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PLI’s Securities Litigation 2024: From Investigation to Trial

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Jordan Eth, co-chair of MoFo’s Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and White-Collar Defense Group, will be speaking at Practising Law Institute’s (PLI) Securities Litigation program on April 29, 2024. 

Jordan Eth, co-chair of MoFo’s Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and White-Collar Defense Group, will be speaking at Practising Law Institute’s (PLI) Securities Litigation program on April 29, 2024. At 2:45 p.m. EDT, Jordan will join panelists for a session titled “Securities Litigation: Trial of the Civil Action” to discuss trial practice in civil securities matters.PLI’s one-day Securities Litigation program will highlight issues that can arise in the most complex securities matters, from the initial government investigation through to settlement or trial. For more information, including how to register, please visit the <a href="https://www.pli.edu/programs/securities-litigation?t=live&p=387123">event website</a>. <hr>

PLI’s Securities Litigation 2024: From Investigation to Trial

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<div class="videoWrapper"><iframe class="sticky-video" allowfullscreen="1" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" frameborder="0" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/2q_gEWibFK0?rel=0" title="Meet Jordan Eth, Securities Litigator" title="iframe"></iframe></div>Co-chair of Morrison Foerster’s Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and White Collar Defense Group, Jordan is one of the leading securities litigators in the United States, known for his success in handling complex, high-stakes cases. He has more than 30 years of experience representing public companies and their officers and directors in:<ul><li>Securities class actions</li><li>SEC investigations</li><li>Derivative suits</li><li>Mergers and acquisitions litigation</li><li>Internal investigations</li></ul>Jordan understands the big-picture challenges facing companies and individuals in securities litigation, as well as the intricacies of the legal issues. As co-leader of the successful defense of JDS Uniphase Corp. and its former executives in a securities class action jury trial seeking $20 billion in damages—the largest in history—Jordan is one of the few lawyers who has taken a securities class action to trial and won a complete jury defense verdict.Jordan’s clients cover a broad range of industries, including financial services, computer software and hardware, life sciences, manufacturing, and consumer products. He is routinely recognized for his exceptional client service, including in Best Lawyers in America, where a client noted that, “Jordan Eth is in a class of his own. He is deeply knowledgeable and experienced and a natural leader without ego issues. He thinks strategically and is extremely responsive, realistic, and clear in his assessments of situations. He is able to marshal resources within Morrison Foerster as necessary. And if that were not enough, he is easy to work with. I could not recommend him more highly.” Jordan is also regularly praised by clients for his strong courtroom advocacy and deep expertise in securities litigations and class actions:“Jordan is impressive before the courts. He is straight to the point and his voice carries a lot of weight with the bench.” – Chambers USA“Jordan understands the CEO mentality with respect to securities actions and navigates the corporate politics of these matters with the same expertise with which he handles the legal case.” – Client“Jordan Eth is a superstar. He has actual trial experience – extremely rare in securities litigation. He is even-handed, calm and very direct. Very helpful in cutting through the noise with board members.” – Legal 500 USA A frequent speaker on securities litigation topics at events and conferences across the United States, Jordan actively participates in programs put on by The SEC Enforcement Forum, the Practising Law Institute, and the Stanford Directors’ College. During Winter Quarter 2012 and Spring Quarter 2017, Jordan taught “Modern Securities Fraud Litigation: Public and Private Enforcement” as an Adjunct at Stanford Law School. He has also authored dozens of articles on securities litigation and is an Executive Committee member on the Securities Litigation Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco.Jordan served as a law clerk to the Honorable Chief Judge Robert F. Peckham, United States District Court for the Northern District of California, from August 1985 through August 1986. From 1980 through 1982, he worked as an economist in Washington, D.C., first for the United States Department of Energy and then for the Budget Committee of the United States House of Representatives.

PLI’s Securities Litigation 2024: From Investigation to Trial

29 Apr 2024 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EDT