Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
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Life sciences companies, with high-stakes clinical trials and FDA applications are increasingly targets of shareholder plaintiffs' lawyers. Unfavorable trial results and adverse FDA decisions often lead to class action securities lawsuits. This presentation provides practical tips so companies and their officers and directors can mitigate the risk of securities litigation by implementing prudent disclosure practices drawn from the rulings in recent securities class action decisions.
Presented with our friends from Woodruff Sawyer.
Juliana Campbell
jcampbell@wsgr.com
Nicki Locker retired as a partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in 2026. She represented companies and their officers and directors in shareholder class actions and derivative suits throughout the United States and had substantial experience in corporate internal investigations and SEC investigations and enforcement proceedings.
Nicki was recognized as one of the leading securities litigation practitioners in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for nearly two decades. The guide described Nicki as “an excellent litigator who handles most sophisticated securities litigation” and “knows everything there is to know about defending securities litigation and is committed to making your defense as strong as it can be."
Decades of securities litigation expertise

Sean serves as Practice Leader of Woodruff Sawyer New England office, and is a driving force in business development initiatives for the region. He is an expert in executive liability and risk management—specifically D&O liability and M&A insurance. He has authored several articles on D&O liability and M&A-related products and has structured financial risk solutions for hundreds of companies. His success representing clients as an insurance broker is the result of his ability to maximize his relationships and his problem-solving skills established during his years as an attorney.
An expert in executive liability and risk management