Howard M. Privette
Top rated Securities Litigation attorney in Costa Mesa, California
Practice Areas:
Securities litigation,
Business litigation
Education Qualification:
Stanford Law School
Practice Areas:
Securities litigation,
Business litigation
Plaza Tower 600 Anton BlvdCosta Mesa, California, 92626
First Admitted: 1988, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.swlaw.com/people/howard_privette
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Orange County Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Board of Directors, Orange County Bar Association, 2023
- Member, Merit Selection Panel, Central District of California, 2023
- Chair, Orange County Bar Association Judiciary Committee, 2020
- Board of Directors, Constitutional Rights Foundation, 2019
- Member of Paul Hastings Pro Bono Committee, 2013
Educational Background:
- B.A., magna cum laude, with distinction in Economics, Yale College, 1985
- M.A. (Economics), Yale University, 1985
- JD, Stanford Law School (with distinction), 1988
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Discussion of economic issues underlying the Supreme Court's consideration of the fraud on the market doctrine. , Co-author, "The Law Professors’ Brief’’: A New Middle Ground for the Fraud on the Market Presumption in Securities Class Actions After Halliburton II?, Bloomberg BNA Securities Regulation & Law Report, 2014
- Discussion of Delaware and California law concerning directors' fiduciary duties before and after insolvency., Co-author, Navigating Insolvency Risk in COVID-19 Distressed Companies, Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, 2020
- As reflected in SEC guidance, disclosure of cybersecurity problems by public companies presents an interesting confluence of policy considerations., Co-author, The SEC Guidance on Cybersecurity Measures for Public Companies, Los Angeles Lawyer, 2014
- Your Shareholders are Concerned About Cybersecurity, www.insidecounsel.com/2014/01/17/your-shareholders-are-concerned-about-cybersecurit
- Searching For an Efficient Market with Cross-listed Securities: Denial of Class Certification in Deutsche Bank Illustrates Increased Scrutiny of the Fraud on the Market Doctrine, www.paulhastings.com/docs/default-source/PDFs/searching-for-an-eff-icient-market-with-cross--listed-securities-denial-of-class.pdf
- The U.S. Supreme Court Rejects a Broad Tolling Approach to the Statute of Limitations for Section 16(b) Claims, www.paulhastings.com/docs/default-source/PDFs/supreme-court-rejects-a-broad-tolling-approach.pdf
- Changing Securities Litigation Landscape Poses New Challenges For Public Companies, https://www.paulhastings.com/docs/default-source/PDFs/2185.pdf
Industry Groups:
- Banking
- Financial Services
- Health Sciences
- Real Estate
- Technology
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