Cases
Representative Matters: Defended technology, life sciences
financial services companies against more than four dozen investor class
derivative actions alleging federal securities fraud, improper accounting, director
officer malfeasance
insider trading
Litigated wide array of consumer
business practices class actions (including those challenging product disclosure, advertising
labeling)
commercial
contractual disputes Represented issuers
registrants in many parallel SEC, FINRA
United States Attorney investigations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Washington,
Washington DC
Conducted independent investigations for boards of directors of NYSE, AMEX
NASDAQ issuers, including financial regulatory, accounting,
corrupt practices investigations in Asia, Europe
Latin America. Represented investment advisers, insurers,
broker dealers in class actions
regulatory proceedings involving the marketing, distribution
performance of mutual funds, annuities,
traditional
variable insurance
Defended securities class actions alleging biased research
market manipulation by investment bankers
Defended non-disclosure, fiduciary duty
mismanagement claims brought directly
derivatively by minority investors in close corporations, partnership
limited liability companies
Defended officers
directors of publicity traded bank in control contest
against disclosure claims based on filings with federal banking regulators
the SEC