Schiff Hardin represents plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of litigated matters under all of the federal securities laws, including:

• The Securities Act
• The Securities Exchange Act
• The Investment Advisors Act
• The Investment Company Act

Our firm represents corporations, partnerships, securities exchanges, broker-dealers and other securities professionals, directors, officers and other parties in class, derivative and other litigation involving charges of fraud, inadequate disclosure, violation of regulatory requirements and breach of fiduciary duty.

Our firm has been involved in ground-breaking litigation involving civil liability of securities exchanges and clearinghouses, the scope of culpability and the scope of contribution under the federal securities laws, and other fundamental issues of securities and corporate law.

Although very few securities class actions have ever been tried to a verdict before a jury, our firm has tried several such cases, including one in which we represented more than 30 underwriters of an initial public offering.

Schiff Hardin's extensive experience in this area includes litigation and enforcement representation under state and federal securities laws and federal commodities laws in the following venues:

• Federal and state courts across the country
• The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
• Securities and commodities self-regulatory organizations where disciplinary proceedings are conducted against securities professionals
• Arbitrations and other alternative dispute resolution forums

Our securities litigation practice is fully integrated with the general litigation, securities and futures regulation, class action litigation and white collar crime and corporate compliance practices to provide a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to securities litigation.