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Securities Law

1055 Westlakes Dr, Berwyn, PA 19312, USA

Richard A. Maniskas is the founding partner of the Firm. After serving as a law clerk for the Honorable Vincent A. Cirillo (deceased), President Judge Emeritus, for the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, he began his career as an associate at Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, P.C. concentrating in securities litigation, with an emphasis on FINRA and NYSE Member broker-dealers litigation. In 2003, he joined the firm now known as Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP in Radnor, PA where he helped clients focus their efforts on cases with a favorable mix of facts, law and potential recovery. Case initiation and development in complex securities fraud, ERISA, fiduciary, antitrust, shareholder derivative, and mergers and acquisitions actions were his focus. In 2008, Mr. Maniskas moved to the Los Angeles, CA office of Glancy Prongay & Murray, LLP where he represented both institutional and individual investors in complex corporate, securities, mergers and acquisitions, derivative, ERISA, and consumer litigation. In 2010, he co-founded Ryan & Maniskas, LLP where he continued to focus on case initiation and development in complex class action matters. In 2017, Mr. Maniskas founded the Firm where he continues to represent shareholders and others in complex class action litigation in state and federal courts throughout the nation, with a focus on representing stockholders asserting claims for breaches of fiduciary duties and violations of the federal securities laws. Mr. Maniskas received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh and his law degree from the Widener University of the School of Law. At Pitt, Mr. Maniskas received a varsity letter for football. While in law school, Mr. Maniskas served as Internal Editor of the Widener Journal of Public law. Mr. Maniskas is a member of the Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of New York, and the District of Columbia. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the District of Nebraska.

Securities Law

230 Park Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10169

Robert N. Cappucci is a partner in the Firm’s Securities Litigation Department. His practice is concentrated on the representation of institutional investors in complex securities matters. Mr. Cappucci has served as lead counsel in many prominent securities, derivative and corporate transaction-related cases, representing investment advisory firms, hedge funds, public pension systems and other sophisticated institutions. In recent years, he has been instrumental in securing more than $5 billion on behalf of such clients.

Securities Law

71 Encino Rd, Atherton, CA 94027, USA

Area of Practice: Investment Fund Formation SHANE GOUDEY is the leader of Sidley’s Venture Funds practice. Shane focuses his practice on all aspects of the formation and operation of domestic and international investment funds, including venture capital, private equity, fund of funds, corporate, secondary market, debt, and a variety of other types of funds. He has represented sponsors in the formation of thousands of funds, ranging from multibillion-dollar venture capital and leveraged buyout funds to smaller firms forming early-stage venture capital, angel, pledge, and similar micro-funds, with just several million dollars in committed capital. Shane also regularly advises accelerator, venture studio, and incubator firms with respect to their organizational, operational, investment, and fund formation matters. As fund counsel, Shane regularly advises his clients on all aspects of the fundraising process, including providing sophisticated market intelligence on fund terms and conditions, review and preparation of all fundraising documentation (e.g., private placement memoranda, roadshow presentations, diligence materials, etc.), formulation of marketing plans and strategies, preparation of all governing agreements, and leading negotiations with various participants in the fund formation process (including investors, private placement agents, and gatekeeper organizations). In connection with his fund practice, Shane possesses extensive knowledge of various securities laws (such as the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Investment Company Act of 1940), tax planning and accounting issues, and other regulatory matters (e.g., ERISA, Bank Holding Company, FOIA, AML, etc.) affecting investment firms and the funds they manage. In addition, Shane has extensive experience in advising and guiding his fund clients on all facets of their internal management structuring, governance, and compensation matters, including developing and implementing both simple and complex organizational structures (often layered over multiple domestic and international jurisdictions), overseeing investment professional departures and separations, consulting on generational management succession planning, designing effective compensation programs (including detailed carried interest sharing plans), and all other general maintenance matters as outside counsel to such clients. Further, Shane also has substantial experience counseling both domestic and international institutional clients in connection with their investments in private investment funds, having represented clients in this capacity in aggregate investment transactions worth over US$5 billion. In addition to his fund formation practice, Shane represents fund clients, other institutional investors, and portfolio companies in their private and public investment transactions, and he has represented a number of emerging growth companies as outside corporate counsel, advising on legal, strategic, financing, tax, and structural matters arising throughout their life cycles. Prior to his legal career, Shane was a senior manager with the San Jose office of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he practiced in the firm’s International Tax Services group. In addition, prior to law school, Shane served as a legislative aide to U.S. Senator Alan K. Simpson (Wyoming) in Washington, D.C., working both in the Minority Whip’s office and on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Securities Law

1285 6th Ave, New York, NY 10019, USA

Area of Practice: Securities Litigation A partner and co-chair of the Litigation Department, Ted Wells has extensive experience in white-collar defense and complex civil and corporate litigation, including SEC investigations, healthcare fraud, FCPA, AML and OFAC investigations, high-profile environmental matters and complex class action litigation. For more than three decades, prominent business figures and politicians, and leading companies in a range of industries have entrusted their gravest legal challenges to him. In particular, Ted is among the nation’s best-regarded trial lawyers, having tried numerous multibillion-dollar cases before judges and juries. Clients have recognized Ted as “dean of the bar” and "a superior strategist with unmatched trial experience and judgment” adding that “he commands respect in every venue in which he appears" and “has the ability to command a room, whether in a court, board or meeting room.”

Securities Law

100 Sands Point Road, 123, Longboat Key, FL 34228

Thomas A. Dubbs is a Partner in the New York office of Labaton Sucharow LLP. Tom focuses on the representation of institutional investors in domestic and multinational securities cases. Tom serves or has served as lead or co-lead counsel in some of the most important federal securities class actions in recent years, including those against American International Group, Goldman Sachs, the Bear Stearns Companies, Facebook, Fannie Mae, Broadcom, and WellCare. Tom is highly-regarded in his practice. He has been named a top litigator by Chambers & Partners USA for more than 10 consecutive years and has been consistently ranked as a "Leading Lawyer in Securities Litigation" by The Legal 500. Law360 named him an "MVP of the Year" for distinction in class action litigation, and he has been recognized by The National Law Journal, Lawdragon, and Benchmark Litigation for excellence in securities litigation. Tom has also received a rating of "AV Preeminent" from the publishers of the Martindale-Hubbell directory. In addition, The Legal 500 has inducted Tom into its Hall of Fame—an honor presented to only four plaintiffs securities litigators “who have received constant praise by their clients for continued excellence.”