Francis P. McConville

Francis P. McConville is a Partner in the New York office of Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP.  Francis focuses on prosecuting complex securities fraud cases on behalf of institutional investor clients.  As a lead member of the Firm’s Case Evaluation Group, he focuses on the identification, investigation, and development of potential actions to recover investment losses resulting from violations of the federal securities laws and various actions to vindicate shareholder rights in response to corporate and fiduciary misconduct.

Francis has been named a Rising Star of securities litigation in Law360's list of attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments transcend their age.  The Best Lawyers in America® named him among the “Ones to Watch” in the Securities Litigation category and Lawdragon has recognized him as one of the country’s Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers and Next Generation Lawyers.  Benchmark Litigation also recognized him as a Future Star and named him to their “40 & Under List.”

Francis has played a key role in filing several matters on behalf of the Firm, including Boston Retirement System v. Uber Technologies, Inc. ($200 million settlement, pending court approval); In re SCANA Securities Litigation ($192.5 million settlement); Boston Retirement System v. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($125 million settlement); In re Nielsen Holdings PLC Securities Litigation ($73 million settlement); In re The Boeing Company Securities Litigation; In re PG&E Corporation Securities Litigation; McAlice v. The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.; Ohio Carpenters Pension Fund v. Norfolk Southern Corporation; and In re Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. Securities Litigation, among others.

Prior to joining Labaton Keller Sucharow, Francis was a Litigation Associate at a national law firm primarily focused on securities and consumer class action litigation.  Francis has represented institutional and individual clients in federal and state court across the country in class action securities litigation and shareholder disputes, along with a variety of commercial litigation matters.  He assisted in the prosecution of several matters, including Kiken v. Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc. ($42 million recovery); Hayes v. MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp. ($23.5 million recovery); and In re Galena Biopharma, Inc. Securities Litigation ($20 million recovery).

Francis is an active member of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys (NAPPA).  He has served on Law360’s Securities Editorial Advisory Board.

Francis received his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from New York Law School where he was named a John Marshall Harlan Scholar and received a Public Service Certificate.  Francis served as Associate Managing Editor of the New York Law School Law Review and worked in the Urban Law Clinic.  He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame.