About David C. Jaynes
David C. Jaynes focuses his practice on investor protection and securities fraud litigation. In addition to his law degree, Mr. Jaynes has graduate degrees in business administration and finance. Prior to joining the firm, David worked in the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the Salt Lake Regional Office as part of the Student Honors Program. Mr. Jaynes began his career as a prosecutor and has significant trial experience.
While at Levi & Korsinsky, Mr. Jaynes has actively represented plaintiffs in the following securities class actions:
Mr. Jaynes has also had a role in litigating the following securities actions:
Education
- University of Utah, M.S., Finance (2020)
- University of Utah, M.B.A (2020)
- The George Washington University Law School, J.D. (2015)
- Brigham Young University, B.A., Middle East Studies and Arabic (2009)
Admissions
- Maryland (2015)
- Utah (2016)
- United States District Court for the District of Utah (2016)
- California (2021)
- United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2022)
- United States District Court for the Central District of California (2023)
- District of Colorado (2023)
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2025)
- United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2025)
Articles
Shih v. Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc (D. Mass. 2025): How Omitted Facts Made Amylyx’s Forward-Looking Growth Projections Materially Misleading and Actionable
A recent ruling from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in the case of Shih v. Amylyx Pha…
Fraudulent Financial Projections: Even If Financial Projections Are Protected by the PLSRA’s Safe Harbor Provisions, Statements and Omissions That Mislead Investors About the Bases of Projections Can Be Actionable
2nd Circuit Court of Appeals: “[A] projection is not a magic wand that immunizes all statements that relate to that pr…
Ninth Circuit Elevates Probative Value of Former Employee Statements at the Pleading Stage in 10b-5 Actions
Ninth Circuit Holds Former Employee Statements Can Be Probative of Scienter in 10b-5 Actions at the Pleading Stage Even…