Rougeux, Natalie C.

David Guin’s law practice emphasizes securities fraud and antitrust litigation. Mr. Guin's securities fraud lawsuits have involved premature redemptions of corporate bonds, complex mortgage derivative securities, claims under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and state “Blue Sky” laws, municipal bond defaults, and non-standard securities, such as synthetic collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) and mortgage-backed securities. His antitrust and racketeering (RICO) cases have involved construction products, oil and gas leases, chemical and herbicide pricing, and the misuse of patent litigation to eliminate competition in the generic pharmaceutical market.

Mr. Guin has been appointed by the Governor and Attorney General of the State of Alabama as a Deputy Attorney General to represent the Alabama Securities Commission in securities litigation. He serves on the Editorial Board of Class Action Reports, a bi-monthly Thomson/West publication reporting on all aspects of class action litigation. Guin served from 1993-96 on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys (www.nascat.org), and he represents the firm in the International Network of Boutique Law Firms (www.inblf.com). Mr. Guin has taken an active role in developing and commenting on legislation that affects securities and class action litigation. For example, he testified before the Senate Banking Committee regarding the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA). In addition, he and his clients in South Carolina National Bank v. Stone provided comments and testimony for the U.S. Senate that aided in the crafting of Section 27A of the Securities Exchange Act, which revived claims that had been time-barred by Lampf, Pleva, Lipkind, Prupis & Petigrow v. Gilbertson, 501 U.S. 350 (1991). Guin has twice appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mr. Guin comes from a family of lawyers and judges. His grandfather (J. Foy Guin, Sr.) practiced as a country lawyer, representing both plaintiffs and defendants, in Russellville, Alabama, for more than 50 years. His father (Hon. J. Foy Guin, Jr.) is a sitting United States District Judge serving in the Northern District of Alabama (Birmingham), and his brother (Jay Guin) practices tax, municipal bond, and ERISA law in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Mr. Guin regularly attends the Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference.