Joshua S. Amsel is a partner of the Firm’s Litigation Department and Securities Litigation practice group, where he focuses on securities and derivative litigation, M&A litigation and counseling, and general corporate counseling of boards of directors, board committees, and senior management with respect to, among other things, securities, corporate governance, disclosure, and regulatory issues. Mr. Amsel also has extensive experience representing clients in connection with internal, governmental, and regulatory investigations, including those before the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
In 2011 and 2012, Mr. Amsel was named a New York "Rising Star" in securities litigation by Super Lawyers Magazine.
Mr. Amsel is a member of the Firm’s Professional Development Committee, as well as a member of the American Bar Association, the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association, and the Bar of the City of New York. He graduated from Cornell University and received his J.D. from the Fordham University School of Law.