Ross Shikowitz

Ross Shikowitz focuses his practice on investigating, analyzing and prosecuting complex securities matters on behalf of institutional investors.
 
For over a decade, Ross has been advising many of the world’s largest and most sophisticated institutional investors concerning their rights and potential legal claims arising out of securities-related matters.  He is a leader of the firm’s Client Monitoring and Case Evaluation Group in which he, together with a team of attorneys and financial analysts, develops and recommends legal strategies to the firm’s clients. 
 
Ross was one of the lead attorneys that litigated the securities class action against Granite Construction Incorporated and achieved a $129 million resolution on behalf of the class.  Ross is also one of the attorneys representing investors in the securities class actions concerning Gatos Silver, Inc., ($21 million resolution, pending final court approval), Bioventus Inc., ($15.25 million resolution, pending court approval), Exicure, Inc. ($5.625 million resolution, pending court approval), Talis Biomedical Corp., TaskUs, Inc., and UiPath, Inc. 

For his success representing investors, Ross has consistently been named as a “Rising Star” and a member of “Super Lawyers” in the area of securities litigation by Thompson Reuters Super Lawyers.  He was also recognized by The Legal 500 for his work representing investors.

Currently, Ross serves as a Vice President of the Institute for Law and Economic Policy, a public policy research and educational foundation whose mission is to preserve, study, and enhance investor and consumer access to the civil justice system.  In addition, Ross served as a member of Law 360's 2023 Securities Editorial Advisory Board, which provides the organization with expert insight into relevant trends in securities litigation.  Ross has also authored several articles focused on investor protection that have been published by the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys and the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems, among others.
 
Prior to joining the firm, Ross successfully represented numerous institutions that were misled when investing in residential mortgage-backed securities, and participated in the resolution of securities class actions concerning a European car manufacturer as well as a U.S. technology company.