Aurora Cassirer, President Emeritus

Aurora is a Business Litigation partner at Troutman Sanders, whose leadership roles have included several terms on the firm’s Executive Committee and service as New York office managing partner.

An experienced trial attorney, Aurora has had substantial experience in securities fraud class actions, breach of contract, qui tam, fraud, and privacy actions. She has counseled pharmaceutical companies, cyber security firms, private equity funds, start-ups, medical technology companies and various financial institutions on compliance, FCPA, privacy, and whistleblower issues. In the area of professional liability, she has defended professional liability claims against actuaries, attorneys, and consultants. Among her international clients, she has represented clients based in Israel, Korea, India, and China in disputes before U.S. courts or in arbitrations. Aurora serves as co-chair of the International Corporate Compliance Committee of the New York State Bar Association, and has frequently lectured and written on cyber security issues, securities litigation against pharma and medical device companies, whistle-blower claims, internal investigations and attorney-client privilege issues.