Ms. Chock, a partner with Hennigan, Bennett & Dorman LLP, specializes in complex securities fraud litigation. Prior to joining HBD in 2003, Ms. Chock was an associate at Latham & Watkins.

Ms. Chock’s recent efforts have included the successful opposition to CIBC World Market’s appellate challenge to a $52 million trial verdict in a securities fraud case brought by HBD on behalf of its investor clients Oaktree, TCW, and Pacholder. HBD also succeeded in its cross-appeal for several million dollars of prejudgment interest. The appellate decision is published at OCM Principal Opportunities Fund, L.P. v. CIBC World Markets Corp., 157 Cal. App. 4th 835 (2007).

Since 2005, Ms. Chock has been a member of the team of HBD attorneys representing a number of U.S. institutional investors in litigation against Bank of America in connection with the insurance companies’ purchases of Parmalat-related debt securities. Prior to that, Ms. Chock worked with the HBD team representing a number of large U.S. institutional investors in litigation against Wall Street banks in connection with their purchase of Enron and Enron-related securities.

Education
William & Mary School of Law, J.D., 1999
Order of Barristers
University of California at Santa Barbara,
B.A., French Literature, 1994.
University of Paris, Sorbonne

Professional Activities
Admitted: California, United States District Courts for the Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California
Member, American Bar Association, State Bar of California, Los Angeles County Bar Association