Amy Longo

Partner

Amy Jane Longo is a partner in the Securities Litigation Practice and one of the founders and leaders of the Electronic Discovery and Document Retention Practice.  Amy represents corporations, their directors and officers in securities class actions, derivative suits, ERISA class actions, and a range of general commercial litigation, as well as internal investigations and enforcement matters.  In addition, Amy counsels public and private companies on their document retention policies and best practices for electronic discovery and litigation response plans.  Amy was recognized by the Daily Journal for her work representing Quiksilver, Inc. in a three-week jury trial in the United States District Court in the Central District of California, in which the jury found for Quiksilver, on claims for trademark infringement and false designation of origin and the Court thereafter entered a permanent injunction requiring the defendant to phase out all use of its competing trademark. 

Amy is a leader in the American Bar Association, serving as Council Member of the Section of Litigation and co-chair of the 2010 ABA Annual Meeting.  Amy was listed in Legal 500 United States (2009 and 2010) for securities litigation and praised for her “particular expertise in e-discovery and document retention issues, as well as being a great litigator.”   She is listed as a “Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Star” for her securities litigation work (2005-2008).  Amy also writes and lectures frequently at a national level.

Illustrative Professional Experience

Securities Litigation

• Achieved dismissals of multiple 10b-5 suits at the pleading stage
• Obtained voluntary dismissals of multiple breach of fiduciary duty actions filed in state court in connection with mergers and going-private transactions
• Defense of federal and state derivative litigation involving stock options
• Defeated motion for preliminary injunction seeking to enjoin tender offer
• Serves as defense counsel to a variety of corporations and individuals in shareholder and derivative class actions, including technology companies, retailers, wholesalers, health care providers, manufacturers, and investment banks

Electronic Discovery and Document Retention

• Prepares and implements comprehensive document retention policies and litigation response plans
• Reviews existing policies and identifies how they can be updated and improved  
• Formulates coherent plans that are reasonable and, defensible, and tailored to each client’s unique organizational needs
• Implements training programs for company personnel
• Manages large scale electronic discovery in complex litigation

Professional Activities

Admitted to Practice,  US District Court, Central District of California, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Director,  Federal Bar Association, Orange County Chapter (2005-2007)
Member,  Women’s Leadership and Mentoring Alliance Southern California Chapter, Steering Committee; Sedona Conference Working Group Series (2005-present); International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution, E-Discovery Committee (2006-present); National Association of Professional Women
Chair, Executive Counsel Institute's Electronic Discovery Program, Los Angeles (December 2010)
ABA Section of Litigation,  Council Member (2009-2012); Co-chair, Class Actions and Derivative Suits Committee (2006-2009); Co-chair, 2010 ABA Annual Meeting (2008-present); Member, LexisNexis Advisory Board (2004-present); Editor-in-Chief, Litigation News (2004-2006); Moderator, Hot Topics in California Commercial Litigation (2006 Corporate Counsel Seminar); Member, Task Force on Electronic Discovery (2003-2004); Reporter, Task Force on Training the Trial Lawyer (2002-2003); Editor, Woman Advocate Committee Newsletter (1998-2000)
Advisory Board,  BNA’s Digital Discovery & e-Evidence Report (2008-present); Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation (2009 - present); Thomson Reuter's Electronic Discovery and Records Retention Advisory Board
Securities Litigation Co-Author,  “A Decade In Review: The Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, ” Seth Aronson, Amy J. Longo, and Stephanie Noble, The Review of Securities and Commodities Regulation (Spring 2009); “Preemption of ‘Holder’ Class Actions Under SLUSA,” Seth Aronson, Amy J. Longo, and Kristina Hersey, The Review of Securities and Commodities Regulation, Vol. 39, No. 15, pp. 163-167 (Sept. 6, 2006)
E-Discovery Co-Author,  “Federal Rule of Evidence 502-Lessons from the First Year,”  Committee on Pretrial Practice and Discovery - American Bar Association (Winter 2010); “California Enacts Electronic Discovery Rules: New Electronic Discovery Act Brings State Practice in Line With Federal Law,” BNA's Digital Discovery & E-Evidence Report (August 2009);  “Electronic Discovery Practice Under the Federal Rules,” BNA Books (2nd ed., 2008); “Developing and Planning Your eDiscovery Strategies,” LegalTech West (June 2007); “Electronic Discovery Success Stories,” E-Discovery Advisor Magazine (2006); “Electronic Evidence and the Effective Client Interview,” E-Discovery Advisor Magazine (2006); “Emerging Discovery Sanctions,” E-Discovery Advisor Magazine (2005)
Securities Litigation Speaking Engagements,  National Institute on Class Actions: Moderator, “Signs of Unexpected Volatility: Securities Class Certification Standards on the Move” (October, 2007); American Bar Association Section of Litigation Committee on Corporate Counsel 2006 CLE Seminar: Moderator, “Hot Topics in California Commercial Litigation” (February, 2006)
E-Discovery Speaking Engagements, "E-Discovery Perils and Pitfalls," Association of Business Trial Lawyer's 37th annual seminar (October, 2010); “E-Discovery Tips, Tricks and Techniques for Insurance Lawyers,” ExecSense (August 2010); “Rule 502: Implementing and Maintaining Records Retention,” The Knowledge Congress (June 2009); “Breaking the Code: How Changing Technology Impacts Courts’ Approaches to Electronic Discovery Disputes,” Women in E-Discovery (June 2009); “Cost Savings in E-Discovery,” Huron Consulting Group (June 2009); “Electronic Discovery and Records Retention Conference: Beyond Faith-Based Electronic Discovery,” West Legal Works (February 2009); Bureau of National Affairs Breakfast Briefing: Moderator, “Lessons from the First Year of Practice Under Federal Electronic Discovery Rules” (January, 2008); “Practice Under the Federal Electronic Discovery Rules: The Year in Review,” California Employment Law Council Annual Meeting (December 2007); “Practice Under the New E-Discovery Amendments: The Battlegrounds of Conflict; The Promise of Resolution,” BNA Legal & Business Edge (Orlando, FL, Mar. 2007; Chicago, IL, May 2007); “Electronic Records Management and Digital Discovery,” ALI-ABA (May 2007; May 2006; May 2005); “Electronic Discovery after the New Federal Rules: Strategies for Coping with the Latest Challenges and Intricacies,” West Legal Works (Feb. 2007); “Important Legal Developments 2006,” Practising Law Institute (December 2006); “The Art and Science of Serving as a Special Master – Electronic Discovery Fundamentals,” ALI-ABA (November 2006); “E-Discovery,” CEB (June 2006); “Avoiding Common E-Discovery Oversights,” ABA TechShow (April 2006); Panelist, Preservation Practices, The Real Challenge for In House Counsel; “Current Trends in Electronic Discovery,” Bridgeport Continuing Education (2006); “The Document Analytics Approach: One Size Doesn’t Fit All,” American Lawyer Media’s LegalTech West Coast (2005); “Electronic Discovery in the Federal Courts - Everything You Must Know About Electronic Discovery,” Federal Bar Association, Orange County Chapter (2005)