Beatriz Paterno focuses on securities and commercial litigation, representing U.S.-listed companies based in Asia in putative class actions filed in U.S. federal and state courts. She also has extensive experience assisting with corporate internal investigations and U.S. regulatory and enforcement matters arising under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other U.S. laws.
Prior to joining Skadden’s Singapore office in 2024, Paterno worked in the firm’s Hong Kong office starting in 2019, where she successfully defended some of the largest U.S.-listed Asian companies and advised large Southeast Asian corporations in internal investigations and U.S. regulatory and enforcement matters.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Investigations Lawyers | 2026 | White Collar, Litigation, Investigations, FCPA |
Her experience includes advising:
- Grab Holdings Limited in a putative U.S. federal securities class action alleging that the company made false and misleading statements regarding its business operations and prospects in violation of federal securities laws. Ms. Paterno also helped secured the dismissal of an intellectual property action against Grab and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates filed in California
- RLX Technology Inc. in securing the Second Circuit affirmance of the dismissal of a federal securities class action alleging that the company made material misstatements and omissions regarding certain regulatory changes in violation of the Securities Act of 1933.
- iQIYI, Inc. in securing the dismissal of a federal securities class action alleging that the company made material misstatements relating to its business and operations
- Pintec Technology Holdings Limited in securing the dismissal of a federal securities class action alleging that the company made misstatements and omissions regarding its business, operations and financial performance in violation of the Securities Act of 1933
- ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. in securing the dismissal of a securities class action alleging that offering materials related to ZTO’s IPO omitted a change in the company’s pricing
- LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. in securing the dismissal of two class action lawsuits filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, asserting claims under Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
- Gaotu Techedu Inc. in securing the dismissal of a securities class action complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey alleging that the company made material misstatements and omissions in violation of federal securities laws
- Nio Inc. in several securities class actions in federal and state courts in New York and California alleging that the company made false and misleading statements regarding its business operation in violation of federal securities laws