Sarah Tomkowiak has been recognized as a rising star in Securities Litigation. She represents litigants in complex, high-stakes civil business disputes and investigations, including securities class actions, commercial litigation, and enforcement actions. She has extensive trial and arbitration experience as well, including a major victory in one of the only securities class actions to go to a jury trial in a decade.
Ms. Tomkowiak advises an array of clients in numerous industries, including healthcare, life sciences, technology, education, commercial real estate, and financial services.
Ms. Tomkowiak is an accomplished trial attorney, with victories at all stages of cases, in federal, state, and arbitral venues. She recently served as trial counsel in the first federal securities class action to reach a jury verdict in over a decade. In that matter, the trial team achieved a unanimous verdict in the clients’ favor on the majority of plaintiffs’ claims and defeated more than 95% of plaintiffs’ claimed damages.
Ms. Tomkowiak also represents issuers and executives facing SEC subpoenas and investigations, as well as board committees in connection with internal investigations into financial reporting, accounting, disclosures, and internal controls issues. She advises clients on a range of matters, including corporate governance and the securities laws.
Ms. Tomkowiak has been recognized as a Rising Star in Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers lists 2014-2017, and as a Law360 Rising Star in 2019.
Ms. Tomkowiak is a founding member of Washington Area Women Trial Attorneys (WAWTA). She is also active in the D.C. Women’s Bar Association and is vice chair of the ABA’s Class and Derivative Actions Subcommittee. She co-authors the ABA’s annual publication Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation - Class Actions.
Ms. Tomkowiak participates in firm management, previously serving on Latham’s Recruiting, Associates, and Pro Bono Committees.
Ms. Tomkowiak’s recent experience includes:
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