Biography

Joshua M. Glasser is an associate in Weil’s Securities Litigation practice, where he focuses on the defense of shareholder derivative and class action litigation, M&A litigation, and other complex business disputes, as well as counseling with respect to shareholder demands and corporate governance.
From August 2017 through August 2018, Joshua served as a law clerk to the Hon. Karen L. Valihura, Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.
Prior to joining Weil, Joshua served as a legal intern for the Federal Programs Branch of the Department of Justice Civil Division and an associate producer for Bloomberg Television. He received his J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as Managing Editor of the Annual Survey of White Collar Crime and on the Executive Board of the American Criminal Law Review, and his B.A., magna cum laude, from Amherst College, where he was the Managing Editor of The Amherst Student.
Joshua is the author of the book The Eighteen-Day Running Mate: McGovern, Eagleton, and a Campaign in Crisis (Yale University Press, 2012), which has been reviewed in The Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, and Time Magazine, among other national publications. More recently, he authored New York and Delaware's Surprising Doctrinal Dissonance Concerning the Admissibility of Uncommunicated Contractual Intent, 41 Del. J. Corp. L. 859 (2017).
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Latest Thinking
- New McDonald’s Opinion Provides Directors a Playbook for Responding to “Red Flags” of Alleged Workplace Misconduct Alert — Securities Litigation — By Caroline Zalka, Amanda K. Pooler and Joshua M. Glasser — PDF — March 03, 2023
- Boeing Decision Underscores Need for Board Oversight of “Mission Critical” Product Safety Risks – And Documentation Demonstrating This Oversight Alert — Securities Litigation — By Stephen A. Radin and Joshua M. Glasser — PDF — September 13, 2021
- Supreme Court Holds that Generic Nature of Alleged Misstatements Should Be Considered at Class Cert in Securities Cases Alert — Securities Litigation — By Joseph S. Allerhand, John A. Neuwirth, Stacy Nettleton, Gregory Silbert and Joshua M. Glasser — PDF — June 22, 2021
- Supreme Court to Hear Goldman Securities Suit and Revisit Critical Class Certification Issues Alert — Securities Litigation — By Joseph S. Allerhand, Stacy Nettleton and Joshua M. Glasser — PDF — December 14, 2020
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Wins Dismissal of #MeToo Stockholder Derivative Action Against Signet Directors and Officers Firm Announcement — June 24, 2020