Barry M. Kaplan

Barry Kaplan is a partner in the Seattle office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Barry has broad experience in securities and corporate governance litigation, class action defense, SEC and internal corporate investigations, and complex commercial litigation, including international disputes. Barry is a frequent writer and speaker on securities litigation and corporate law and governance topics, and has taught securities regulation at the University of Washington School of Law. He teaches a semester-long course on securities litigation at the University of Washington Law School. He also co-authored the leading treatise on Washington corporate law, published by LexisNexis. His many civic activities have included serving on the boards of directors for Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras, Legal Aid for Washington, Temple Beth Am, and the Intiman Theatre. Barry currently serves on the board of the Washington Israel Business Council (WIBC). Upon graduating from law school, Barry clerked for the Honorable Charles W. Joiner in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Barry currently serves as a member of the firm's board of directors and previously was a member of the firm's Policy Committee as well as its Nominating Committee. Best Lawyers in America recently named Barry the 2012 Securities Litigator of the Year for Seattle—the first time that this honor has been awarded to a Seattle securities litigator.