Rudman, Jeffrey B.

Lawyer Overview

Jeffrey Rudman is a partner in the firm's Securities Department and a former co-chair of the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group. He joined the firm in 1975.

Practice

Mr. Rudman is a nationally recognized authority on defending shareholder class and derivative actions and S.E.C. investigations. He is regularly cited by a variety of guides and directories to the legal profession.

The 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008 editions of Chambers USA list him as a star individual. The 2011 Chambers describes him as “a real force at the local Bar.” The 2010 Chambers says he is "smart and zealous" and deemed "the dean of the securities Bar." The 2009 Chambers says, “When it comes to securities litigation, clients reserve the highest praise for [his] courtroom advocacy: ‘He’s just a stellar defense lawyer, absolutely superb.’” The 2008 edition of Chambers USA offers quotes that he is “a genius” with “one of the best grasps of the English language you are ever likely to come across” and “a towering figure in the courtroom.” The 2009 edition of the Legal 500 describes him as “[a] legal scholar and a ferocious advocate.” Benchmark Litigation 2012 calls him "an esteemed securities lawyer."

The Boston Globe has referred to Mr. Rudman as “the lawyer...companies call when they get into trouble with their stock.” He has been listed in every edition of The Best Lawyers in America and was selected as one of the “500 Leading Lawyers and Judges in America” by Lawdragon Magazine which described him as “steely” and a “standout in both securities litigation and enforcement work.”

Mr. Rudman has represented public companies and/or their officers and directors across the country. These companies include: Medtronic, Red Hat, Juniper Networks, Brocade, State Street, John Hancock, Massachusetts Financial Services, Putnam Investments, Sonus Networks, Sepracor, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Analog Devices, Staples, First Marblehead, Savings Bank Life Insurance, and dozens of others.

Activities

Mr. Rudman currently serves as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Boston Public Library. The Boston Globe said of his stewardship that he is "the exact kind of person you want running a library system, thoughtful and full of integrity." For approximately 30 years, he administered the Rhodes Scholarship selection process in the northeastern United States.

He lectures frequently on securities litigation, fiduciary duty, and a range of other topics.

Areas of Practice

• Securities
• Life Sciences
• Financial Services
• Information Technology
• Insurance
• Internet, E-Commerce and New Media
• Professional Services
• Capital Markets
• Securities Litigation
• Litigation and Enforcement

Representative Cases

• First Marblehead Corporation , (US District Court for the District of Massachusetts)
• Red Hat
• Red Hat
• Sonus Networks , (US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit)
• WilmerHale Secures Settlement for SoundBite Communications in Case Involving IPO Interference

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Biotechnology, Foreign Investment, Insurance Law, Pharmaceutical Products, Public Offerings, Securities Law, Securities Regulation

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts

Education

• Harvard Law School, 1975
  JD
  Honors: cum laude
• Oxford University, 1972
  BA
  Honors: First, Honours School of Modern History
• Columbia University, 1970
  AB

Published Works

• Legal Week: As class action hits Europe, securities cases slump in US heartlands, 2007
• Litigation Bulletin, 2002
• Regulation FD: A Brief Look Back, 2001
• Corporate and Securities Litigation Bulletin - It's Getting Expensive Out There, 2001
• Corporate Advisor, 2000
• SEC Adopts New Selective Disclosure Rule, 2000
• "NIFO" - and Your Audit Committee, 2000
• Humility - and the Business Judgment Rule, 2000
• Frequently Asked Questions about Director's and Officer's Liability Insurance, 2000
• Introducing The Defense Never Rests: Hale and Dorr's Guide to Avoiding and Defending Shareholder Litigation, 1999
• Securities Litigation Bulletin, 1996

Address

60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

Phones

+1 617 526 6912 (Business Phone)

Faxes

+1 617 526 5000 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.wilmerhale.com