Sidley is a leader in securities litigation and successfully represents clients in large, complex securities cases before federal and state courts, arbitration panels and regulators worldwide. Our securities litigators routinely, and successfully, represent major corporations, investment banks and broker-dealers, officers and directors, Board committees, auditors and outside professionals in all aspects of securities and corporate litigation and investigations. While we operate as an integrated practice across our various offices, we have significant on-the-ground presence in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Houston and Washington, D.C. We also have significant securities litigation practice capabilities in our overseas offices, including in Asia and the European Union.
Sidley, and our lawyers, have been 
consistently recognized for our securities litigation work by leading legal directories and publications including U.S. News – Best Lawyers, Chambers, Legal 500, Benchmark Litigation (in which Sidley was recently named “Midwest Securities Litigation Firm of the Year”) and The American Lawyer, which selected Sidley as a finalist in the 2012 ”Litigation Department of the Year” competition.
What Distinguishes Sidley’s Securities Litigation Practice
- Our approach to securities litigation
- Who we represent in securities litigation
- Our broad geographic footprint
Our Approach to Securities Litigation
The skills and client-centered approach of Sidley’s securities litigators are oftentimes most evident in cases of high potential exposure where we work to achieve quick dismissal with minimal disruption to our client. We look for opportunities to resolve cases early and are frequently successful in obtaining dismissals, denials of class certification and summary judgment.
We also take cases to trial when necessary. Sidley’s Securities Litigation Practice team includes numerous first chair trial lawyers and several of our partners have the unusual experience of having tried securities class actions. We have also won important appeals that have resulted in the development of case law favorable to our clients, including the Tellabs decision in the United States Supreme Court.
Who We Represent in Securities Litigation
The quality, scope and depth of our practice is reflected in the clients who regularly retain us in securities matters. We are highly experienced in representing major corporations, financial institutions, accounting firms and officers and directors in litigation brought under Sections 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act, Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Act of 1940, and other provisions of federal and state securities laws as well as breach of fiduciary duty claims. We understand our clients’ businesses, and work closely with our clients to size up risk and develop coordinated and effective strategies to protect our clients against litigation and regulatory threats. 
Our Broad Geographic Footprint
There are more than 100 lawyers in our Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. offices that are devoted to securities litigation and enforcement matters. We have highly experienced litigators based in each geographic region where our clients are most likely to face securities litigation including the Second, Fifth, Seventh and Ninth Circuits. We are very familiar with the state and federal courts in these areas and tailor our litigation strategy to incorporate important knowledge and experience specific to these courts.