Paul, Weiss is widely recognized as having one of the nation’s preeminent securities litigation and regulatory practices. For two decades, our lawyers have guided global corporations and financial institutions through a series of “bet-the-company” securities-related crises, consistently reducing or eliminating their most damaging claims and negotiating favorable resolutions.
Awards & Recognition
Audra Soloway Named a 2024 Law360 Class Action MVP
Law360 honored litigation partner Audra Soloway as a 2024 MVP in the Class Action category.
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NextEra Secures Dismissal With Prejudice of Securities Class Action
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Paul, Weiss achieved a significant victory for NextEra Energy, Inc., the world’s largest public utility company, and certain current and former executives, when the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted our motion to dismiss a putative securities class action with prejudice.
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Kraft Heinz Defeats Stockholder’s Attempt to Revive Previously Dismissed Derivative Claims
Paul, Weiss won the dismissal, with prejudice, of a stockholder lawsuit on behalf of The Kraft Heinz Company and certain current or former Kraft Heinz officers and directors that sought to reopen claims relating to the $1.2 billion stock sale in August 2018 by certain entities affiliated with 3G Capital, Inc., which had been dismissed with prejudice in 2021.
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Nikola Defeats Lawsuits by Former CEO
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Paul, Weiss secured a significant victory for Nikola Corp. and certain current and former officers and directors in litigation brought by Nikola’s founder and former CEO and Executive Chairman Trevor Milton.
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Brad Karp Discusses Investigations in Securities Matters at PLI Event
Firm Chairman Brad Karp participated in a panel, “Securities Litigation – The Investigation: Recent Developments in Coordinating Requests from Government Regulators,” as part of the Practising Law Institute’s Securities Litigation 2024: From Investigation to Trial program on April 29.
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Paul, Weiss Named “Securities Firm of the Year” by Benchmark Litigation
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Benchmark Litigation recognized Paul, Weiss as the “Securities Firm of the Year” in its 2024 U.S. Awards, which annually honor the country’s most distinguished litigators and their firms for their exemplary work over the last year.
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JPMorgan Chase Directors Win Dismissal of Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Over Alleged Zelle Payments Fraud
Paul, Weiss won the dismissal of a derivative claim alleging that our clients breached their fiduciary duties by ignoring alleged “red flags” regarding purported violations on the Zelle payments platform of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and related regulations.
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Audra Soloway and Josh Hill Recognized by The American Lawyer for Defeating Certification of Securities Class Action
Litigation partners Audra Soloway and Josh Hill were recognized in The American Lawyer’s April 11 “Litigation Daily” column for their resounding victory on behalf of Canadian mining company Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. and its former CEO.
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Brad Karp and Susanna Buergel Speak at SIFMA Seminar
Firm Chairman Brad Karp and litigation partner Susanna Buergel participated in the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s (SIFMA) 2024 Compliance & Legal Seminar.
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Supreme Court Decides Pure Omissions Are Not Actionable Under Rule 10b-5(b)
In Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L.P., the U.S. Supreme Court held that a failure to disclose information required by Item 303 of Regulation S-K cannot support a private claim under SEC Rule 10b-5(b) in the absence of an otherwise-misleading statement.
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Client News
JPMorgan Directors and Officers Win Dismissal of Shareholder Derivative Lawsuit
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Paul, Weiss, alongside WilmerHale, secured the dismissal of a shareholder derivative lawsuit against our clients, directors and officers of JPMorgan Chase & Co., in connection with the bank’s prior relationship with former client Jeffrey Epstein.
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Amazon Wins Dismissal of Securities Class Action
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Paul, Weiss achieved a significant victory for Amazon.com, Inc., and several current and former executives, including Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos and CEO Andrew Jassy, when the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington granted our motion to dismiss a putative securities class action.
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Goldman Sachs Securities Class Action Plaintiffs Drop Long-Running Case Following Class Decertification
Paul, Weiss secured a final win for Goldman Sachs in a long-running, $13 billion securities class action when the plaintiffs declined a last chance to appeal Goldman’s resounding appellate win decertifying the class and voluntarily dismissed their case, bringing a decade of hard-fought litigation to a close.
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Securities Class Action Over Data Privacy Changes Against Snap Inc. Dismissed With Prejudice
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The lead plaintiff in a securities fraud class action against Paul, Weiss client Snap Inc., its CEO and former chief business officer asked the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to dismiss its lawsuit with prejudice.
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Second Circuit Addresses Two Questions of First Impression on Falsity in Securities Fraud Cases
The Second Circuit recently issued a decision on two matters of first impression, expanding the scope of defenses available to securities fraud defendants who contest falsity at the motion to dismiss stage.
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