Securities Archive » May, 2006

Securities - May, 2006

128 articles

• Facing 85 Years, Former Impath Pres. Gets Less Than 4
• SEC Fines Wall Street Firms $13M
• Labaton Sucharow Bolsters Int'l Practice With New Partner
• Group Demands Reform In Backdating Fallout
• Court Orders Review Of Milberg Weiss Indictment
• Citigroup Tries To Horn In On Eurotunnel Restructuring
• DLA Piper Hooks Former Pillsbury Chair
• Mexican Mogul Seeks To Settle First Foreign SOX Suit
• Daewoo Founder To Pay $22B In Fraud Case
• KLA-Tencor Newest Tech Company Probed By SEC
• Volvo Entangled In SEC Oil-For-Food Probe
• Utah Draws Ire With Naked Short Selling Law
• Tribune Settles SEC Charge Of Inflating Circulation
• Time Warner Forks Over $23M in Fraud Suit
• Cross-Border Exchanges Create Regulatory Hurdles
• Global Crossing To Settle Class Action Suit
• Refusing To Back Down, Martha Stewart Battles SEC
• Hedge Fund Manager Indicted, Millions Still Missing
• Lay, Skilling Convicted In Enron Trial
• Ostrich Defense Backfires For Lay, Skilling
• SEC Probe Nets Another Suspect In Connetics Case
• Enron Verdict A Much-Needed Victory For Government
• The Enron Era: Is It Over?
• Ex-AIG Chief Seeks Dismissal Of Securities Suit
• Thorny Road Ahead For Convicted Enron Duo
• Millions Left Over In Research Scandal Settlement
• No Get Out Of Jail Card For Dynergy Inc.'s Olis
• Wave Of Derivative Suits Follows Options Probe
• News Corp. "Poison Pill" Pact Not Quite Fit to Print
• Judge Approves $6.6B Enron Settlement
• Judge Rules Veritas Software Class Action Can Proceed
• Sara Lee Ready To Take "Poison Pill" Out Of The Oven
• Second Plea Bargain In Milberg Weiss Kickback Probe
• Investigation Into Stock Options Scandal Widens
• Refco Examiner's Investigation Delayed
• Fannie Mae Settles Fraud Charges For $400M
• Fannie Mae Chooses New Auditing Head
• El Paso Reaches $16.8M Agreement In Shareholder Suit
• SEC Finds Broker-Dealer In Violation Of Patriot Act
• SEC Big-Wig Urges Competition For Credit Agencies
• Bawag Could Pay $600M To U.S. Authorities
• Royal Ahold CEO & CFO Found Guilty Of Fraud
• Seven Indicted In $3B Fraud
• Five Years In Making, Milberg Indictment Targets Repeat Plaintiffs
• Pension Funds Sue UnitedHealth Over Options Backdating
• Federal Judge Refuses To Mediate Refco Document Spat
• Fallout From Indictment Begins At Milberg Weiss
• Three Execs Nabbed In Alleged HIV Testing Sham
• Legal Superstar: Morgan Lewis & Bockius' Leslie Caldwell
• Lay Begins Bank Fraud Trial As Jury Deliberates
• DLA Piper Lures Partner From China
• Debevoise Lures SEC Director To Private Sector
• Milberg Weiss, Ex-Partners Indicted In Kickbacks Scheme
• Sears To Pay $215M To Settle Class Action
• Investment Bankers Oppose Sphinx-Refco Settlement
• GM Shakes Up Finance Unit, Retains Restructuring Firm
• Legal Superstar: Weil Gotshal & Manges' Irwin Warren
• All Eyes On The Jury In Lay, Skilling Trial
• Securities Specialists Seek To Have Fraud Charges Dropped
• SEC Won't Relax SOX For Small Companies
• Ameriprise Unit To Pay Exxon Retirees $22M: NASD
• Legal Superstar: Latham & Watkins' Jamie Wine
• Reed Smith Adds Partner From White & Case
• Kickback Probe Prompts Departure Of Milberg Partners
• Cops, Firefighters Hit Bausch & Lomb With Securities Suit
• Judge Tosses Shareholder Suit Over Vioxx
• UnitedHealth Faces Class Action For Options Backdating
• Prosecutor Claims Lay, Skilling Used Hocus Pocus
• Krispy Kreme Proposes Settlement In Class Action Suit
• Legal Superstar: Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom's Jay Kasner
• SEC Commissioner Announces Intention To Leave
• Former Cisco Exec. Settles Insider Trading Case
• Shareholder Sues CA Inc. Over Proposed Bylaw
• Legal Superstar: Baker Botts' James Doty
• Emmis Faces Shareholder Suits Over Bid To Go Private
• Parmalat CEO Wants $1B BofA Suit Bounced
• CornerStone Decision Reinforces Dura Precedent
• Legal Superstar: Paul Hastings' William Sullivan
• Do The Securities Laws Reach Conduct By Secondary Actors?
• SEC Probes Backdating At UnitedHealth
• Feds Net Another Arrest In Insider-Trading Scheme
• Morgan Stanley To Pay $15M For Erasing E-mails
• Hartford Financial Reaches $20M Settlement With NY, CT
• Lucent Faces Shareholder Suit Over Alcatel Merger
• Legal Superstar: Lowey Dannenberg's Rick Bemporad
• NASD Panel Issues $5M Ruling Against Morgan Stanley
• Overstock.com "Overjoyed" By SEC Subpoenas
• SEC Inspects Diebold's Revenue Recognition Policy
• New Accounting Rule Creates Challenges For Companies
• Regulators End J.P. Morgan Probe In Parmalat Case
• SEC Probes St. Paul-Travelers Merger
• Spitzer Probes Union Deal With Investment Giant
• Fannie Mae Discloses New Accounting Errors
• Legal Superstar: Alston & Bird's Oscar Persons
• Shareholders File Class Action Against Vitesse
• Merrill Settles Global Crossing Class Action
• Bawag Added To Consolidated Refco Class Action
• Gemstar's Ex-CEO Gets $22M Fine
• Legal Superstar: DLA Piper's Perrie Weiner
• Ohio Attorney General Targets Insurer Chubb Corp.
• Shareholders File Suit Against North Fork Merger
• Qwest Shareholders Opt Out of Proposed Settlement
• Gabelli Settles Investor Dispute For $100M
• SEC Wins Settlement From "Natural Healing" Co.
• Legal Superstar: Bernstein Litowitz's Max Berger
• Bawag Sued Once Again Over Refco Loans
• NASD Proposes More Changes To Arbitration Code
• Milberg Partner Changes Legal Team In Kickbacks Case
• As Merger Looms, Maxtor Settles Securities Class Action
• Cendant Settles Class Actions For $22M
• Reed Smith Nabs White Collar Veteran
• Bernstein Litowitz Tops ISS Plaintiffs Firm List
• Options Grants At Affiliated Prompt Derivative Suit
• Investors Want Shares Released From Mortgage Lender
• XM Radio Slapped With Securities Suit
• Nacchio Defense Bids To Move Trial, Citing Bad Rep
• Options Backdating Raises Disclosure Issues
• Firm Profile: McDermott Will & Emery
• Bawag Gets Shot In The Arm For Refco Settlement
• Qwest Executive Accuses Prosecutors Of Misconduct
• Jenner & Block To Represent Investors In Bayou Scandal
• Ex-Tyco Attorney To Pay $100,000 In SEC Settlement
• Thacher Proffitt Hires Securities Litigator From Cravath
• Enron Internet Executives Gear Up For Round Two
• Private Class Actions Plummet in 2005: Report
• Plea Bargain Alleges Payoffs From Milberg Weiss
• Comverse Execs Quit Amid Questions About Options
• New Scrushy Trial Opens Over Alleged Bribery