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Retired Partner | King & Spalding<\/p>

Founder | Bessette Law PLLC<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Paul is a senior litigation partner who retired from King & Spalding LLP in 2024, where he served as co-chair of the Firm\u2019s Corporate & Securities Litigation Practice.\u00a0 Paul has decades of experience litigating high stakes, bet-the-company securities class action and shareholder litigation, as well as complex commercial and business litigation.\u00a0 He also works regularly with board committees leading internal investigations and advising companies on governance and fiduciary duty issues.<\/p>

Paul has been ranked and recognized for 20 years by Chambers,<\/em> Best Lawyers in America,<\/em> Legal 500<\/em>, Super Lawyers<\/em> and Lawdragon<\/em>, among others. <\/em>\u00a0He is rated AV\u00ae Preeminent\u2122 by Martindale-Hubbel.\u00a0 Client and peer reviews in Chambers<\/em> say Paul \u201chas a fast growing reputation for the quality of his representation in a wide range of securities matters.\u00a0 Market sources laud his ability to engage with company directors, saying that he\u2018s a very strong boardroom guy with a good team around him<\/em>.\u201d\u2019\u00a0 \u201cPracticing in this area is an art, and he is very good at it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>

Paul frequently speaks and writes on shareholder litigation, corporate disclosure, corporate governance and related topics. He has authored numerous securities-related articles for publications including ABA Business Law Today, Insights, Financial Executive, Law360, Financial fraud Law Report, The D&O Diary, Bloomberg Law Reports, National Underwriter<\/em> and The Securities Reporter.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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  • Law Degree, Baylor Law School\u00a0<\/li>
  • B.A.\/B.B.A., The University of Texas at Austin<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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    • Supreme Court of the United States<\/li>
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit<\/li>
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit<\/li>
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit<\/li>
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit<\/li>
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit<\/li>
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York<\/li>
    • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York<\/li>
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas<\/li>
    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas<\/li>
    • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas<\/li>
    • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas<\/li>
    • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California<\/li>
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California<\/li>
    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California<\/li>
    • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California<\/li>
    • California<\/li>
    • New York<\/li>
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      Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
      LITIGATION COUNSEL OF AMERICA, 2024
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      Recognized by Leading Lawyers of America
      LEADING LAWYERS OF AMERICA, 2024
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      “Paul is great at handling complexity.” “Paul is really well-spoken advocate. He is very succinct.”
      BANK 1: LITIGATION: SECURITIES, CHAMBERS 2024
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      Recommended for Securities Litigation Defense
      LEGAL 500 UNITED STATES 2024 GUIDE
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      “Knowledgeable and experienced in dealing with securities litigation; very practical and efficient.”
      CHAMBERS USA 2023, BAND 1
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      Recognized by Best Lawyer
      THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA – 2023
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      “One of the best defense counsel in the industry\u2013combines legal acumen, bus. awareness, communication & responsiveness.”
      CHAMBERS USA, LITIGATION, 2022, BUSINESS TODAY 2023
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      “He’s very substantive and analytical as well as timely in providing information to clients. A strong securities player.”
      CHAMBERS, 2021
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      Acts on behalf of corporations and their Ds&Os in high-stakes securities litigation, including enforcement actions.
      CHAMBERS USA, 2020, BAND 2
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      Paul Bessette maintains a specialty in securities litigation, which includes SEC enforcement actions and class actions.
      CHAMBERS, LITIGATION: SECURITIES-TEXAS 2019, BAND 2
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      “An expert in the area and knows it extraordinarily well” \u201cPracticing in this area is an art, and he is very good at it”
      CHAMBERS USA 2018, BAND 2
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      Paul \u201chas a fast growing reputation for the quality of his representation in a wide range of securities matters.\u201d
      CHAMBERS USA, 2016
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      \u201cMarket sources laud his ability to engage with company directors\u201d
      CHAMBERS USA, 2016
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      Paul \u201cis a very strong boardroom guy with a good team around him.\u201d
      CHAMBERS USA, 2016
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      \u201cStrength in a full range of securities litigation matters.\u201d
      U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, 2015
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      Recognized for Securities Litigation
      THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA, 2011\u20132025
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      One of “100 Lawyers You Need to Know in Securities Litigation”
      LAWDRAGON, 2008
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      One of “3000 Leading Lawyers in America”
      LAWDRAGON.COM, 2006, 2010\u20132011
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      Recognized by Texas Super Lawyers
      SUPER LAWYERS MAGAZINE, 2007\u20132019
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      Recognized for Securities Litigation
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