Franklyn Williams is a senior projects associate at BFA and a part of the litigation team prosecuting complex securities fraud on behalf of institutional investors.
With over a decade of legal experience, Franklyn was an integral part of the teams that successfully litigated over a dozen securities cases, including In re Teva Securities Litigation ($420M settlement), The Police Retirement System of St. Louis v. Granite Construction Inc. ($129M settlement), In re Talis Biomedical Securities Litigation ($32.5M settlement), Blinsky v. Gatos Silver, Inc. ($21M settlement), Ciarciello v. Bioventus ($15.25M settlement), Colwell v. Exicure Inc. ($5.25M settlement), Owen v. Elastos Foundation ($2M settlement), and Lozado v. TaskUs, Inc. ($17.5M settlement pending).
Franklyn received his J.D. from Boston University School of Law where he served as the Editor in Chief of the Boston University International Law Journal and participated in the Civil Litigation Clinic. He earned his B.A. from Cornell University with a minor in law & society and majors in both government and philosophy. While attending Cornell, Franklyn externed with Judge Patricia Anne Williams of the Bronx County Supreme Court and summer interned with both the NYC Human Resources Association Bureau of Fraud Investigation and the NYC Administration for Children’s Services Legal Division.
| Case | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Chow v. Enochian Biosciences Inc. et al. | U.S. Securities Litigation | Pending |
| 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 Talis Biomedical Securities Litigation | U.S. Securities Litigation | Settled |
| In re Teva Securities Litigation | U.S. Securities Litigation | Settled |
| Lozada v. TaskUs, Inc. 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 |
| Owen v. Elastos Foundation | U.S. Securities Litigation | Settled |
| Peters v. Twist Bioscience Corp. et al. | U.S. Securities Litigation | Pending |
| The Police Retirement System of St. Louis v. Granite Construction Incorporated et al. | U.S. Securities Litigation | Settled |