Evan Kubota is a partner at BFA, with substantial experience in all stages of securities litigation through trial and appeal. Since joining BFA in 2019, Evan has participated in recovering over $640 million for investors, including In re Talis Biomedical Securities Litigation, a class action arising from a failed COVID-19 test that recently settled for up to 72% of realistically recoverable damages, which the Court praised as an “excellent” result.
Evan brings technical expertise and strategic insight informed by 15 years of experience litigating complex securities and derivative actions, bankruptcy confirmation and adversary proceedings, and regulatory investigations. He has worked closely with leading experts, presented at mediations and hearings, and participated in several trials.
Evan was a member of the teams prosecuting the successfully resolved cases against Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Granite Construction Incorporated, and Gatos Silver, Inc. He is currently litigating derivative actions against directors and officers of The Boeing Company, a class action against CVS Health, and sovereign debt litigation against Sri Lanka and the Republic of Argentina.
Prior to joining BFA, Evan practiced at a large global law firm for nine years, where he litigated high-profile matters on behalf of financial institutions and issuers in a variety of industries: serving as plaintiff's counsel in breach of contract, fraud and civil RICO litigations against a distressed insurance company; debtor's counsel in a leading media company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which eliminated over $1 billion in debt; and defending numerous RMBS-related litigations, arbitrations, and investigations in the wake of the financial crisis.
| Case | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bilinsky v. Gatos Silver, Inc. et al. | U.S. Securities Litigation | Settled |
| Ciarciello v. Bioventus Inc. | U.S. Securities Litigation | Settled |
| Colwell v. Exicure Inc. | U.S. Securities Litigation | Settled |
| In re ICON plc Securities Litigation | U.S. Securities Litigation | Pending |
| In re Talis Biomedical Securities Litigation | U.S. Securities Litigation | Settled |
| In re Teva Securities Litigation | U.S. Securities Litigation | Settled |
| In re UiPath Securities Litigation | U.S. Securities Litigation | Pending |
| Lozada v. TaskUs, Inc. et al. | U.S. Securities Litigation | Pending |
| Nixon v. CVS Health Corporation et al. | U.S. Securities Litigation | Pending |
| Ohio Public Employees Retirement System, State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, and Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System v. Calhoun et al. and The Boeing Company | Corporate Governance | Pending |
| The Police Retirement System of St. Louis v. Granite Construction Incorporated et al. | U.S. Securities Litigation | Settled |