Joseph E. Floren
With a focus on corporate and securities litigation, Joseph E. Floren defends clients facing class and derivative actions. He represents securities broker-dealers, investment managers, and other financial services companies and professionals throughout every aspect of litigation and related regulatory issues. In addition to his trial practice, Joseph represents securities industry clients and issuers of securities in investigations and enforcement proceedings before US federal and state securities regulators and self-regulatory organizations. His clients include public companies, banks, and securities firms.
- In Hussey v. Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (N.D. Cal. 2017), the district court granted with prejudice a motion to dismiss Section 14 claims finding that plaintiff had abandoned its Section 14(d)(7) claims and failed to state a Section 14(e) claim because scienter is required and was not pled, nor was falsity adequately pled. Media coverage of this decision is linked to this bio.
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 1993, J.D.
- University of California, San Diego, 1990, B.A.
- California

Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation - Securities, San Francisco (2023–2026)
Member, Law Firm of the Year, Securities Regulation, US News/Best Lawyers – Best Law Firms (2019)
Member, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association – Compliance and Legal Division
