Inez Friedman-Boyce, a partner in Goodwin Procter's Securities Litigation & White Collar Defense Group, has spent nearly two decades defending securities class action and shareholder litigation matters in federal and state courts against financial institutions and both publicly traded and privately held operating companies. Ms. Friedman-Boyce has also represented numerous clients in regulatory proceedings brought by the SEC, FINRA, and other federal and state regulatory bodies. Ms. Friedman-Boyce’s litigation and regulatory matters have involved allegations relating to the accuracy and completeness of corporate disclosures to investors (including financial guidance), possible accounting irregularities, and securities trading by corporate officers and directors, among other issues.

Her practice is national in scope, and she has represented both U.S. and foreign-based issuers and their directors and officers in securities and corporate governance matters across the country. Ms. Friedman-Boyce also has significant experience in mediating and arbitrating securities and financial fraud-related matters, and she recently obtained a favorable award for a client following a two-week arbitration of a post-closing dispute involving two high-technology companies.

Ms. Friedman-Boyce has been recognized for her civic contributions, particularly for her work on civil rights, fair housing and racial violence issues. She recently completed two terms as a director of the ACLU of Massachusetts and is the president-elect of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice, which honored her with its Outstanding Commitment to Civil Rights in the Next Century award.