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Agnès Dunogué

Freshfields

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Position: Partner, Co-head of Securities & Shareholder Litigation
Rating:
  • Litigation Star
  • Top 250 Women in Litigation
Practice Areas:
White collar crime
Securities
Commercial
Biography

Agnès is Co-head of US Securities & Shareholder Litigation. Agnès is a leading securities litigator whose practice spans high-stakes securities class actions, complex commercial litigation, and regulatory investigations. She serves as a trusted advisor to investment banks, corporate issuers, directors, and officers, regularly representing them in major securities matters across the country. Her investigative work includes matters involving the DOJ, SEC, CFTC, FINRA, and various banking and state regulatory authorities. She has also represented clients in antitrust litigation and provides strategic counsel to clients in matters involving transactions and financing.

In addition to her recognition by Benchmark Litigation as “Litigation Star” and one of the “Top 250 Women in Litigation”, Agnès has been consistently recognized by Chambers for securities litigation and has earned accolades such as “Leading Partner” in Securities Litigation Defense from Legal 500, a “Leading Litigator in America” by Lawdragon, and was named North America Securities Lawyer of the Year in the IFLR Women in Business Law Awards 2025.

Agnès previously served as a law clerk to Judge Robert D. Sack of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Judge Kimba M. Wood of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

In addition to her practice, Agnès is actively engaged in pro bono work, reflecting her commitment to public service and access to justice.

 

Updated Oct 2025

Key practice areas
  • Commercial
  • Securities
  • White collar crime
Sector expertise
  • Financial services
Address:
3 World Trade Center
175 Greenwich Street, 51st Floor
New York, New York, 10007, United States
Tel:+1 646 428 3687 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.freshfields.com/en/find-a-lawyer/d/dunogue-agnes