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Dorfman, Marc B.
Foley & Lardner LLP
3000 K Street, N.W.
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: (202) 295-4007
Fax: (202) 672-5399
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Websites associated with this firm:http://www.foley.comSummary
Current Employment Position(s)
Partner
Lawyer Overview
Marc B. Dorfman is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP. He is a member of the Securities, Enforcement & Litigation and Appellate Practices. Mr. Dorfman's practice focuses on the defense of SEC and NASD investigations and regulatory enforcement proceedings, including administrative proceedings and proceedings in federal district court. Mr. Dorfman also litigates complex commercial matters including securities class and derivative actions. He also represents parties in securities industry arbitration and appears as an expert witness in securities regulation matters.
Mr. Dorfman also counsels clients in corporate takeover and acquisition strategies, and represents "special committees" of boards of directors. In addition, he has represented clients in local federal trial and appellate courts and other federal courts nationwide.
Previously, Mr. Dorfman was a trial attorney and special counsel with the SEC's Division of Enforcement in Washington, D.C. (1978-81). He handled a wide variety of matters at the SEC, including investigations and enforcement actions concerning tender offers, insider trading, trading market practices, and financial accounting issues.
Mr. Dorfman presently serves on the SEC Enforcement Subcommittee of the Securities Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Litigation and the Subcommittee on Civil Litigation and SEC Enforcement Matters of the ABA Section of Business Law. He co-chaired an ABA Task Force on SEC Rules Relating to Investigations and their report was published at 42 Bus. Law. 789 (1987). Mr. Dorfman is an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches a course in securities litigation.
A graduate of Harvard Law School (J.D., 1976, cum laude), Mr. Dorfman received his A.B. degree from Yale University (1973, magna cum laude). He is a member of the Maryland and District of Columbia Bars and has also been admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the District of Columbia, Second, Third, and Fourth Circuits.Areas of Practice
- Appellate
- China
- Securities Enforcement & Litigation
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia, 1976
- Maryland
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
Past Employment Positions
- Georgetown University Law Center, Adjunct Professor
- SEC's Division of Enforcement in Washington, D.C., Trial Attorney and Special Counsel, 1978 - 1981
Education
- Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
1976
J.D.
Honors: cum laude - Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut,
1973
A.B.
Honors: magna cum laude
Office Information
Address
3000 K Street, N.W.
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20007
Phones
(202) 295-4007
Faxes
(202) 672-5399