Jonathan Youngwood is a partner in the Firm's Litigation Department.  He has represented financial institutions and other clients in a wide range of high-profile complex commercial litigation matters, including securities, corporate control, antitrust, ERISA and insurance disputes.  Mr. Youngwood has been involved in litigations involving The Blackstone Group, Bank of Montreal, Enron, Focus Media, Goldman Sachs, HCA, JPMorgan Chase, KKR, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, PXRE, St. Paul Travelers, UBS, among many others.

Chambers and Partners has recognized Mr. Youngwood as a leading securities litigator, describing him as a "smart, focused and creative lawyer who brings the required intensity to the job" and "a detail-oriented litigator with the ability to get to the nub of an issue."  The Legal 500 calls him "[o]ne of the up-and-coming stars of the team."  Mr. Youngwood was featured in Securities Law 360’s 2007 "10 under 40" series.  Mr. Youngwood is a frequent contributor to legal publications and a frequent speaker at Practising Law Institute and other events.  He is the Co-chair of PLI's annual Securities Litigation & Enforcement Institute. Among a number of significant pro bono achievements, Mr. Youngwood served on the Simpson Thacher team that achieved a finding (after a seven-month trial) that the New York City public schools fail to provide a constitutionally adequate education.

Mr. Youngwood received his B.A. with honors from Brown University in 1990. He received his J.D. in 1994 with honors from the University of Chicago, where he served as Comments Editor of The University of Chicago Law Review. He also holds a Masters Degree (1992) from the University of Chicago in Public Policy. Mr. Youngwood joined Simpson Thacher in 1995 following a one-year clerkship with The Honorable Dennis G. Jacobs of United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He was elected a partner in 2002.

Publications

•	Jonathan K. Youngwood and Peter H. Bresnan, Hearing Merck:  The Supreme Court Considers the ‘Inquiry Notice’ Standard in Federal Securities Fraud Cases, in Securities Litigation Report:  Volume 7, Issue 1 (December/January 2010)
•	The Supreme Court Considers the Standards Governing the Interpretation of ERISA Plans
•	The Supreme Court Considers the Constitutionality of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
•	The Supreme Court Considers the ‘Inquiry Notice’ Standard in Federal Securities Fraud Cases
•	Class Action Lawsuits Involving Foreign Claimants, Practising Law Institute (2009)
•	Consideration of the Underlying Merits as Part of the Class Certification Analysis, Practising Law Institute (2009)
•	The Application of Twombly and Iqbal to ERISA 401(k) Stock-Drop Cases, Practising Law Institute (2009)
•	The Application of Twombly, Iqbal, Dura and Tellabs to the Securities Act of 1933, Practising Law Institute (2009)
•	The Heightened Pleading Standard of Twombly Applies to All Federal Civil Claims
•	Due Diligence as a Litigation Defense, Practising Law Institute (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
•	An Overview of Removing and Remanding Cases Originally Filed in State Courts, Practising Law Institute (2007, 2008)
•	Interlocutory Appeals of Class Certification Decisions under Rule 23(f), Practising Law Institute (2008)
•	Class Action Lawsuits Involving Foreign Claimants, Practising Law Institute (2008)
•	Current Litigation Issues Involving Cash Balance Plans, Practising Law Institute (2008, 2009)
•	Second Circuit Holds That Cash Balance Pension Plans Do Not Violate ERISA’s Prohibition on Age Discrimination
•	Supreme Court Finds that ERISA Fiduciaries May Be Liable for Damages to an Individual 401(k) Plan Participant’s Account
•	The Supreme Court Rejects "Scheme" Liability For Secondary Actors In The Absence Of Actual Reliance On The Deceptive Conduct Or A Separate Duty To Speak
•	Supreme Court Considers Whether ERISA Fiduciaries May Be Liable for Damages to an Individual Participant’s Account
•	Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Expanding Securities Fraud Liability to Secondary Actors Based on Allegedly Fraudulent, Arm's Length Business Transactions
•	Supreme Court Adopts Heightened Standard for Pleading Scienter in Federal Securities Fraud Cases
•	Legal Issues Relating to Getting Cases Consolidated or Coordinated, Practising Law Institute (2006)
•	The Presumption of Judicial Vindictiveness in Multi-Court Re-Sentencing, 60 University of Chicago Law Review, Spring 1993

Speaking Engagements

•	Jonathan K. Youngwood Will Moderate a Panel at Practising Law Institute's "'Bet the Company' Litigation 2009: Best Practices for Complex Cases" Program on November 10, 2009 in New York October 20, 2009
•	Jonathan K. Youngwood Will Speak at Practising Law Institute's "ERISA Litigation 2009" Program on September 30, 2009 in New York September 24, 2009
•	Jonathan K. Youngwood to Chair and Peter H. Bresnan to Speak at PLI's "Securities Litigation & Enforcement Institute" August 24, 2009
•	Marni Lerner and Jonathan Youngwood to Speak at PLI's "Conducting Due Diligence in M&A and Securities Offerings" June 4, 2009
•	Jonathan Youngwood to Speak at PLI's Managing Complex Litigation 2008 Conference November 6, 2008
•	Jonathan K. Youngwood to Speak at PLI's ERISA Litigation Program October 24, 2008
•	Marni Lerner and Jonathan Youngwood to Speak at PLI Conducting Due Diligence Program May 28, 2008
•	Bruce Angiolillo and Jonathan Youngwood to Speak at Bloomberg Securities Symposium May 14, 2008

Admissions

•	New York
•	Supreme Court of the United States
•	Southern District of New York
•	Eastern District of New York
•	Northern District of New York
•	United States District Court for the District of Columbia
•	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
•	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Clerkships

•	Hon. Dennis G. Jacobs, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

Education

•	The University of Chicago Law School, 1994 J.D. With Honors; University of Chicago Law Review, Comment Editor, 1992-1994
•	Brown University, 1990 B.A. Honors in Major (Public Policy)