Brian Pastuszenski, a partner in Goodwin Procter’s Litigation Group and co-chair of the firm’s Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement Practice, has achieved national prominence in the defense of securities class action and shareholder litigation matters and proceedings brought by the SEC and other regulatory organizations, and the related insurance and indemnification issues that such matters involve.
For several consecutive years Mr. Pastuszenski has been selected as one of the leading lawyers in the country in the areas of securities litigation and corporate governance by preeminent, peer-reviewed publications including Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in America and Benchmark Litigation Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys. The 2009 edition of the Chambers rankings quotes a client as saying this about Mr. Pastuszenski: “Brian Pastuszenski has ‘an impeccable work ethic and fantastic way of dealing with senior business executives’ in securities litigation.” The chair of the securities litigation practice at a leading national law firm also recently said the following about Mr. Pastuszenski when asked by a media publication to name the one lawyer outside his firm who had impressed him: “I’ve always admired Brian Pastuszenski of Goodwin Procter LLP. He is smart, meticulous, driven and has probably the coolest head I’ve seen when the bombs are dropping..”
Mr. Pastuszenski’s practice is concentrated in the areas of securities class action and shareholder litigation defense, defense of SEC proceedings, internal corporate investigations, corporate governance and compliance matters, merger and acquisition-related litigation, and other high-stakes business litigation.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Mr. Pastuszenski is past chair of the Business Litigation Committee of the Boston Bar Association.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Pastuszenski writes and speaks nationally to the business community on securities and shareholder litigation, corporate governance and compliance, and related insurance matters. Mr. Pastuszenski is also regularly quoted on these matters in national newspapers and business publications.
BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS
Mr. Pastuszenski is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, the federal district court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the federal district court for the District of Colorado, the federal district court for the District of Massachusetts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the U.S. Tax Court and the U.S. Supreme Court. He also has been admitted pro hac vice in numerous other federal and state courts across the country.
RECOGNITION
Mr. Pastuszenski was recently recognized by Boston magazine as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Massachusetts, and for several consecutive years has been selected a “Massachusetts Super Lawyer” by the same publication.