Yvonne Cristovici, an associate in the firm's Litigation Department, focuses her practice primarily on complex business and securities litigation, corporate governance and government investigations. Ms. Cristovici also represents indigent defendants in criminal cases in federal district court.

Work for Clients

Ms. Cristovici represents corporate and individual clients involved in complex business and financial litigation, including shareholder class and derivative law suits, minority shareholder claims, and alleged breaches of fiduciary duties. She also counsels corporate clients in connection with internal investigations and investigations by the Securities Exchange Commission, Attorney General's Office and other governmental entities regarding allegations of mutual fund market timing, securities fraud, accounting fraud, insider trading and corporate governance violations.

Publications/Presentations

Ms. Cristovici is the co-author of “Insider Sales Usually Inadequate to Plead § 10(b) Scienter,” New York Law Journal (December 2002), “In Re Merrill Lynch: A Sensible Approach to Loss Causation,” Bank and Corporate Governance Law Reporter (February 2004), “Mutual Fund Market Timing,” The Federal Lawyer (January 2005) and “Navigating Parallel Proceedings,” New York Law Journal (June 2006).

Professional Experience

Prior to joining Goodwin Proctor, Ms. Cristovici was an associate in the Business and Securities Litigation Department of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in New York City. In 2000-2001, she served as law clerk to the Hon. Justice Alice Desjardins of the Federal Court of Appeal of Canada.

Bar and Court Admissions

Ms. Cristovici is admitted to the New York State Bar and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Education

MBA., LL.B., University of Ottawa, 2000 (magna cum laude)
B.A., University of British Columbia, 1995 (cum laude)