Scott Barnard

Scott Barnard handles business litigation matters in both federal and state court, with particular experience in securities litigation. Mr. Barnard defends and advises public companies, directors and officers, broker-dealers and board committees in matters involving securities class actions, shareholder derivative suits, suits for breach of fiduciary duty and other business torts, internal investigations, investigations and other regulatory actions by FINRA, the Securities and Commission (SEC), and other authorities, allegations of insider trading, and corporate governance matters. He is the partner in charge of the Dallas office, a member of the firmwide Litigation Steering Committee, and a member of the Dallas office Inclusion Council. To learn more about Scott, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/scott-barnard.html · Akin

United StatesBusiness Litigation, Securities Litigation

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Scott Barnard handles business litigation matters in both federal and state court, with particular experience in securities litigation. He is the partner in charge of the Dallas office.

Practice areas

Business LitigationSecurities Litigation

Office

United States

Akin · Scott Barnard handles business litigation matters in both federal and state court, with particular experience in securities litigation. Mr. Barnard defends and advises public companies, directors and officers, broker-dealers and board committees in matters involving securities class actions, shareholder derivative suits, suits for breach of fiduciary duty and other business torts, internal investigations, investigations and other regulatory actions by FINRA, the Securities and Commission (SEC), and other authorities, allegations of insider trading, and corporate governance matters. He is the partner in charge of the Dallas office, a member of the firmwide Litigation Steering Committee, and a member of the Dallas office Inclusion Council. To learn more about Scott, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/scott-barnard.html

United States

Expertise

Securities Class ActionsShareholder Derivative SuitsCorporate GovernanceInternal InvestigationsRegulatory Investigations

Education

J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, cum laude
B.A., Trinity University