Berenstain, Ronald L.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Ronald Berenstain, Co-Chair of the firm's Securities &; Corporate Governance Litigation practice has been lead counsel in scores of high-stakes securities and corporate governance cases. His practice is focused on representing companies, officers, directors, underwriters and accountants in shareholder class action litigation, derivative litigation, merger and acquisition litigation, SEC proceedings and internal investigations. He has extensive experience with accounting irregularity issues, financial restatements, compliance with disclosure regulations, insider trading claims and director and officer insurance issues.

Areas of Practice

• Securities & Corporate Governance Litigation
• Investigations & White Collar Defense
• Insurance Coverage
• Litigation

West Practice Categories

Securities Law, Business Organizations, Litigation & Appeals, White Collar Crimes, Insurance Law

Bar Admissions

• Washington, 1977
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington
• U.S. District Court Western District of Washington
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. Tax Court

Past Employment Positions

• United States District Court, Central District of California, Hon. Wm. Matthew Byrne, Jr., Law Clerk, 1977 - 1978

Education

• Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut, 1977
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
• Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, California, 1973
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: summa cum laude

Address

1201 Third Avenue
Suite 4800
Seattle, WA 98101-3099

Phones

(206) 359-8477

Faxes

(206) 359-9477

Emails

RBerenstain@perkinscoie.com

Websites

http://www.perkinscoie.com