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Cooley Wins Appeal for IonQ in Securities Fraud Class Action

April 8, 2025

Cooley secured an appellate win on behalf of IonQ, a quantum computing hardware and software company, in the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, affirming the original dismissal of the securities class action and ruling that plaintiffs cannot adequately plead loss causation by relying on a self-interested short-seller report based on anonymous sources.

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Ryan Blair
Partner, San Diego
Koji Fukumura
Partner, San Diego
David E. Mills
Partner, Washington, DC
Kathleen R. Hartnett
Partner, San Francisco
Elizabeth Wright
Special Counsel, Boston
Caitlin B. Munley
Associate, Washington, DC
Linh Nguyen
Associate, San Diego
Allison Wettstein O’Neill
Associate, San Diego
Jessica Taylor
Associate, San Diego
Vivienne Goldschlag
Associate, San Diego

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Cooley Secures Dismissal With Prejudice for Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

August 13, 2024

Cooley secured a summary judgment with prejudice for Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (Aurinia), a Canada-based company focused on developing therapies to treat autoimmune diseases, in a securities class action challenging numerous public statements made over a period of nine months. The Cooley team was led by securities litigation and enforcement partners Koji Fukumura and Ryan Blair, with support from associates Heather Speers, Matt Martinez and Jessica Taylor. The case is Michael J. Ortmann v. Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. (Case No.: 22-1335-BAH).

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Koji Fukumura
Partner, San Diego
Ryan Blair
Partner, San Diego
Heather Speers
Partner, San Diego
Matt Martinez
Associate, San Diego
Jessica Taylor
Associate, San Diego

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Cooley Secures Another Win for IonQ in Securities Fraud Class Action

July 10, 2024

Cooley secured another win on behalf of IonQ, a quantum computing hardware and software company, when a district court issued an order denying the plaintiffs’ attempt to amend their complaint and request that the court reconsider its prior dismissal with prejudice of a consolidated securities fraud class action.

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Koji Fukumura
Partner, San Diego
Ryan Blair
Partner, San Diego
David E. Mills
Partner, Washington, DC
Elizabeth Wright
Special Counsel, Boston
Caitlin B. Munley
Associate, Washington, DC
Linh Nguyen
Associate, San Diego
Jessica Taylor
Associate, San Diego
Vivienne Goldschlag
Associate, San Diego

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Cooley Secures Complete Victory for IonQ in Securities Fraud Class Action

October 6, 2023

Cooley represented IonQ, a quantum computing hardware and software company, in a consolidated securities fraud class action initially brought by former investor Michael Leacock.

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Koji Fukumura
Partner, San Diego
Ryan Blair
Partner, San Diego
David E. Mills
Partner, Washington, DC
Elizabeth Wright
Special Counsel, Boston
Caitlin B. Munley
Associate, Washington, DC
Linh Nguyen
Associate, San Diego
Jessica Taylor
Associate, San Diego
Vivienne Goldschlag
Associate, San Diego

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