Division of the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Mr. Whitworth's representative matters include:
Latham team recognized for knocking out claims against client DesktopMetal.
Beth Deeley, BJ Trach, and Roman Martinez were recognized by The American Lawyer in an early batch of Litigator of the Week Shout Outs after notching a major appellate victory for Gap Inc. in the high-profile Ninth Circuit appeal of a shareholder derivative lawsuit.