Stephen D. Poss

Steve Poss, a senior partner in Goodwin Procter’s Securities Litigation & White Collar Defense Group, is one of the nation’s leading business litigators, with more than 30 years’ experience. He is co-chair of the firm's Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement Practice and is also a member of the firm's Financial Services, Private Equity, Real Estate Capital Markets and REITs practices.

Recognized for his securities litigation and commercial litigation expertise by Chambers USA, Mr. Poss has a national business litigation and corporate counseling practice, particularly in the areas of securities class action and derivative claims defense, SEC investigations and enforcement actions, disclosure issues, corporate governance, internal investigations, complex business litigation and arbitration, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity and venture capital disputes, including post-closing disputes. He is currently representing internationally prominent investment banks and other clients in defending securities class action cases involving billions of dollars in mortgage-backed securities.

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Areas of Practice 1) Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement, 2) Business Litigation, 3) Financial Institutions, 4) Private Equity, 5) Real Estate Capital Markets and 6) REITs
Law School Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Education Amherst College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978)
Bar Member / Association Massachusetts,New York
Most recent firm Goodwin Procter LLP
Andrew Hamilton
Andrew Hamilton

Andrew Hamilton is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Business and Finance Practice. Mr. Hamilton practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, securities law, and general corporate counseling.

Anthony Ciasulli
Anthony Ciasulli

Anthony Ciasulli is a senior counsel in Morgan Lewis's Real Estate Practice. Mr. Ciasulli represents both developers and lenders in connection with commercial, residential, industrial and resort real estate.

Barbara J. Shander
Barbara J. Shander

Ms. Shander advises public and private company clients as well as private equity funds, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, and financing transactions.