• Member, AIG Director and Officer Litigation Panel
• Member, Monitor Liability Securities Claims Panel
• Member, Chubb Preferred Securities Panel (formerly Ace)
• Member, Marsh Securities Claim Panel
• Member, North Carolina Biosciences Organization (NCBIO)
• Member, Washington State Bar Association

• Named the 2012 and 2016 Seattle Litigation – Securities "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers
• Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America ever since its 2006 edition, including recognition in several editions in the areas of Commercial Litigation & Securities Law, M&A Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement Litigation, (including SEC Enforcement), and Securities Litigation
• Named in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business:
• "Barry Kaplan is an 'excellent' and 'very knowledgeable' securities and corporate governance litigator, maintain interviewees. According to one source: 'If you have a securities case in Washington, he's the person you go to.'"
• "Barry Kaplan of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is described as 'the dean of securities litigation in Seattle.' He specializes in securities and corporate governance litigation, class action defense and SEC investigations."
• "Barry Kaplan of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is one of the region's finest securities litigators. Clients praise him as 'a masterful attorney with incredibly good people skills and a phenomenal track record.'"
• "Adored by clients, Barry Kaplan of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has a laid-back style that gets results. 'We wholeheartedly recommend his extensive knowledge and fantastic experience,' say sources."
• "Barry Kaplan of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is singled out by one peer as 'the go-to securities litigator in the Northwest.' He is a top choice as counsel for blue-chip public companies on complex securities cases and related shareholder litigation."
• Selected to Washington CEO Magazine's list of Top Washington Lawyers
• Repeatedly named in Washington Super Lawyers and recognized multiple years among the Top 100 Lawyers in Washington
• AVVO Rated 10/10 "Superb"
• Listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, and Who's Who in the World
• AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

Select Cases

Public companies represented as lead counsel in one or more shareholder class actions and/or derivative lawsuits:

• Alaska Airlines
• Alcide Corporation
• Ambassadors Group, Inc.
• Atossa Genetics, Inc.
• Avenue A
• Blucora
• The Boeing Company
• Cell Therapeutics, Inc.
• Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd.
• Coinstar, Inc.
• Costco Wholesale Corporation
• Dendreon Corporation
• Digital Systems International Inc.
• Egghead Software
• Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc.
• Fisher Communications
• FLIR Systems, Inc.
• Globus Medical, Inc.
• Immunex Corporation
• Impinj, Inc.
• Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Intermec, Inc.
• Isilon Systems, Inc.
• IsoRay, Inc.
• Itron, Inc.
• Jones Soda Co.
• Mentor Graphics
• Micron Technology, Inc.
• Nighthawk Radiology
• Novan, Inc.
• OfficeMax
• Omega Environmental
• Ply Gem (Officers)
• PowerSecure International, Inc.
• Pozen, Inc.
• Primus Knowledge Solutions
• Safeco Corporation
• Seattle Genetics
• Silver Wheaton Corp.
• Starbucks Corporation
• Sterling Financial Corporation
• Washington Mutual, Inc. (former CEO)
• West Sound Bank
• Western Wireless
• Zumiez Inc.

Public companies represented as lead counsel in one or more consumer class actions:

• Jackson National Life Insurance Company
• Prudential Savings Bank
• US West
• US West NewVector

Select Publications

• Co-author, "Take Notice: The Anticipated Effects of the Orexigen Decision on PSLRA Litigation," Practising Law Institute, April 2019
• Co-author, "The Changing Dynamics of Merger Litigation—Early Impacts on Filings, Settlements, Trials, and Insurance," Marsh, Insights—Research & Briefings, September 2017
• Co-author, Directors' & Officers' Liability: Current Law, Recent Developments, Emerging Issues, Third Edition, Practising Law Institute, 2016
• Contributing author, "New Trends in Securities and Shareholder Class Actions," Inside the Minds: Recent Trends in Class Action Lawsuits, Aspatore Books, 2015
• Member of editorial board and contributing author, Shareholder Litigation in Washington State, WSBA Continuing Legal Education, 2014
• "Overview of Securities Class Actions," WSGR White Paper, 2007
• Co-author, "Recent Trends in Private Securities Litigation - Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: The Counter-Reform Act," Glasser LegalWorks, 2003
• Contributing author, The Public Company Handbook, A Practical Guide, Bowne Publishing, 2002 and 2003
• Co-author, Washington Corporate Law: Corporations and LLCs, Lexis Publishing/Matthew Bender & Co., 2002
• "Securities Litigation Developments in the Ninth Circuit and Pacific Northwest: The Year 2000 in Review," Northwest Securities Institute, Washington State Bar Association, January 2001
• "Recent Developments in Lead Counsel and Class Certification," Practising Law Institute, 1999
• "Shareholder Class Actions – A Primer for Business Lawyers," Northwest Securities Institute, 1993
• Co-author with Stewart M. Landefeld and Stephen M. Graham, Washington Corporation Law and Practice, Prentice Hall, 1991
• Co-author with Stewart M. Landefeld, "Officer Has Dual Role in Buyout," National Law Journal, March 11, 1991

Select Speaking Engagements

• Panelist, "Changing D&O Exposures: State of Securities Litigation and Impact of Recent Supreme Court Decisions," Chubb D&O Panel Counsel Meeting, Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania, June 2019
• Speaker, "PSLRA Motion to Dismiss," PLI's Securities Litigation 2019: From Investigation to Trial, New York, New York, April 2019
• Panelist, "From Nuisance to Menace: The Rising Tide of Securities Class Action Litigation," Chubb D&O Panel Counsel Meeting, Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania, June 2018
• Panelist, "Convergence of Cyber Breach and D&O Liability," Chubb D&O Panel Counsel Meeting, Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania, June 2018
• Speaker, "Evolving Risks for Directors & Officers Liability in 2018," Marsh USA, Seattle, Washington, March 2018
• Speaker, "Hot Legal Topics for Public Companies in 2018," Woodruff Sawyer & Company, Seattle, Washington, January 2018
• Panelist, "Responding to Shareholder Litigation," Chubb Preferred Securities Panel Counsel Meeting, Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania, June 2017
• "M&A Litigation," 2016 Mergers and Acquisitions, The Seminar Group, Seattle, Washington, November 2016
• Panelist, "Supreme Court and Federal Circuit Courts Securities Update," 36th Annual Northwest Securities Institute, Seattle, Washington, April 2016
• Panelist, "U.S. Supreme Court Decisions re Securities Litigation and Effects," 35th Annual Northwest Securities Institute, Portland, Oregon, April 2015
• Panelist, "Emerging Risks: How Cyber Liability and Data Privacy Claims are Impacting the Boardroom and the future of D&O Litigation," 2014 ACE Professional Risk Preferred Securities Panel Counsel Meeting, Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania, October 2014
• Panelist, D&O Roundtable: Claims Trends and Uncertainties, AIG 27th Annual Financial Lines Producer Conference, Stowe, Vermont, September 2014
• Panelist, "Halliburton and the D&O Market," AIG 2014 Panel Conference, Stowe, Vermont, May 2014
• Moderator, "Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation," 34th Annual Northwest Securities Institute, Seattle, Washington, May 2014
• "Spring Training for Investor Relations Executives: Avoiding Unforced Errors in Corporate Disclosure," National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI), Seattle Chapter, Seattle, Washington, April 2014
• "Update on Shareholder Litigation," 3rd Annual Business Law Symposium, Gonzaga University Law School, Spokane, Washington, November 2013
• "Directors & Officers Liability Coverage Current Trends," AIG University, Seattle and Portland, May 2013
• "Trends in D&O Litigation and Insurance," Washington Education Forum, Seattle, Washington, March 2013
• "Representing Biotech Companies in Securities Litigation," 2nd Annual Business Law Symposium, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, October 2012
• "Unique Disclosure Risks Facing Biotech Companies," North Carolina Biosciences Organization (NCBIO), Raleigh, North Carolina, August 2012
• "The Unique Disclosure Risks Facing Biotechnology Companies," Northwest Association of Bioscience Financial Officers (NABFO), Seattle, Washington, May 2012
• "Liability Exposure for In-House Counsel, Understanding and Managing the Risk," Corporate Counsel Institute 2011, Seattle, Washington, November 2011
• Panelist, "The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Symposium," Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, November 2011
• "Director Legal Briefing," Seattle Northwest Chapter NACD, Seattle, Washington, May 2011
• "Increased Governmental Investigations and Enforcement Activity: What You Need to Know About the Increased D&O Liability," Marsh 2011 Directors & Officers Liability Insurance Briefing, April 2011
• "Securities Litigation in the Aftermath of the Crisis: What Happened in 2010 and What Lies Ahead?" New York University Stern School of Business, February 2011
• "Liability Issues for Directors and Officers," University of Washington Business School, Seattle, Washington, February 2011
• "Key Securities Litigation Developments in 2010," Northwest Securities Institute, Portland, Oregon, February 2011
• "Director Legal Briefing," Seattle Northwest Chapter NACD, Seattle, Washington, May 2010
• Panelist, "Who's on First? – Inside a Disclosure Crisis," Northwest Securities Institute, Seattle, Washington, March 2010
• "Director Legal Briefing," Portland Northwest Chapter NACD, Portland, Oregon, May 2009
• "Director Legal Briefing," Seattle Northwest Chapter NACD, Seattle, Washington, May 2009
• "'Soft' Market Communications: Risks, Rewards and Best Practices," Northwest Securities Institute, Portland, Oregon, February 2009
• "Ethics Tips for In-House Counsel and Business Lawyers: A Road Map for Steering Clear of Ethical Traps for the Busy Lawyer," Washington State Bar Association, Seattle, Washington, October 2008, and Spokane, Washington, November 2008
• "Climate Change Litigation: Risks and Responses," 2008 Algae Biomass Summit, Seattle, Washington, October 2008
• "2008 Director Legal Update," Seattle Northwest Chapter NACD, Seattle, Washington, May 2008
• "2007 Director Legal Briefing Update," Seattle Northwest Chapter NACD, Seattle, Washington, May 2007
• "The Pendulum Swings: Securities Class Action Suits, and Directors and Officers Liability Insurance," Segal Graduate School of Business, Simon Fraser University, and the Institute of Corporate Directors, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, February 2007
• "The Changing Landscape: Private Securities and Derivative Litigation in the Wake of Criminal and Regulatory Enforcement Actions," Northwest Securities Institute, Portland, Oregon, February 2007
• "The SEC's New Focus on Lawyers," WSBA Corporate Law Department Section, Seattle, Washington, November 2006
• "The Playing Field Begins to Level: Perspectives of a Defensive Player," General Counsel Forum, Seattle, Washington, May 2006
• "Director Legal Briefing: What Directors Need to Know in 2007," Seattle Northwest Chapter NACD, Seattle, Washington, May 2006
• "After the Storm: Securities and Corporate Litigation in the Post-Sarbanes World," Northwest Securities Institute, Seattle, Washington, February 2006
• "Internal Investigations and Ethics Issues in a Post-Sarbanes-Oxley World," Bowne/PLI's New Developments in Securities Law, Seattle, Washington, December 2005
• Co-presenter with Larry Sonsini, "Board Service: Is It Worth the Risk?" Seattle, Washington, October 2005
• "A Tour of Recent Securities and Corporate Governance Litigation Developments: Selected Points of Interest to Corporate Counsel," Corporate Counsel Institute, Seattle, Washington, October 2005
• "Derivative Litigation Developments," Glasser LegalWorks, San Francisco, California, July 2005
• "Regulatory, Statutory and Case Law Developments of Significance to Directors," National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), Seattle, Washington, May 2005
• "A Perfect Storm: Practicing Law at the Convergence of Private Securities Litigation, Derivative Litigation, SEC Enforcement, and Criminal Proceedings," Northwest Securities Institute, Portland, Oregon, February 2005
• "Federal Practice in an Era of Corporate Scandals," Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington, Seattle, Washington, December 2004
• "The New Era of Corporate Governance Litigation: Claims against Directors and Internal Investigations," American Corporate Counsel Association (ACCA), Phoenix, Arizona, September 2004
• "Internal Investigations: Corporate Investigations for Effective Governance," The Seminar Group, Seattle, Washington, July 2004
• "What Directors Need to Know about Emerging Best Practices – Minutes and Records," National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), Seattle, Washington, May 2004
• "Handling a Disclosure Crisis," Northwest Securities Institute, Seattle, Washington, February 2004
• "Sarbanes-Oxley Section 307 Reporting Up," ACCA General Counsel Forum, Seattle, Washington, February 2004
• "Change Is Opportunity: Ethical, Professional, and Practical Challenges Facing In-House Counsel and Corporate Lawyers," Corporate Counsel Institute, Seattle, Washington, October 2003
• "Selected Litigation Issues Relevant to Venture Capital Financing," Venture Financing Seminar, Seattle, Washington, June 2003
• "The Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley and Recent SEC Initiatives on Private Securities Litigation," Fifth Annual SEC Disclosure Accounting and Enforcement Conference, Glasser LegalWorks, San Francisco, California, May 2003
• "D&O Insurance and Shareholder Litigation," CPCU Society, Seattle, Washington, March 2003
• "Sarbanes-Oxley," Western District of Washington Annual District Meeting for Judges and Lawyers, Seattle, Washington, March 2003
• "Sarbanes-Oxley," University of Washington Business School, Seattle, Washington, February 2003
• "Civil Liabilities under Sarbanes-Oxley," ACCA, Seattle, Washington, December 2002
• "Criminal and Civil Liabilities under Sarbanes-Oxley," KPMG/Perkins Coie Briefings, Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, 2002
• "The Changing Relationship between Attorney and Corporate Client under Section 307 of Sarbanes-Oxley," Corporate Governance and Responsibility Seminar, The Seminar Group, Seattle, Washington, 2002
• "Corporate Governance Measures to Prevent Securities Fraud," PLI, San Francisco, California, 2000
• "Recent Developments in Lead Counsel and Class Certification," PLI, San Francisco, California, 1999
• "Developments in Securities Class Action Litigation: A U.S. Perspective," Annual Fasken Martineau DuMoulin Seminar for Directors and Officers, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1997
• "Judicial Developments in Securities Law," Northwest Securities Institute, Portland, Oregon, 1995
• "Insider Trading," American Society of Corporate Secretaries, Seattle, Washington, 1994
• "Insider Trading Issues," Financial Executives Institute, Seattle, Washington, 1994
• "Shareholder Class Action," Northwest Securities Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1993
• "Securities Arbitration – A Defendant's Perspective," Northwest Securities Institute, Seattle, Washington, 1988