About Us

William J. Fields

Mr. Fields focuses on breach of fiduciary duty actions and securities litigation. He has significant experience representing shareholders and investigating corporate wrongdoing on behalf of investors. Prior to cofounding FKS, Mr. Fields worked at a national plaintiffs’ class action securities law firm where he represented clients in derivative lawsuits, class actions, and investigations and helped recover millions of dollars on behalf of investors. Mr. Fields previously served as a Staff Attorney in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals – Staff Attorney’s Office.

Education:

Cornell Law School, J.D. (2011)
University of Connecticut, B.A. (2008)

Admissions:

New York (2012)
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2016)
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (2019)
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2019)

Christopher J. Kupka

ckupka@fksfirm.com

Mr. Kupka represents investors and employees in derivative litigation and securities and employment class actions. Before cofounding FKS, Mr. Kupka gained nearly a decade of fraud investigation and litigation experience – first at a firm specializing in prosecuting civil RICO fraud cases and subsequently with a boutique firm focused on stockholder representation, where Mr. Kupka also led the firm’s class action employment practice. Mr. Kupka has been selected by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters Corporation, as a Rising Star in each of 2018, 2019, and 2020.

Education:

University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D. (2010)
- - M.H. Goldstein Memorial Prize for excellence in labor law
  - Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Fellow
  - Associate Editor, Journal of International Relations
Cornell University, A.B. (2007)

Admissions:

New York (2011)
Illinois (2013)
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (2012)
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2012)
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2014)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2018)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (2019)

Publications:

“Remediation of Unfair Labor Practices and the EFCA: Justifications, Criticisms, and Alternatives,” 38 Rutgers L. Rec. 197 (May 2011)
Co-author of “Turning Tides For Employee Arbitration Agreements” as featured on Law360.com (October 2016)

Samir Shukurov

sshukurov@fksfirm.com

Mr. Shukurov’s legal practice is focused on derivative, corporate governance, and securities litigation. He has experience investigating company insiders’ misconduct and developing legal theories and strategies to recover for investors. Mr. Shukurov has almost a decade of legal experience in the financial field, including serving as the general counsel of EY’s (formerly known as Ernst & Young) office in Baku, Azerbaijan. Prior to cofounding FKS, he worked at a national securities litigation law firm representing clients in investigations, derivative lawsuits, and class actions. He was selected by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters Corporation, as a Rising Star in both 2019 and 2020. Mr. Shukurov is fluent in Azerbaijani, Russian, and Turkish.

Education:

Boston University School of Law, LL.M. (2015)
- - Outstanding Achievement Award
Baku State University, LL.M. in Civil Law with honors (2012)
Baku State University, LL.B. (2009)

Admissions:

Massachusetts (2015)
New York (2016)
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (2016)