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NEW YORK,
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Shawn P. Naunton’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, securities litigation and white collar defense. Mr. Naunton has extensive experience handling complex matters in federal and state courts, including shareholder class litigation, derivative litigation, bond indenture litigation, complex arbitrations, corporate control contests, and corporate governance matters. Mr. Naunton also has worked extensively on investigations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the New York Stock Exchange, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. He was recently recognized as a “Local Litigation Star” in New York by Benchmark Litigation.
Mr. Naunton recently secured a significant trial victory in the Delaware Court of Chancery on behalf of a broker who sued to compel his former employer to advance defense costs in connection with an SEC proceeding arising out of his employment by the brokerage house. He also represented a broker in a recent SEC enforcement proceeding in which his client was accused of using deceptive practices to time mutual funds. During the proceeding, Mr. Naunton won a landmark ruling from the SEC that ensured his client’s access to evidence that previously would not have been discoverable. Commentators in the New York Law Journal predicted that the ruling will have far-reaching effects on the way in which the SEC authorizes cases and engages in litigation.
Prior to joining Zuckerman Spaeder, Mr. Naunton was an associate in the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Before entering private practice, Mr. Naunton served as law clerk to the Honorable J. Frederick Motz of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
Mr. Naunton received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1997. While in law school, Mr. Naunton served on the Articles Review Board of the Virginia Law Review and also wrote for the Virginia Law Weekly. Mr. Naunton received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University, cum laude, in 1993.
Experience
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Secured a favorable ruling, after a nine-day trial in an SEC enforcement proceeding, on behalf of a former portfolio manager of a mutual fund that allegedly permitted market timing.
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Represented the former president of a large commodities broker in a prosecution by the Southern District of New York alleging securities fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy.
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Currently representing a former corporate officer in an SEC enforcement proceeding in U.S. District Court.
EDUCATION
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University of Virginia School of Law,
J.D.,
1997, Articles Review Board, Virginia Law Review
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Princeton University,
B.A.,
1993, cum laude
COURT ADMISSIONS
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
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