Fletcher Held combines large firm experience in complex disputes with the attention, efficiency, and responsiveness of a litigation boutique. We represent entities and individuals throughout the United States in corporate and securities litigation, business disputes, energy matters, and intellectual property litigation. We frequently defend corporate and individual clients in SEC and DOJ enforcement actions and regularly conduct internal corporate investigations for boards of directors and their committees.
Scott Fletcher is one of the leading securities litigation and enforcement attorneys in the country. As the former co-head of securities litigation and enforcement at Jones Day and, before that, at Vinson & Elkins, Scott has more than 30 years of experience representing companies and their officers, directors, boards, and committees. He represents clients in securities class actions, shareholder derivative disputes, M&A challenges, SEC and DOJ enforcement actions, and internal investigations. He has also tried commercial and bankruptcy-related cases to verdict and obtained several multimillion-dollar commercial arbitration awards.
Kenneth P. Held is an accomplished securities litigator with over 25 years’ experience defending securities class actions, derivative actions, and enforcement actions in a broad array of industries, including energy, telecommunications, healthcare, and consumer goods. He has handled cases relating to stock-drop securities fraud, merger challenges, fiduciary duty, ERISA stock-drop class actions and insider trading investigations. His clients range from individuals to publicly traded and privately held companies, as well as private equity firms and hedge funds.
Claudia Wilson Frost is a nationally recognized trial lawyer, appellate advocate, strategist and leader. With four decades of experience in complex commercial litigation, including in energy, tech, patent, copyright and trade secrets, she has led countless trial teams, tried over 40 cases to conclusion and argued a like number of appeals. Based on her broad courtroom experience and substantive sector focus, at Baker Botts, she served as Co-Head of the Houston Trial Department and founder and head of the firmwide Appellate Section; later at DLA Piper, she served as Co-Chair of US Patent Litigation and Global Co-Chair of the International Patent Practice; and for nearly a decade, she served as Co-Leader of the Orrick Energy Disputes Group.
Ron Oran is a commercial litigator who represents energy companies, private equity firms, investment advisers, boards of directors, and other business clients in high-stakes disputes. For more than 20 years, he has handled litigation and arbitration involving M&A transactions, securities, fiduciary duties, contracts, fraudulent transfers, antitrust claims, and upstream and midstream operations. Clients rely on Ron for practical judgment, efficient case management, and experienced advocacy in disputes involving complex financial and business issues.
