Ty Shockley is an associate in the Denver office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Litigation Department. His practice focuses on securities litigation, securities enforcement and white collar investigations, and complex commercial and environmental litigation. He represents private and public companies, financial institutions, and their officers and directors in high-stakes disputes and in government and internal investigations.
Ty has experience defending securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation, with significant contribution to early case strategy and motion-to-dismiss briefing. He also represents clients in investigations before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, and self-regulatory organizations, as well as in internal investigations including whistleblower complaints. That work has included preparing for and attending witness interviews alongside clients with DOJ, SEC, and federal investigators, and managing complex document discovery and productions. In environmental and other complex litigation, Ty has helped manage jurisdiction-specific discovery needs across multiple coordinated actions.
Drawing on his background in accounting and auditing, Ty brings particular facility with financial statements and complex data to his securities and investigations work.
Ty earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2023. During his final semester of law school, Ty was an extern for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia and appeared in federal court under a third-year practice certificate.
Ty graduated summa cum laude from the University of Wyoming with separate Bachelor of Science degrees in Accounting and in Agribusiness, and worked as an auditor prior to attending law school.
Ty is admitted to practice law in Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana.
Capabilities
- Litigation
- Accounting Firm Advisory and Defense
- Class Actions
- Law Firm Defense
- Securities Enforcement
- Securities Litigation
- Tax
- White Collar Defense and Investigations
Credentials
Education:
- University of Virginia - 2023 Juris Doctor
- University of Wyoming - 2018 Bachelor of Science
Admissions:
- Colorado Bar
- Montana Bar
- Wyoming Bar