Securities Archive » January, 2009

Securities - January, 2009

222 articles

• Grand Jury Indicts Dreier On Fraud Charges
• Financiers Welsh On Bid-Rigging Settlement: Lawyer
• Madoff Trustee Seeks $535M To Pay Back Investors
• Investors, E-MedSoft Settle Securities Class Action
• Securities Plaintiffs Fight Lehman Examiner Terms
• EU To Consider Credit Derivatives Clearing Rule
• SEC Accuses Financial Planner Of $6.5M Fraud
• Rough Times May Breed Shareholder Oppression
• Madoff Probe Takes Detour To Queens Warehouse
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Securities Suit Over Bextra, Celebrex
• Draft House Bill Would Ban Naked CDS Trading
• Bill Would Bring Hedge Funds Under SEC Scrutiny
• Group Calls For Probe Into Citigroup's Use Of TARP
• Digimarc: Raising Pleading Requirements
• Sens. Move To Strengthen GAO's Bailout Oversight
• Special Master Appointed In Reserve Fund Suit
• Locking Up Bad Debt In Bad Banks Gains Backers
• Class Certified In LDK Solar Securities Suit
• Comics Guru Lee's IP Suit Held Over Rights Transfer
• GMI Loses $4.7M Tax Refund For ESOP Payouts
• BoNY Still On Hook In Sentinel Trustee's $550M Suit
• NY Investment Exec Charged In $370M Ponzi Scheme
• Deloitte Still On Hook In Parmalat MDL
• RenRe Exec Found Liable For Sham Reinsurance Deal
• Dutch Bankruptcy Trustees Hit Qwest With RICO Suit
• AHM Ch.11 Plan Unfairly Frees Execs: SEC
• Spain's Largest Bank Slapped With $3B Madoff Suit
• Judge Rejects High Fine For Ex-PurchasePro Exec
• Fund Manager Surrenders To FBI In $300M Fraud Case
• SEC Backs Speedy Decision On FIA Rule
• 9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of CSC Derivative Suit
• Quanta Wins Dismissal Of Suit Over Stock Offering
• Cuomo Subpoenas Thain In Merrill Lynch Bonus Probe
• Settling A Securities Suit: 'Loss' Under D&O Policy?
• Former AIG Exec Gets 4 Years In $600M Fraud Case
• Investors Hit Stan Lee, Marvel With $750M Suit
• SOX Should Extend To Hedge Funds: SEC Honchos
• Bill Targets Insider Trading By Government Officials
• Wrigley Shareholders Reach Deal Over Mars Merger
• Rohm & Haas Slaps Dow Over Merger Delay
• FCPA Wiz, SEC Vet Jumps To Arnold & Porter
• KPMG Off Hook In Fraud Suit Against Peregrine
• Judge Sets Aside $11M In Late Madoff Investments
• SEC Issues 'Plain English' Rule For Fund Brochures
• Texas Investors Sue Merrill Lynch Over $39M In ARS
• Judge To Hear Protest Of Bear Stearns Consolidation
• Indian Police Arrest PwC Auditors In Satyam Probe
• You Recommended Madoff — Are You Covered?
• Enron Attorneys Settle SEC Fraud Suit
• 'Say On Pay' Rises Again With Support Of SEC Chair
• SEC Probes Ex-Wachovia CEO's Comments To CNBC
• The Rise In Litigation From FCPA Enforcement
• Hausfeld Launches Global HQ, Names New Partners
• Dreier To Remain Locked Up For Now
• Preparing For Goodwill Impairments
• Cuomo Probing Last-Minute Merrill Bonuses: Report
• SEC, Former Cablevision Execs Settle Suit
• Federal Insurance Must Defend A&F Securities Suit
• Obama's Financial Regulatory Changes Gain Focus
• RIM Execs Close To $80M Backdating Deal: Report
• GM Settles SEC Charges Over Pension Accounting
• Judge, Wife Of Cahill Lawyer, Leaves AIG Case
• Ex-Westar Exec Falls Short On Bid For Legal Costs
• SEC Sets Rules For Operation Of CDS Clearinghouse
• Cooper Tire Settles $184M Suit Against Lawyers
• Bankrupt Neb. Insurer Probed For Securities Fraud
• SEC Sues Former Sales VP In $30M Fraud Case
• Bill Aims To Beef Up Prosecution Of Wall Street Fraud
• VUL Policyholder Sues Argus, Tremont Over Madoff
• House Bill Pushes For More TARP Restrictions
• Judge OKs $7M Enron, Goldman Deal Over Securities
• BofA Hit With Investor Suit Over Merrill Lynch Deal
• Freshfields Launches US Litigation Practice
• Paul Weiss Scores Fannie Mae General Counsel
• NY Firm To Probe Austrian Banks' Madoff Dealings
• SEC Goes After Missing Hedge Fund Manager
• SLUSA Doesn't Doom Lord Abbett Case: 3rd Circ.
• Insider Trading Allegations Continue To Rise In '08
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Suit Over JPMorgan's Enron Actions
• SEC To Financial Firms: Cut Costs At Your Peril
• Bracewell & Giuliani Lures Top DOJ Lawyer
• SEC Chairman Cox Resigns
• Bear Stearns Workers Fight Consolidation Of Suits
• Fund Manager Charged With Multimillion-Dollar Scam
• Pensions Want Top Billing In Ambac Derivative Suit
• RIM Drops Takeover Bid For Certicom After Injunction
• White Collar Crime To Soar As Markets Roil: Report
• Ex-WilmerHale Partner Named Acting GC For SEC
• AIG Faces Investor Suit Over CDS, Subprime Losses
• McCarter & English Poised To Absorb Regulatory Work
• Skilling Seeks En Banc Rehearing In Enron Case
• State Law Preempted In Suit V. Dana Board: 6th Circ.
• Merrill Lynch Settles Securities Suits For $550M
• M&A Practice: K&L Gates
• M&A Practice: White & Case
• Manhunt On For Missing Hedge Fund Manager
• Dechert, K&L Gates Sued For Securities Malpractice
• BofA Gets $20B More In Bailout Funds
• SEC Slaps Medical Supply Cos., CEO With Fraud Suit
• Law360 Securities Editorial Advisory Board
• FDIC To Pay $90M To Settle Subprime Mortgage Suit
• CRE Capital Ran $25M Forex Ponzi Scheme: SEC
• Dreier Seeks Bail, Argues He's Not A Flight Risk
• SEC Investigates NM Pay-For-Play Claims
• Defining Fidelity Bond Coverage
• Insurers Sue SEC Over Fixed Index Annuity Rule
• Privilege May Apply To Drafts Of SEC Filings
• Latham Lawyer Who Fought Enron To Rejoin DOJ
• Cuomo Subpoenas Ex-GMAC Chair Over Madoff
• Plaintiffs' Experts In '08 Securities Class Actions
• Ex-IFG Wholesaler Settles SEC Market-Timing Case
• BofA To Get Billions More In Bailout Funds: Report
• FINRA Had No Authority In Madoff Fraud: Schapiro
• Ex-Platforms Execs Make Deal In SEC Fraud Suit
• SEC Report Not Last Word On Fair Value Accounting
• Greenberg Takes 3 Corporate Attys. From K&L Gates
• Daimler May Settle SEC Bribe Case: Report
• Sen. Reintroduces Bill To Curb Energy Speculation
• Kirkland & Ellis Picks Up Former US Attorney Garcia
• Ex-AB Watley COO Makes Deal In Squawk Box Case
• Hogan & Hartson Snags Partner From Vinson & Elkins
• 9th Circ. Shuts Down Digimarc Investors' Fraud Suit
• Judge Again Rejects US Bid To Jail Madoff
• ICE's Takeover Plan Comes Under Antitrust Scrutiny
• SEC, Former Trader Strike Deal In Fraud Case
• Blackstone Partner Hit With Insider Trading Suit
• Indevus Investors Sue To Halt Endo Merger
• Convicted BofA Inside Trader Gets SEC Sanctions
• Reserve Mgmt. Lied To Investors After Lehman: Mass.
• US Investors Sue Royal Bank Of Scotland Over IPO
• BofA Beats Some Charges In Italian Parmalat Trial
• SEC, Ex-Amkor Counsel Settle Insider Trading Suit
• SEC Drops Insider Trading Case V. Jailed Broker
• Adapting To E-Proxy Rules For Issuers In 2009
• WaMu Maintains Hold On Shareholder Actions
• Bed Bath & Beyond Off The Hook In Derivative Suit
• Revisiting Public Company Disclosure Requirements
• Ex-Federal Prosecutor Joins Venable SEC Practice
• Judge Tosses 'Defective' Centerline Shareholder Suit
• Judge Won't Toss Superior Offshore Securities Suit
• US To Appeal Ruling Keeping Madoff Out Of Jail
• High Court Won't Hear Ex-HealthSouth CFO Appeal
• GMAC Chairman Steps Down Amid Madoff Suit
• Public Utility Holding Companies On Notice
• Group Calls For More Oversight In Municipal Market
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Securities Practices
• India Arrests Satyam Execs, Names New Board
• Madoff Remains Free On Bail After Judge's Ruling
• Law360 Ranks Largest Securities Practices
• Claim Reinstated In Monster Backdating Suit
• Shareholders Sue Harrah's Over Bond Exchanges
• Grant & Eisenhofer Draws Legendary Litigator Schiffrin
• US Attorney For Del. To Join Morgan Lewis
• Madoff Lawsuit Virus Likely To Spread To Insurance
• Who Knew? The Year In Scienter
• US Drops Fraud Suit Against Collins & Aikman Execs
• Ex-Peregrine Counsel Pleads Guilty In Fraud Scandal
• Atty.-Client Privilege Applies In 10-K Draft: Judge
• McCarter & English Ousted From Auto Securities Suit
• Investor Sues Medtronic Over Alleged Infuse Scheme
• Damning E-Mail Gets OK In Broadcom Fraud Trial
• Judge Tosses Genesco Investor's Suit Against UBS
• Financial Firms Brace For More Scrutiny
• Euro Investors Eyeing UBS, HSBC For Madoff Losses
• Crowell Adds Heller Antitrust, Securities Partner
• FINRA Puts Kibosh On Rampant Dispositive Motions
• CFTC, SEC Sue Alleged Ponzi Schemer
• Citigroup General Counsel Rejoins Cleary Gottlieb
• E-Mails Spark New Probe Of Insider Trading At Pequot
• Options For Hedge Funds During The Credit Crunch
• Judge Snuffs 'Futile' Securities Suit Against Mirant
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Bisys Shareholders' Bid To Sue PwC
• Skilling And The Future Of Securities Fraud Cases
• Execs Of Ex-Forex Dealer Accused Of $15M Fraud
• UK Fraud Unit Launches Madoff Probe
• E-Commerce Exec Sues SEC As Fraud Trial Nears
• Goldman Sachs To Pay Enron $7M Over Securities
• Ex-Amex Chief Could Still Face SEC Censure
• Fraud Likely To Increase In Downturn: Report
• Local Banks May Think Twice Before Using TARP
• Flurry Of Legal Activity Follows Satyam Revelation
• Mich. Appointed Lead Plaintiff In Bear Stearns Case
• 2nd TARP Installment Up To Obama: Paulson
• Investor Claims PNC Lowballed National City Offer
• GAO Says Financial Regulatory Reform Critical
• M&A Practice: Dechert
• Baker Botts Scores Securities Partner
• Obama Expected To Keep Bair As Head Of FDIC
• Congress Mulls Muni Bond Boost
• Refco-Related Securities Suit V. Goldman Execs Nixed
• 1st Circ. Affirms Ruling Against Prudential Broker
• Citing Flight Risk, Prosecutors Seek To Jail Madoff
• Bradley Pharma Settles Securities Suit For $3.5M
• Mountain Of Suits Expected After Huge Satyam Fraud
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Public Finance Expert
• Finance Cos. Seek Appeal To Avoid Discovery Costs
• Special Master To Oversee Reserve Fund Assets
• Loeb & Loeb Grows Securities, Litigation Depts.
• Finance Firms Hit With Securities Class Action Wave
• Thompson & Knight Snags Ex-US Attorney
• Challengers To PCAOB Seek High Court Review
• Ex-Partner's Wrongful Firing Suit Can Proceed
• Mercury Computer Strikes ARS Deal With UBS
• Citco Still On Hook In $550M Hedge Fund Fraud Suit
• Ahold Plaintiffs Don't Meet Tellab Standard: 4th Circ.
• Investors Sue Solar Cell Co. For Lehman Losses
• Skilling Guilty But Should Be Re-Sentenced: 5th Circ.
• The Plight Of The First SOX Whistleblower
• DC Circ. Upholds OFHEO Contempt Ruling
• Raising The Bar For Securities Fraud Complaints
• Braintree Chief Told To Pay $3M In Fraud Suit Deal
• Credit Suisse Bid For Sanctions Against Lloyds Nixed
• Investor Seeks $30M From Merrill Lynch Over ARS
• Post Madoff: What Now For Investors?
• In-House Counsel At Risk For Malpractice Claims
• Madoff Trustee Gets Asset Disclosure Extension
• FINRA Fines ETrade $1M Over Monitoring Procedures
• Failed LBOs, Recovering Payments To Shareholders
• Sheppard Mullin Scores White Collar Defense Team
• Tousa Creditors Object To Execs' Legal Fees
• McAfee Overbilling Suit V. WilmerHale To Move Ahead
• Horizon Decries Suit Over Price-Fixing Scheme