Professional Activities
American Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Philadelphia Bar Association
Recognition & Accomplishments
Chambers USA, litigation: securities law (Pennsylvania), 2009-2020
The Best Lawyers in America, commercial litigation, mergers and acquisitions litigation, regulatory enforcement litigation, and securities litigation, 2006-2021
The Legal 500, Securities Litigation: Defense, 2020
The Best Lawyers® Annual Guide To Commercial Litigation, 2009
Publications
Co-author, "SEC Embraces its New Enforcement Weapon: Anti-Money Laundering and Reporting Requirements Under the Bank Secrecy Act," Ballard Spahr article, June 20, 2017
Co-author, "Damage in ERISA Stock Drop Cases: Drop Preconceived Notions," Bloomberg BNA Benefit Practitioners' Strategy Guide, February 2015
Co-author, "MCDC Issuer Deadline is December 1. Are You Prepared?" Ballard Spahr Securities Enforcement and Litigation alert, October 13, 2014
Co-author, "In ERISA Stock Drop Case, Supreme Court Giveth and Taketh Away on Moench Presumption," Ballard Spahr Securities Enforcement and Litigation alert, June 27, 2014
"Supreme Court Hears Argument in Potentially Game-Changing Securities Law Case," Ballard Spahr Securities Enforcement and Litigation alert, March 7, 2014
Co-author, "SEC Assesses Its First Financial Penalty against a Municipal Securities Issuer," Ballard Spahr Securities Enforcement and Litigation alert, November 6, 2013
Co-author, "EB-5 Program Faces Heightened Enforcement Scrutiny," Ballard Spahr Securities alert, October 11, 2013
Co-author, "Pennsylvania's Strong Protections for Corporate Boards," Insights Magazine: Corporate Governance, February 2012
"Responding to Enforcement and Disclosure Requirements in the Securities Law Realm," Recent Developments in Securities Law, 2011 ed., 7-29, Aspatore Books (West), 2011
Co-author, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Fraud," Financial Fraud Law Report, September 2011
Co-author, "Fraud Prevalent in Reverse Merger Companies with Operations in China," BoardMember.com, July 8, 2011
Co-author, "SEC Issues Investor Bulletin about 'Reverse Merger' Companies," Ballard Spahr Securities alert, June 14, 2011
Co-author, "Supreme Court: Materiality of Adverse Events is Not Tied to Statistical Significance," Ballard Spahr Securities alert, March 31, 2011
Co-author, "Drop Preconceived Notions: Outlook on Damage in ERISA Stock Drop Cases," Pension & Benefits Daily, June 22, 2010, and July 26, 2011
Co-author, "Business as Usual for 3rd Circuit, Twombly Notwithstanding: Pleading Standard Under Rule 8 Remains Intact," The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly, April 7, 2008
Speaking Engagements
"Finding the Pea: Who Has the Privilege in Corporate Investigations?" ACC Greater Philadelphia's 2019 In-House Counsel Conference, Philadelphia, April 24, 2019
"MCDC Self-Reporting: Proving Materiality under Federal Securities Law," Ballard Spahr webinar, August 7, 2014
"After the Issuance of Bonds: Continuing Disclosure and SEC Municipal Enforcement," Ballard Spahr event, Wilmington, DE, June 5, 2014
Panelist, "Securities Litigation Today: Navigating the New Enforcement Regime and Plaintiff’s Actions," Ballard Spahr CLE seminar, Philadelphia, October 19, 2011
"What Constitutes the Right Settlement Predictors, Blow Provisions, and Coverage Disputes," NERA's Thirteenth Finance, Law and Economics Conference, July 5, 2010