Jeffrey M. Benton

Jeffrey Benton has experience in a variety of litigation including securities litigation, pharmaceutical pricing litigation, white collar criminal investigations, and insurance litigation.

Education

• J.D., University of Houston Law Center, 2005
  Houston Law Review
  Moot Court
• B.S., U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, 2000
  

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 2005

Admitted To Practice

• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 2006
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2007
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, 2007
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2007

Representative Experience

• Represented board member of an energy company in an insider trading case brought by the SEC.
• Represented former CEO and chairman of the board of a financial services company in an SEC investigation.
• Assisted in the representation of former CEO of a publicly-traded energy company in SEC, U.S. Attorney's Office, and state securities board investigations, as well as in shareholder class actions and derivative actions.
• Assisted in the representation of former CFO of a publicly-traded medical device company in SEC investigations and U.S. Attorney's office investigations, as well as in shareholder class actions and derivative actions.
• Assisted in the representation of an energy company in a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigation by the U.S. Attorney's office.

Publications & Presentations

• Co-Author, "Client Alert: SEC Announces New Cooperation Initiative," Locke Lord (January 22, 2010)
  

Professional History

Associate in the law firm of Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Andrew S. Hanen of the
     Southern District of Texas, 2005-2007
Adjunct Professor of Business Law, University of Texas
     at Brownsville 2005-2006

Professional Affiliations & Achievements

• Editorial Board Member and Associate Editor, The Advocate: State Bar Litigation Section Report