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
Paul, Weiss Named “Securities Firm of the Year” by Benchmark Litigation
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 Directors and Officers Win Dismissal of Shareholder Derivative Lawsuit
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
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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Audra Soloway Named a 2023 Law360 MVP in Securities
Litigation partner Audra Soloway was honored as a Law360 2023 MVP in the Securities category.
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Securities Class Action Over Data Privacy Changes Against Snap Inc. Dismissed With Prejudice
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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Teladoc Defeats Securities Class Action Arising from Disclosures About Membership Growth
Paul, Weiss achieved a significant victory for Teladoc Health, Inc., and several Teladoc directors and officers, when a New York state court judge dismissed a putative securities class action alleging misrepresentations about Teladoc’s membership growth.
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ExxonMobil Substantially Defeats Class Certification in Securities Action
Paul, Weiss won a major victory on behalf of ExxonMobil and certain of its former executives in a long-running putative federal securities class action in the Northern District of Texas, substantially defeating the plaintiff’s class certification motion, in one of very few decisions to apply the Supreme Court’s ruling in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (2021).
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Paul, Weiss Recognized by Law360 for Win in Decade-Long Goldman Sachs Investor Class Action
Litigation partners Kannon Shanmugam and Audra Soloway were recognized in Law360’s “Legal Lions of the Week” column on August 11, alongside co-counsel from Sullivan & Cromwell, for their Second Circuit win in a decade-long investor class action against Goldman Sachs.
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New York Appellate Division, First Department Holds That the Automatic Discovery Stay of the PSLRA Applies to Actions in State Court
The New York Appellate Division, First Department, held that the PSLRA automatic discovery stay applies to securities class actions pending in state court.
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PayPal Wins Dismissal With Prejudice of Securities Class Action Over Regulatory Compliance
Paul, Weiss achieved a significant victory for PayPal Holdings, Inc., and several company executives, obtaining the dismissal with prejudice of all claims asserted in a 2021 securities fraud class action.
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Paul, Weiss Recognized by The American Lawyer for Nikola Securities Class Action Dismissal
Litigation partners Brad Karp, Susanna Buergel and Gregory Laufer were recognized by The American Lawyer’s “Litigation Daily” column for winning the dismissal of a high-stakes putative shareholder class action against electric vehicle manufacturer Nikola and certain current or former officers and directors.
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Brad Karp and Susanna Buergel Discuss the Latest in Litigation at SIFMA Seminar
Firm Chairman Brad Karp and litigation partner Susanna Buergel discussed the latest in securities litigation, antitrust and other civil litigation issues as part of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s (SIFMA) C&L Annual Seminar.
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Blackstone Wins Unanimous Appellate Victory in $50 Billion Action Brought by Kentucky Attorney General
Paul, Weiss secured a significant appellate win on behalf of The Blackstone Group and Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM).