Attorneys

r. Worm practices out of the firm's San Diego office and focuses on securities and complex litigation. Among other matters, Mr. Worm is currently a member of the team prosecuting In re Lehman Brothers Equity/Debt Securities Litigation, a securities class action pending in the Southern District of New York against several former officers and directors of Lehman Brothers, Lehman Brothers' external auditor, and the underwriters of certain Lehman Brothers securities. 

Mr. Worm has successfully represented investors in several large securities class actions.  For example, Mr. Worm was a member of the team responsible for prosecuting In re Washington Mutual, Inc. Securities Litigation, which ultimately recovered $208.5 million for investors in Washington Mutual securities.  Mr. Worm, together with firm partner Blair Nicholas and senior counsel Benjamin Galdston, also recently represented the Lead Plaintiffs in In re International Rectifier Corporation Securities Litigation, a securities class action brought in the Central District of California. This matter recovered $90 million for the class through a favorable settlement.

Mr. Worm has also successfully represented investors in direct actions. As just one example, Mr. Worm, along with firm partner Blair Nicholas, represented a public pension fund, mutual funds, hedge funds, and individual investors in an opt-out action alleging federal and state law claims against Tyco International, Ltd. and several of its former officers and directors. The action recovered over $105 million, which represents a significant multiple of the recovery in a related class action.

Prior to joining BLB&G, Mr. Worm served as a law clerk to the Honorable Marilyn L. Huff, United States District Judge for the Southern District of California. Prior to that, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Federico A. Moreno, Chief United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida. Mr. Worm also worked as an associate at Mayer Brown LLP in Chicago where he represented plaintiffs and defendants in civil and criminal matters.

While attending the University of Notre Dame Law School, Mr. Worm served as a staff member for the Notre Dame Law Review and worked as a teaching assistant for the first year legal writing program.