Brian A. Herman

Partner

Brian A. Herman is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Litigation Practice. Mr. Herman's practice focuses on the defense of a broad range of clients in securities litigation, class actions, regulatory investigations and proceedings, and state and federal complex civil litigation matters. He represents clients in a variety of industries, including broker-dealers, underwriters, issuers, and financial institutions.

• issuers and an individual in class and derivative litigation related to stock option practices;
• financial institutions in a class action alleging a failure to make adequate disclosures about a product offering;
• broker-dealers in regulatory and civil actions concerning mutual fund sales practices;
• underwriters in class actions related to public offering practices;
• public companies in class actions arising from mergers and acquisitions;
• a retail chain in a class action arising out of a consumer protection statute.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Mr. Herman served as a law clerk to Judge Ruth Abrams of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.

In conjunction with the firm's pro bono program, Mr. Herman was seconded to the City of New York Law Department in 2002, where he tried numerous tort cases.

Mr. Herman received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1998, where he was a member of the Journal of International Economic Law. He received his B.A., summa cum laude, from Brandeis University in 1995.

Mr. Herman is admitted to practice in New York.