Craig TenBroeck

Craig represents companies and their officers and directors in high-stakes securities class actions, shareholder derivative suits, and internal and government investigations. Clients turn to him when unexpected events trigger a flurry of lawsuits and investigation – as he is adept at coordinating an integrated response to protect the enterprise and its leadership.

A former newspaper reporter, Craig brings a storyteller’s clarity to complex disputes, distilling technical issues into straightforward, compelling narratives for courts, regulators and juries. He leverages that approach to defend emerging companies and global enterprises developing some of the world’s most exciting products and technologies.

Before joining Cooley, Craig clerked for Judge Roger T. Benitez of the US District Court for the Southern District of California. He earned his JD from the University of San Diego School of Law, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and the Order of Barristers and served on the San Diego Law Review and Moot Court Board. He received his BA in literature from Duke University.

Craig’s representative cases of note include:

• Representing a public technology company in multiple Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigations
• Representing a public software company in an SEC investigation involving whistleblower allegations
• Representing a public biotechnology company executive in an SEC investigation involving allegations of securities fraud
• Obtaining dismissal of a securities class action against one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies and its officers; affirmed by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Obtaining dismissal of dueling securities class actions against a consumer electronics company in state and federal court
• Obtaining dismissal of a securities class action against a global pharmaceutical company and its officers
• Obtaining dismissal of a securities class action against a manufacturer of 3D printers and its officers; affirmed by the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit