Mr. Roberts' recent representations include the successful defense of Mark Cuban (owner of the Dallas Mavericks) in an SEC insider trading case. In a widely publicized trial victory, Mr. Cuban was found not liable on all claims. Mr. Roberts also represents a number of prominent companies – including CenturyLink, Lumber Liquidators, and Lender Processing Services – in the defense of private securities litigation. His notable past representations include appellate victories in the PEC Solutions, Cree, and Frontier Insurance securities class actions, leading to the complete dismissal of the claims in those cases.

Mr. Roberts is a writer and lecturer on securities litigation topics and is often quoted in the media. He is the author of The 10b-5 Daily, a blog devoted to news and analysis related to securities class actions. Mr. Roberts also is co-chairman of the annual Practicing Law Institute securities litigation program. He frequently submits amicus briefs in securities litigation cases on behalf of clients, including recent briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the Washington Legal Foundation in the Halliburton case and SIMFA and the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in the Matrixx case. Mr. Roberts has been named a Washington, DC Super Lawyer for 2013 and 2014.

Prior to joining Cooley, Mr. Roberts was a partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf. He also led the East Coast securities litigation practice of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati during his tenure with that firm.

Mr. Roberts received his JD from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was on the Law Review. Following law school, he was a judicial clerk for Judge Donald S. Russell, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Representative Matters:

Selected Activities

• Co-Chairman, Handling a Securities Case: From Investigation to Trial and Everything In Between, Practicing Law Institute, New York (2009 to present)
• Moderator, "Supreme Court's Morrison v. National Bank and ‘Foreign Cubed' Securities Fraud Actions," Practicing Law Institute (July 2010)
• Moderator, "Stoneridge: Is there 'Scheme' Liability or Not?" Practicing Law Institute (January 2008)
• Moderator, "Tellabs v. Makor: Pleading Scienter in Securities Fraud Cases," Practicing Law Institute (July 2007)
• Moderator, "Dabit and the Application of the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act," Practicing Law Institute (April 2006)
• Moderator, "Pleading Scienter in Securities Fraud Cases: What Investors, Companies, and Their Counsel Need to Know," Practicing Law Institute (January 2005)
• Moderator, "Pleading Loss Causation in Securities Fraud Cases: What Investors, Companies, and Their Counsel Need to Know," Practicing Law Institute (June 2004)
• Advisory Board, Securities Reform Act Litigation Reporter
• Adjunct Professor, George Mason University School of Law (2003-2005)
• Judicial Clerk, The Honorable Donald S. Russell, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1996-1997)

Publications

• "Behind the SEC's Pursuit of Mark Cuban," Wall Street Journal (November 18, 2013)
• "Understanding the New SEC Whistleblower Program," PLI's Handling a Securities Case 2013: From Investigation to Trial and Everything in Between, Course Handbook No. B- 2021 (April 2013)
• "When is a Fraud 'In Connection With' a Securities Transaction under SLUSA?" PLI's Handling a Securities Case 2013: From Investigation to Trial and Everything in Between, Course Handbook No. B-2021 (April 2013)
• "The Mutual Fund 'Loophole:' Why Fund Investors Are Having a Difficult Time Maintaining Securities Class Actions," PLI's Securities Litigation & Enforcement Institute 2011, Course Handbook No. B-1904 (September-October 2011)
• "Pleading in the Dark: The Use (And Potential Abuse) of Confidential Witness Statements in Federal Securities Fraud Complaints," PLI's Securities Litigation & Enforcement Institute 2009, Course Handbook No. B-1762 (September-October 2009)
• "Is the PSLRA's Safe Harbor Becoming a Safe Puddle?," PLI's Securities Litigation & Enforcement Institute 2008, Course Handbook No. B-1692 (September-October 2008) (co-author)
• "The Selection of Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel in Securities Class Actions," Class Action Watch (October 2008)
• "The Officer and the Janitor: 'Collective Scienter' in Securities Fraud Cases," The New York Law Journal (Feb. 8, 2008) (co-author)
• "End the Dual Approach," National Law Journal, Vol. 27 (October 24, 2005)
• "Lower Courts Will Determine Impact of Supreme Court's Securities Fraud Suit Ruling," Legal Backgrounder, Vol. 20, No. 22, Washington Legal Foundation (May 20, 2005) (co- author)
• "Pleading Loss Causation in Securities Fraud Cases: What Investors, Companies, and Their Counsel Need to Know," PLI's Securities Litigation & Enforcement Institute 2004, Course Handbook No. B-1442 (September-October 2004) (co-author)
• "Individual Trading Plans Can Help Defend Securities Fraud Claims," Compliance Week (July 7, 2004) (co-author)

Speeches and Programs

• Speaker, "The SEC and Securities Class Action Suits: Defining the Relationship Between the Commission and the Plaintiffs' Bar," WLF Web Seminar Series (July 29, 2008)
• Panelist, "What You Need To Know for 2008: Securities Litigation," Audio Webcast, Riskmetrics Group (January 2008)

Education

• University of Chicago Law School JD, 1996
• Johns Hopkins University
  MA • Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), 1993
• Johns Hopkins University BA, 1993

Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of the United States
• U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
• U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
• U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Maryland
• Virginia