Lyle Roberts is Co-Head of US Securities & Shareholder Litigation at A&O Shearman. He represents corporations, officers and directors in securities litigation and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement matters throughout the United States. His practice also includes conducting internal corporate investigations and advising clients on securities regulatory and compliance issues.
Lyle has represented numerous prominent companies in the defense of securities class actions, including Dow, Paramount Global, PayPal, Opendoor, Lumen Technologies/CenturyLink, Northrop Grumman, Fidelity National Financial and Lumber Liquidators. He also successfully represented Mark Cuban in his highly publicized insider trading case against the SEC, securing a complete victory.
A recognized thought leader in securities litigation, Lyle is the author of The 10b-5 Daily, a widely followed blog that tracks developments in securities litigation. He also serves as co-chairman of the annual Practising Law Institute securities litigation program and co-edits Securities Litigation: A Practitioner’s Guide, a leading treatise in the field.
In addition, Lyle frequently submits amicus briefs on behalf of organizations such as the Washington Legal Foundation in significant securities litigation matters, including cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. His amicus brief in the ANZ Securities case was cited in the Court’s opinion.
- Class action
- Commercial
- Commercial and transactions
- Commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution
- Securities
- White collar crime
- Accounting
- Agriculture
- Aviation
- Automotive
- Banking
- Construction and materials
- Consumer goods and services
- Energy
- Financial services
- Fisheries and aquaculture
- Food and beverage
- Forestry
- Gaming
- Government and public policy
- Healthcare
- Industrials
- Insurance
- Investment management
- Media
- Mining
- Natural resources
- Oil and gas
- Pharmaceutical and life sciences
- Real estate
- Shipping
- Social infrastructure
- Technology and telecommunications
- Tourism
- Transport
- Utilities
- JD, University of Chicago - 1996
- Attorney-at-law, State of Maryland, US - 1998
- Attorney-at-law, District of Columbia, US - 1999
- Attorney-at-law, State of Virginia, US - 2000
- Attorney-at-law, State of New York, US - 2017