Michael T. Jones

Michael Jones is a litigation attorney in Holland & Knight's Boston and San Francisco offices. Mr. Jones focuses his practice on representing public and private technology, life sciences and healthcare companies in class action and derivative litigation. He also handles U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and other government, regulatory and internal investigations; fiduciary duty claims, corporate governance matters and shareholder disputes; public mergers and acquisitions (M&A) litigation and post-closing disputes; and other high-stakes commercial disputes.

Mr. Jones conducts internal corporate investigations for audit committees and other board committees in financial accounting and corporate governance-related matters, including whistleblower matters under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. He also represents clients in Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) inquiries and in regulatory proceedings brought by the SEC and others concerning possible accounting irregularities, corporate disclosures and insider trading, among other matters.

Mr. Jones advises public and private technology, life sciences and healthcare companies on compliance and risk management issues. This includes providing guidance on internal compliance processes and procedures, handling whistleblower complaints, and process and disclosure issues related to M&A.

In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Jones frequently writes and speaks on legal issues and developments related to securities and class action litigation, public company disclosure and corporate governance issues, M&A and SEC enforcement.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Jones was a partner at a global law firm in its Boston and Silicon Valley offices.