Ralph C. Ferrara Corporate Defense Lawyer Ralph C. Ferrara is an experienced business law attorney and well-regarded author. His practice includes a wide range of litigation, business, regulatory and corporate governance matters. He represents corporations and individuals in complex securities class and shareholder derivative actions as well as contested mergers and acquisitions, advises corporate clients on SEC reporting and disclosure requirements, represents corporations and individuals in government investigations and enforcement proceedings, conducts corporate internal investigations, handles consumer financial services issues, and counsels corporate officers and boards on all of these matters. Donna M. Nagy Donna M. Nagy is the C.

Ben Dutton Professor of Business Law at the Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington and teaches courses in Securities Regulation, Securities Litigation, and Corporations. Previously she was the Charles Hartsock Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. Prior to teaching, Professor Nagy was an associate in the Washington D.C. office of Debevoise & Plimpton, where she represented corporations and individuals in connection with government investigations and civil and criminal proceedings. Herbert Thomas Herbert Thomas is the Chief Business Development and Marketing Officer of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, working from the New York office. Prior to joining Dewey & LeBoeuf, he was a securities litigator with Debevoise & Plimpton, where his practice focused on representing corporations and individuals in complex class and derivative actions.