Lewis F. Murphy

Lewis F. Murphy focuses his practice on complex multidistrict and cross-border, bet-the-company and commercial litigation. He has experience in securities and fiduciary duty litigation, both class actions and derivative claims, proxy contests and corporate takeovers, as well as class actions for insurance retail sales fraud.

Mr. Murphy has represented numerous special litigation committees and conducted other internal investigations including FCPA investigations. He also advises on investigations by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation and Florida Attorney General into insurance sale practices. Mr. Murphy has significant experience with closely held corporation disputes, and handles both international hidden assets/probate proceedings and appellate cases.

Mr. Murphy currently serves as a pro bono attorney for at-risk juveniles with Lawyers for Children America, Inc., where he is also a board member. He was a vice chairman and member of the Appellate Court Rules Committee of The Florida Bar for 20 years. He also is president emeritus of the University of Florida Law Review Alumni Association. He served on the editorial advisory board for the Federal Regulation of Securities by Lawyers Cooperative Publishing.

Good to know

Job Types Partner
Areas of Practice 1) Litigation, 2) Capital Markets/Securities, 3) Financial Services/Class Action and 4) Insurance
Law School University of Florida Levin College of Law (J.D.,1980)
Admitted Year 1980
Education United States Naval Academy (B.S.,1972)
Bar Member / Association District of Columbia State Bar Associations,New York State Bar Associations,Florida State Bar Associations
Most recent firm Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/lewis-murphy-44ba72a6
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