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Monica K. Loseman

Monica
Loseman

Partner

CONTACT INFO

mloseman@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 303.298.5784

FAX:+1 303.313.2828

Denver

1801 California Street, Suite 4200, Denver, CO 80202-2642 USA

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PRACTICE

Securities Litigation Accounting Firm Advisory and Defense Anti-Corruption & FCPA Class Actions Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Law Firm Defense Securities Enforcement White Collar Defense and Investigations

BIOGRAPHY

Monica K. Loseman is a Co-Chair of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Securities Litigation Practice Group and Co-Chair of the Accounting Firm Advisory and Defense Practice Group.  Recognized by Chambers, Benchmark Litigation, Super Lawyers as a top rated Securities Litigator, and featured as a Law Week Colorado 2017 “Lawyer of the Year” and Denver Business Journal 2016 “40 under 40” Winner, Ms. Loseman has substantial experience in complex civil litigation matters. While she has represented clients in a variety of matters, she focuses her practice in corporate and securities litigation, financial reporting, accounting and related investigations, and accountant defense.  She has assisted clients in defending federal and state litigation, responding to investigations by various government agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and the Department of Justice.  Ms. Loseman also has substantial experience in corporate governance matters, including litigation related to mergers and acquisitions and control disputes.  Ms. Loseman’s trial experience includes three trials before SEC administrative law judges, several trials in Delaware Chancery, and bench, jury trials, private arbitrations around the country.  Ms. Loseman represents Board committees in conducting independent investigations involving allegations of corporate fraud and issues relating to financial reporting, accounting, internal controls, as well as special litigation matters and other issues, and is skilled at interacting with Board committees and other stakeholders in presenting results and recommendations.  Clients have described Ms. Loseman as an ”excellent oral advocate, organized, to the point and very client-focused.”

Ms. Loseman’s recent matters include:

  • Expedited trial in Delaware Chancery Court over buyer’s failure to close an acquisition transaction at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic;
  • Representing accounting firms in non-public PCAOB investigations regarding complex audit and accounting matters;
  • Representing Board and various officers of publicly traded company in extended SEC investigation, resulting in closure of years-long investigation with no action;
  • Defending a client in a private arbitration proceeding and three-week evidentiary hearing centered on the application of various GAAP standards;
  • Defending Lynn Tilton and her company, Patriarch Partners, against SEC fraud charges over her management of a distressed debt CLO fund and the presentation of various matters in the fund financial statements, culminating in a three-week administrative proceeding that resulted in a complete victory for Ms. Tilton;
  • Representing a Big Four accounting firm partner in an SEC administrative proceeding involving allegations related to an audit of a private equity fund, culminating in a three-week trial;
  • Defending an audit partner in an SEC administrative proceeding involving a public company audit in the financial services industry during the financial crisis; represented the accounting firm and current and former employee auditors in the SEC investigation and other, related government agency investigations and civil litigation;
  • Representing the Board of a publicly traded company in an SEC investigation;
  • Defending a Fortune 500 client against claims made under a state false claims act related to administration of a Medicaid program and alleging damages and civil fines in excess of $1 billion;
  • Defending a former officer in an SEC investigation of financial reporting and internal control issues;
  • Obtaining dismissal of various complaints against a public company and its officers and directors in litigation asserting breach of fiduciary duty claims related to various merger transactions;
  • Representation of an accounting firm in a $2 billion securities litigation matter involving securities fraud claims brought by a class of shareholders as well as cross-claims for malpractice made by the corporate defendant;
  • Defense of a national consulting firm against relators’ claims under the False Claims Act, focusing on expert witness testimony and development of defense damages theories, securing summary judgment in client’s favor on all claims;
  • Defense of an individual auditor in an SEC Enforcement investigation resulting in closure of the investigation without action;
  • Counseling of an accounting firm in an SEC investigation and representation of its employee-auditors in testimony used by prosecutors to secure convictions of several of the audit client’s employees for, among other things, lying to the auditors;
  • Defense of multiple opt-out claims involving the purchase of tax shelter investments;
  • Defense of a custodial trustee against class claims of investors in a California state record-setting Ponzi scheme involving thousands of investors;
  • Representation of an international corporation against direct and indirect purchaser classes, resulting ultimately in a favorable Third Circuit opinion regarding class certification standards; and
  • Defense of breach of contract and related claims brought against a Fortune 50 company in Colorado State court, resulting in a favorable jury verdict and an award of defense costs against plaintiffs.

Ms. Loseman is currently the Co-Chair of the Accounting Issues Subcommittee of the ABA Securities Litigation Committee and served on the Board of the Colorado Women’s Bar Association in 2011/2012.  She regularly speaks on SEC Enforcement and securities litigation matters and has co-authored several articles and contributed to texts regarding securities litigation topics.

Ms. Loseman has long been dedicated to pro bono work:  in 2006, Ms. Loseman was a member of the litigation team that received the Firm’s inaugural Frank Wheat Memorial Pro Bono Award for the team’s successful pro bono representation of a family seeking redress for multiple violations of their civil rights.  Currently, Ms. Loseman serves on the Executive Committee (and Past-President) of the Board for Disability Law Colorado, an organization dedicated to the protection and promotion of people with disabilities in Colorado.

Ms. Loseman attended the George Washington University Law School where she served as Editor-in-Chief of The George Washington Law Review and received several awards, including an award for completing her third year with the highest grade point average and the outstanding litigation student award.  She graduated with high honors in 2002 and was elected to the Order of the Coif.  Ms. Loseman received her Bachelor of Science degree in management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1997.  Prior to attending law school, Ms. Loseman was a consultant with KPMG Consulting in the Washington, DC area.

Ms. Loseman is admitted to practice law in the States of Colorado and California, the U.S. District Courts for the District of Colorado, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.  She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Colorado Women’s Bar Association, and the Faculty of Federal Advocates.

EDUCATION

The George Washington University - 2002 Juris Doctor

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - 1997 Bachelor of Science

ADMISSIONS

California Bar

Colorado Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Client Alert - February 22, 2022 | 2021 Year-End Securities Litigation Update
Client Alert - August 30, 2021 | 2021 Mid-Year Securities Litigation Update
Client Alert - February 16, 2021 | 2020 Year-End Securities Litigation Update
Webcasts - November 18, 2020 | Webcast: SEC Enforcement Focus on COVID-19 Issues and Key Areas of Risk
Client Alert - August 10, 2020 | 2020 Mid-Year Securities Litigation Update
Client Alert - July 17, 2020 | 2020 Mid-Year False Claims Act Update
Client Alert - June 25, 2020 | Protecting Client Privilege During UK Regulatory Investigations: A Cautionary Tale from the UK’s Audit Regulator
Client Alert - April 13, 2020 | COVID-19 Update: Financial Reporting and Auditing Considerations for Corporate Management, Audit Committees, and Audit Firms
Client Alert - February 18, 2020 | 2019 Year-End Securities Litigation Update
Client Alert - January 31, 2020 | 2019 Year-End False Claims Act Update
Client Alert - August 15, 2019 | 2019 Mid-Year Securities Litigation Update
Client Alert - July 16, 2019 | 2019 Mid-Year False Claims Act Update
Client Alert - March 5, 2019 | 2018 Year-End Securities Litigation Update
Client Alert - January 9, 2019 | 2018 Year-End False Claims Act Update
Client Alert - July 26, 2018 | 2018 Mid-Year Securities Litigation Update
Client Alert - July 11, 2018 | 2018 Mid-Year False Claims Act Update
Client Alert - February 1, 2018 | 2017 Year-End Securities Litigation Update
Client Alert - January 18, 2018 | Second Circuit Vacates Class Certification Order on Price Impact Grounds
Client Alert - January 5, 2018 | 2017 Year-End False Claims Act Update
Client Alert - July 20, 2017 | 2017 Mid-Year Securities Litigation Update
Client Alert - January 25, 2017 | 2016 Year-End Securities Litigation Update
Client Alert - July 14, 2016 | 2016 Mid-Year Securities Litigation Update
Article - May 30, 2016 | Bonus Compensation Clawbacks Are New Norm
Client Alert - April 15, 2016 | Best Buy Scores a Win Post-Halliburton II
Client Alert - January 25, 2016 | 2015 Year-End Securities Litigation Update
Client Alert - September 28, 2015 | SEC Moves in the Right Direction with Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Administrative Proceedings, but the Changes Do Not Go Far Enough
Client Alert - September 24, 2015 | M&A Report – Delaware Court of Chancery Signals End to Disclosure-Only Settlements with Full Releases in Delaware
Client Alert - July 29, 2015 | The Saga Continues: The Northern District of Texas Weighs in on Price Impact Test for Class Certification Post-Halliburton II
Client Alert - July 14, 2015 | 2015 Mid-Year Securities Litigation Update
Client Alert - March 25, 2015 | U.S. Supreme Court Issues Long-Awaited Decision in Omnicare, Resolving Circuit Split Regarding Opinion Statement Liability under Section 11 of Securities Act of 1933
Client Alert - January 21, 2015 | 2014 Year-End Securities Litigation Update
Client Alert - September 1, 2014 | SEC Exchange Act Section 20(b): The SEC Enforcement Division Dusts Off an Old Weapon
Client Alert - July 15, 2014 | 2014 Mid-Year Securities Litigation Update
Client Alert - June 23, 2014 | U.S. Supreme Court Enforces Price Impact Requirement for Securities Fraud Class Actions
Client Alert - January 21, 2014 | 2013 Year-End Securities Litigation Update
Client Alert - July 16, 2013 | 2013 Mid-Year Securities Litigation Update
Client Alert - January 24, 2013 | 2012 Year-End Securities Litigation Update
Client Alert - July 18, 2011 | 2011 Mid-Year Securities Enforcement Update
Client Alert - February 28, 2011 | Securities Enforcement 2010 Year-End Review
Client Alert - February 1, 2011 | Insider Trading Update: Active Enforcement & Big Cases Mark Past Six Months
Client Alert - January 10, 2011 | 2010 Year-End Securities Enforcement Update
Client Alert - July 12, 2010 | 2010 Mid Year Securities Enforcement Update
Client Alert - August 31, 2009 | Enforcement Action on Section 13(d) Disclosure Requirements For Institutional Investors Clarifies Exception for ‘Ordinary Course of Business’
Client Alert - July 27, 2009 | SEC Enforcement Action on Section 13(d) Disclosure Requirements for Institutional Investors Clarifies the Exception for “Ordinary Course of Business”
Client Alert - June 19, 2008 | Supreme Court Issues Two Important Age Discrimination Decisions
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