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EDITORIAL REVIEW The god of SEC enforcement and litigation has his hands full defending Mark Cuban and Royal Dutch/Shell, while representing Brocade’s special litigation committee. —2008 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America
Ferrera's firm stance helped Dollar General, Royal Dutch/Shell and Zurich Financial Services fend off SEC enforcement and class actions suits. — Lawdragon,
January 2008
Global Crossing, Interstate Bakeries and Waste Management count on this corporate law kingpin. — Lawdragon,
October 2006
Corporate America hires securities lawyer Ralph Ferrara when the SEC is breathing down its neck. — Lawdragon,
October 2005
Submit your evaluation of this attorney. Contact Lawdragon about the information in this review.  Ralph C. Ferrara Washington, DC 202-346-8020 rferrara@dl.com Practice Areas
Ralph Ferrara is co-chair of the Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Corporate Governance Litigation Practice Group. His practice includes a wide range of business regulatory and corporate governance matters representing corporations and individuals in complex securities class and shareholder derivative actions, advising corporate clients on Securities and Exchange Commission reporting and disclosure requirements, representing corporations and individuals in government investigations and enforcement proceedings, conducting corporate internal investigations and counseling corporate officers and boards on these matters. Mr. Ferrara has argued on five occasions before the United States Supreme Court, appeared in each of the Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal and represented clients in state and federal courts across the country. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Ferrara was the managing partner of Debevoise & Plimpton's Washington, DC office and a member of the firm's Management Committee. Mr. Ferrara also served as General Counsel of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In that capacity, Mr. Ferrara argued several cases before the United States Supreme Court including: Harry G. Burks, et al. v. Howard M. Lasker and Irving Goldberg; Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc., et al. v. Harry Lewis; Aaron v. Securities and Exchange Commission; Steadman v. Securities and Exchange Commission. During his career with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mr. Ferrara was appointed as Chief of Staff or Special Counsel to three Chairmen. SEC Enforcement and Class Action Experience
Admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia 1970, New York 1982, Florida 1990, Colorado 1993. Mr. Ferrara is admitted to appear before U.S. Supreme Court, Fourth Circuit, Fifth Circuit, Tenth Circuit, D.C. Circuit, D.D.C., and D.C. Superior Court. He is listed in the London Registry of Foreign Lawyers 1997, and has London Affiliate Status Membership (1997). Professional Associations Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (2008); The Review of Financial Services Regulation (Board of Advisors); University of Cincinnati College of Law (Board of Visitors 1995-; Center for Corporate Law, Board of Advisors 1995-); American Bar Association, Section on Corporation, Banking and Business Law (Task Force on Broker-Dealer Compliance, Chairman); Task Force on Review of Federal Securities Laws (Market Structures Working Group, Chairman); Task Force on Review of Federal Securities Laws (Market Structures Working Group, Chairman); Task Force on Insider Trading Controls; Federal Bar Association (Securities Law Committee; Executive Council); American Law Institute; Practising Law Institute (Securities Law Advisory Committee; Annual Institute on Securities Regulation, Co-Chair 1994-98; Sweeping Reform: Litigation and Bespeaking Caution Under the New Securities Law, Co-Chair 1995); Center for Public Resources, Inc. (Securities Disputes Committee, Chair); New York Stock Exchange (Board of Directors; Legal Advisory Committee); Board of Directors/Audit Committee of Caesars Entertainment (2003-2004); Co-Chair, Practising Law Institute, First Annual Directors' Institute on Corporate Governance (2003); Executive Council of the Securities Law Committee, Federal Bar Association; American Law Institute, Section on Corporation, Banking and Business Law, Planning and Review Committee, and Federal Regulation of Securities Committee, Vice-Chairman: Civil Liabilities and Litigation Subcommittee; Chairman: Task Force on Broker-Dealer Compliance, Market Structures Working Group of the Task Force on SEC Settlements, Task Force on Section 15(c)(4) Proceedings, Task Force on Securities Arbitration, American Bar Association; Advisory Board, D&O Advisor; Advisory Board, Securities Regulation & Law Report; Board of Advisors, Securities, the Monthly Newsletter of Securities Trading and Regulation on the Internet; Co-Chair, Practising Law Institute, Annual Institute on Securities Regulation: Securities Law Advisory Committee, Practising Law Institute; Board of Advisors, The Review of Financial Services Regulation; Chairman, Securities Disputes Committee, Center for Public Resources (Final Report Issued Summer 1991). Education
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