Ryan A. Walsh

Mr. Walsh's experience includes representing:

• A director of a prominent gaming company in California state court litigation involving general corporate governance matters 
• An international conglomerate in civil litigation involving claims under both California and federal law
• Directors of a public company in Delaware state court litigation involving claims for breach of fiduciary duties 
• An individual, on a pro bono basis, in a California state court appeal
• A former CEO of a prominent California financial institution in securities class action
• A public data storage company and its officers and directors in a securities class action in Nevada federal court, resulting in the dismissal of all claims 
• Former directors of a payment processing company in Delaware state court litigation following a multi-billion dollar merger 
• An investment advisor in SEC enforcement investigations relating to trade allocations for client accounts* 
• A joint venture in commercial arbitration for breach of environmental indemnity agreement relating to the development of one of the largest multi-use developments in Downtown Los Angeles, which resulted in a multi-million dollar arbitration award and defeat of all cross-claims, in addition to the client receiving a multi-million dollar award of fees as prevailing party* 
• A former officer of a publicly traded resort and gaming company in high-profile securities class action, which resulted in a complete defense victory at summary judgment, and was affirmed on appeal* 
• A client against the SEC in a high-profile insider trading trial. Verdict was recognized by The Daily Journal as a top defense verdict of 2014* 
• A client in removal proceedings before Immigration and Customs Enforcement and after trial, the judge granted client asylum* 

Mr. Walsh represented clients in a variety of other litigation and enforcement matters, including: 

• A public company’s officers and directors in a shareholder derivative action regarding the company’s disclosure and compensation practices* 
• An investment adviser in connection with its internal investigation of cross-trading policies and practices* 
• A company in a contract and fraud dispute brought by a founder seeking to rescind certain intellectual property rights assigned during the founding of the company* 

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Thought Leadership

• "Counterfactuals in Securities Class Actions: An Illustration Using Third-Party Corrective Disclosures," Houston Business and Tax Law Journal, 2022-2023 Winter Edition
• "Delaware Chancery Court Extends Oversight Duties to Non-Director Corporate Officers," Latham & Watkins Client Alert, Feb. 3, 2023
• Speaker at The Knowledge Group webcast, "Demystifying the Current Landscape of Securities Litigation: Practical Tips and Strategies You Must Know," Nov. 4, 2020
• "A Matter of Life, Death, and Children: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Section 2302 and a Shifting Legal Paradigm," Southern California Law Review (Vol. 86, No. 5), July 2013
• "The Ninth Circuit Tights the Screws on Plaintiffs’ Burden to Allege 'Loss Causation' when a Corporation Announces an Internal Investigation," Aug. 28, 2014**
• "Attempting to Fix the 'Broken Windows': Recent SEC Enforcement Action Targets Routine Disclosure Obligations of Public Corporations and Their Insiders," Oct. 10, 2014**
• "The Naked Truth: The Court in Overstock.com Case Grapples with the Intricacies of Naked Short Sales," Dec. 5, 2014**
• "Blowing the Whistle: Ninth Circuit Rejects Narrow Interpretation of Dodd-Franks’ 'Whistleblower' Protections," Mar. 10, 2017**
• "Omnicare Extended: The Ninth Circuit Adopts a Heightened Falsity Pleading Standard for Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 Material Misstatement Claims," May 16, 2017**
• Guest Lecturer in Securities Regulation, USC Gould School of Law

**Articles published by previous law firm