Stephen A. Fraser represents clients in complex litigation, including commercial, employment, and securities disputes, before federal and state courts and arbitral tribunals across the United States.

His practice focuses on questions facing equityholders and funds, from early-stage startups and venture capital firms to established firms, in their various capacities--as broker-dealers, employers, employees, fiduciaries, investors, and otherwise. Mr. Fraser also frequently handles matters arising in other heavily regulated areas, including banking and privacy.

Recently, Mr. Fraser served as Class Counsel in a settlement of claims under Illinois's Biometric Information Privacy Act, yielding the highest per-class-member recovery in the decades-long history of the statute. More than 1,000 class members were each eligible to recover more than $3,200. Mr. Fraser's recent cases have also included claims brought by workers seeking to recover equity and other compensation from their former employers under Illinois's Wage Payment and Collection Act.

Mr. Fraser also litigates issues of first impression in complex disputes to resolution. His cases have yielded decisions in Delaware and Illinois, including as to the applicability of confidentiality and nondisparagement provisions in contracts to speech during litigation.

Mr. Fraser earned a B.S.F.S. (Foreign Service) summa cum laude from Georgetown University in 2006 and a J.D. with Honors from the University of Texas School of Law in 2012. While in law school, Mr. Fraser was the Online Content Editor of the Texas Law Review and received the Outstanding Editor Award for his work.