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

Howard M. Privette