Amy S. Park

Partner

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Amy S. Park is high-stakes commercial litigator with an emphasis on complex business litigation, securities class actions and derivative suits, M&A litigation and corporate governance disputes. A creative tactician and skilled advocate, Amy guides her clients through all stages of disputes, delivering innovative arguments, winning strategies and practical solutions.

Recognized for her depth of experience in securities, business and financial disputes, Amy was named a Lawyer of the Year for Securities Litigation in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers and is listed in the publication’s securities and commercial litigation categories. Amy serves as an Advisory Board Member of the Women In Securities Litigation Network, and writes and speaks regularly on developments in securities and other class action litigation. In 2020, she received a JD Supra Readers’ Choice Award for her articles covering developments in class action litigation.

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Honors & Awards

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers® for Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions (2023-2024), Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Securities (2019-2024), and Litigation - Securities (2024) in Menlo Park, CA; Amy had also been named "Lawyer of the Year" (Litigation - Securities) in San Jose, CA (2019)
  • Recommended by The Legal 500 US in the category of Securities Litigation: Defense (2021-2023) 

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • California
  • New York
  • New Jersey

Education

  • Seton Hall University, J.D.: magna cum laude; Articles Editor, Seton Hall Law Review; Moot Court Board
  • Seton Hall University, B.A.: summa cum laude

Professional Activities

Clerkships

  • Honorable John C. Lifland, US District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • Honorable Stephen A. Stripp, US Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey

Publications

  • Co-Author, “Officer Oversight Liability: Insights from the McDonald’s Decision,” The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor (April 2023)
  • Author, “An Amendment to the CCPA Provides a Welcome But Brief Reprieve for B2B Businesses,” The Recorder (October 25, 2019)
  • Author, “Effective Use of Deposition Video Clips at Trial,” Daily Journal (February 21, 2018)
  • Author, “Tips For Drafting Contractual Nonreliance Clauses,” Law360 (February 13, 2018)
  • Author, “Reg G-Based Merger Objection Claims Face Uncertain Future,” Daily Journal (January 23, 2018)
  • Co-Author, “Ninth Circuit Looks North in First-of-Its-Kind Decision,” Law.com (June 12, 2015)
  • Co-Author, “Twist on Merger Litigation: Paid Too Much?,” Daily Journal (January 22, 2015)
  • Author, “The Supreme Court Missed an Opportunity in Chadbourne to Maintain Uniformity Within Class Action Securities Litigation Involving Nationally-Traded Securities,” Bloomberg BNA (April 8, 2014)
  • Author, “Ninth Circuit: Forward-Looking Statements Protected by Safe Harbor Provision,” Los Angeles Daily Journal (July 14, 2010)
  • Author, “Justice Harry A. Blackmun: A Retrospective Consideration of the Justice’s Role in the Emancipation of Women,” 25 Seton Hall L. Rev. 1176 (1995)

Speaking Engagements

  • Presenter, “Is This Even Ethical?,” O’Melveny Public Company Boot Camp series (2020-2023)
  • Panelist, “M&A Disputes,” Corporate Disputes (April/June 2016)
  • Panelist, “Shareholder Litigation,” Corporate Disputes (October/December 2014)
  • The Amidi Group and its principals in California state court litigation involving allegations of financial abuse, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and breach of contract and claims of $500 million+ in damages, relating to plaintiff’s sale of her interest in four businesses to defendants.
  • Oakland Roots Sports Club and the members of its board of directors in California state court litigation and a trial in arbitration regarding claims by the company’s former CEO and board member challenging his removal from those positions and seeking his reinstatement to both.
  • Quotient Technology in a post-closing earn-out dispute relating to the company’s acquisition of SavingStar.
  • Tetra Tech, Inc. in a post-closing M&A dispute involving a demand for accelerated earn-out payment and claims of fraud, breach of stock purchase agreement, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
  • Securitize, Inc. in a post-closing M&A dispute regarding entitlement to earn-out payments and claims for breach of purchase agreement.
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