About Ronald
Ronald Berenstain, a partner in the firm's Litigation practice, has been lead counsel in scores of high-stakes securities and corporate governance cases for more than 30 years. His practice is focused on representing public companies and their officers and directors, as well as underwriters and accountants in shareholder class action litigation, shareholder derivative litigation, merger and acquisition litigation, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) class action litigation, Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement proceedings and internal investigations. He has extensive experience with accounting irregularity issues, financial restatements, compliance with disclosure regulations, insider trading claims and director and officer insurance issues. He has counseled public companies and their boards of directors on disclosure and compliance issues and corporate governance matters.
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Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - ERISA, Seattle (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - ERISA, Seattle (2020)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - ERISA, Seattle (2016)
- Recognized: Commercial Litigation
- Recognized: Litigation - ERISA
- Recognized: Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
- Recognized: Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Recognized: Litigation - Securities
- Practice Area: Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
- Listed in Washington Law & Politics, “Washington’s Super Lawyers,” 2007 - 2013
- Ranked by Chambers USA, in “America’s Leading Commercial Litigation Lawyers," 2012 - 2014