Securities Archive » February, 2014

Securities - February, 2014

341 articles

• Prudential's MBS Racketeering Claims Too Late: Countrywide
• Merck Says DOJ Has Ended Its Multicountry FCPA Probe
• Halliburton Could Be Star Turn For Baker Botts Young Gun
• Texas Lawyer Convicted For Role In $5M Stock Sale Scheme
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Knight's Anita Mosner
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Covington's Christine Haskett
• NY Court Revives Damage Claims In $1.8B Credit Suisse Suit
• SandRidge Gets Subpoena As Part Of DOJ Antitrust Probe
• Men's Wearhouse Welcomes Jos. A. Bank To Bargaining Table
• HP Executives Didn't Breach Fiduciary Duty, Judge Hears
• Handful Of Banner Deals Define M&A In February
• Judge Chews Out Ex-CIFC Worker's Atty In Bias Suit
• Mo. City Dodges $39M Bond Suit Over Failed Mamtek Plant
• CommonWealth Slams Corvex's Motives In Proxy Battle
• Ex-SAC Manager Martoma Wants Conviction Thrown Out
• Icahn Fires Back At EBay As Paypal Spinoff Fight Heats Up
• When Bad Things Happen After A Securities Pricing
• Amgen Anniversary Brings New Battle To Supreme Court
• EBay Snubs Icahn's Call For PayPal Spinoff
• TD Asks 11th Circ. To Nix $67M Rothstein Scheme Verdict
• Societe Generale To Pay $122M To Settle Toxic MBS Suit
• Madoff Aide's Bentley, $6.5M Dream House Shown To Jury
• Barclays Investors Mount Libor Fraud Case In 2nd Circ.
• Alternative Transaction Structures: Germany's New Normal
• 2nd Circ.'s Broad View Of Insider Trader's Civil Liability
• Quinn Emanuel Deserves To Be Lead Forex Counsel: Philly
• Jos. A. Bank Says It's Open To Higher Men's Wearhouse Bid
• Law Firm Can't Shake Claims It Aided $6M Facebook IPO Scam
• FRCP Discovery Amendments Prove Highly Controversial
• SEC Blacklists Atty Over $37M Hedge Fund Ponzi Scheme
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Buchalter's Shawn Christianson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Robins Kaplan's Hollis Salzman
• Jailed Va. Bank CEO Avoids Civil Penalty In SEC Settlement
• RBS Dodges Some Claims In Securities Fraud Suit
• Proskauer, Chadbourne Could Face Billions In Damages
• OSG Shareholders Rip Deal To Support Ch. 11 Plan
• Attorneys React To High Court's Stanford Decision
• Credit Suisse Says Insurer Spoke Up Too Late On $250M MBS
• SEC Caught In Crossfire In High Court's Stanford Ruling
• Credit Suisse Says MBS Investor Class Can't Expand
• Ex-Sentinel CEO Didn't Defraud Customers, Atty Says
• Vicis Capital To Pay $7.5M In Petters Clawback Settlement
• Stiefel Urges 11th Circ. To Reverse $1.5M Stock Sale Ruling
• Edward Jones To Pay Up For Unsolicited Phone Calls
• Fla. Commodities Fraudster Fined $1.1M, Barred From Trading
• High Court's Hard Rock Snub Bolsters Condo-Hotel Market
• 11th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of SunTrust Worker's ERISA Suit
• Jeffer Mangels Lands Former Dentons Finance Partner
• UK Regulator Fines FXCM £4M For Withholding Profits
• NY Fraud Law Brings Banks To Heel On 'Insider Trading 2.0'
• Celera Shareholders Win Class Cert.
• D&O Insurers Move To Settle IndyMac Fight At 9th Circ.
• Colo. Firm Snags 2 Ex-Bryan Cave Securities, M&A Pros
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sedgwick's Stephanie Sheridan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Pryor Cashman's Colleen Caden
• Texas Industries Investors Say $2.7B Sale Price Is Too Low
• Latham Snags Ex-Ropes & Gray White Collar Pro
• Subscription Credit Facilities — Where They Are Headed
• Icahn Again Targets EBay Board In Push For PayPal Spinoff
• High Court Says Law Firms Can't Avoid Stanford Ponzi Suits
• Miami Firm Sued For Negligence Over $80M Recovery Suit
• Morgan Stanley Seeks To Quash HSH's $524M RMBS Action
• Dinsmore & Shohl To Merge With Peck Shaffer
• BofA Says FX, Mortgage Practices Under Investigation
• Crimson Seeks To Nix Shareholder Suit Over $390M Buyout
• Repsol, Argentina Near $5B Deal For YPF Seizure
• Syncora, JPMorgan Bring RMBS Litigation To An End
• Men's Wearhouse Backer Showcases Activists' M&A Role
• Morgan Stanley In Tentative $275M Pact With SEC Over MBS
• $18M Tax Shelter Battle Remanded By 5th Circ.
• Lehman Bros. Loses Contract Suit Over $29M In Dividends
• Empire State Building Owners Duck Suit Over REIT Roll-Up
• SEC Is Ready To Move From Rulemaking To Rule Enforcement
• The Unstoppable Trailblazer: Judge Shira Scheindlin
• A Close Look At M&A Brokers' New Registration Exemption
• Insurers Lose Bid To Revive $1.8B MBS Suit In Top NY Court
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dentons' Kara Baysinger
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Winston & Strawn's Joan Fife
• Madoff Aides' Trial Halted Due To Juror's Medical Issue
• Applying Comcast To Securities Cases: A Plaintiff's View
• Rajaratnam Takes Insider Trading Conviction To High Court
• Doral Ruling Shows SOX's Teeth Getting Sharper
• Ex-Madoff Aide Says She 'Never Knowingly' Committed Fraud
• Icahn, EBay Trade Barbs Over Board Ethics, PayPal Split
• 5 Questions About The GOP Tax Proposal
• Ex-Employee Accuses FINRA Of Discrimination, Retaliation
• 7th Circ. Affirms Chicago Ponzi Schemer's 23-Year Sentence
• CVR, Icahn Suit Belongs In State Court, Wachtell Says
• Astrotech Wins Appeal Of Ex-CFO's Derivatives Suit
• DOJ Says State Cooperation Key To Fighting Financial Fraud
• SEC Examiner Gets Deferred Prosecution Deal In Ethics Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Avincis, Channel 5, CVC Capital
• Amcol Investor Tries To Block Imerys' $1.6B Buyout
• High Court Leaves Hotelier Win In Hard Rock Securities Row
• Ex-NFL Kicker Gets 7-Plus Years For $2M Ponzi Scheme
• 2nd Circ. Securities Transfer Safe Harbor Ruling To Stand
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bingham's Debra Fischer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nossaman's Nancy Smith
• Morgan Lewis Adds Ex-Schnader Harrison Atty In Pittsburgh
• BNY Mellon Appeals Claim Exclusions In BofA $8.5B MBS Deal
• Claims Deadline For Madoff Victim Fund Extended
• Forest Investor Says $25B Actavis Offer Is Insufficient
• SG Can Argue Against Halliburton In High Court Case
• 10th Circ. Upholds Ex-SEC Atty's Green Scheme Conviction
• Credit Suisse Admits Fault In $196M SEC Settlement
• Vivendi Must Supply Docs On Activision's $8B Buyback
• Fed Slow To React To 2008 Financial Crisis, Transcripts Say
• Big Banks Get Go-Ahead To Use New Risk Calculation Method
• Investor Sues Western Union Over Drug Cartel Transfers
• Ex-Texas Atty's Bid To Reverse 20-Year Sentence Rejected
• Holland & Knight Adds Partner to Latin America Finance Group
• Cuban Makes Presence Known At SEC Conference
• Calif. Tax Board Gives Guidance On Stock Income Treatment
• SEC Will Launch 'Tick Size' Pilot To Up Market Liquidity
• Delaware Continues To Influence US M&A
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ropes & Gray's Jane Goldstein
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Snell & Wilmer's Barb Dawson
• Business Wire Curbs Licenses In Nod To 'Insider Trading 2.0'
• SEC Taps WilmerHale Atty To Lead Trading And Markets Unit
• Law360 Securities Editorial Advisory Board
• Newest Property-Secured Bonds Invite Scrutiny
• NSA Spying Leaves Law Firms Vulnerable To Litigation
• SEC Defends Internal Whistleblower Protections At 2nd Circ.
• Paul Hastings Nabs Pfizer's Top Compliance Officer
• NY AG Can Seek $150M Of E&Y's Lehman Fees: Appeals Court
• Accused Madoff Ponzi Pal Tight-Lipped On Witness Stand
• $81M Settlement In Wilbur Ross Merger Case Wins Initial OK
• SocGen Fights Back Against EU's $610M Euribor Penalty
• Madoff Interviews Show JPMorgan Knew Of Fraud, Suit Says
• Tourre Judge Weighs Blocking Goldman From Paying SEC Tab
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Choate's Melissa Tearney
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Littler's Lee Schreter
• Dissenting-Shareholders Clauses May Become More Common
• Ex-CFTC Official Joins Patton Boggs
• Activist Continues Push For Abercrombie Board Shake-Up
• Ex-Newark Water Agency Head Accused Of Spending Abuses
• AIG Loses Bid To Delay Approval Of $8.5B BofA Settlement
• Ex-Madoff Associate Testifies Media Scrutiny Wasn't Red Flag
• TSX Arms Shareholders With New Board Voting Rules
• Enfamil Maker Starts FCPA Probe Into China Unit
• Rothstein Associate Expected To Plead Guilty
• 2014 Cases To Watch For Securities Litigators
• Hunton Atty's Alleged Stock Tip Sparks Criminal Probe
• Taylor English Nabs Ex-Baker Donelson Securities Partner
• RBS To Fork Over $275M To Settle MBS Class Action
• Life Partners, SEC Spar Over Mixed Jury Verdict
• Former Ala. Atty Cops To Bilking $2.8M From Investors
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe's Mimi Addy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Mary Mullany
• Quarles & Brady Adds Akerman Corporate Atty In Naples
• Nixon Peabody Picks Up Greenberg Traurig, Manatt IP Pros
• BofA Again Ducks Buyback Attempt Over $1.75B MBS Pool
• 'Big Short' Author Denies Defamation In 2nd Circ.
• Athlete IPOs: Good For Players, Risky For Investors
• AIG Shouldn't Delay $8.5B BofA Deal, Investors Urge Court
• Argentina Asks High Court To Overturn $1.4B Debt Order
• The Captain Of The Mother Court: Judge Loretta Preska
• Activist Affirms Proxy Plans After Jos. A. Bank's Bauer Buy
• After Investor Clash, AT&T Latest To Detail Gov't Snooping
• Ex-Madoff Associate Takes Witness Stand In Rare Move
• 3 Ex-Barclays Employees Charged Over Libor Conspiracy
• Fed Adopts Oversight, Capital Standards For Foreign Banks
• Trustees Group Backs Picard In 2nd Circ. Clawbacks Appeal
• BioChemics, D&O Insurer Battle Over SEC Subpoena Claim
• Orrick Adds Ex-Kaye Scholer Commercial MBS Team
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kaye Scholer's Lori Leskin
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hirschler's Courtney Paulk
• Electronic Roadshows: What To Leave In, What To Leave Out
• Ex-Jefferies Fund Head Must Pay $7.2M Loss, 2nd Circ. Rules
• Mantria Investors Seek Nod On $6M Deal In Green Ponzi Suit
• Time Warner, Comcast Hit With Investor Suit Over $45B Deal
• Tesla Shareholders Must Nail Down False Claims, Judge Says
• BofA Loses Its Bid To Use Countrywide Docs In MBS Row
• Nasdaq Loses Bid To Take Facebook IPO Suit To 2nd Circ.
• Keryx, CEO Dodge Investor Class Action Over Cancer Drug
• Greenlight Capital Sues Over Leaked News On Micron Buy
• Apple REIT Pays $1.5M To End SEC Investigation
• High Court Asked To Tweak Securities Fraud Sentencing
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive $100M Bryan Cave Malpractice Suits
• CORRECTED: Manatt Picks Up Bingham's Gershon in Financial Services
• Why The 5th Circ. Was Wrong In Asadi V. GE Energy
• Madoff Defendants Ask To Consolidate On Common Issues
• Global Financial Watchdog To Probe Forex Benchmarks
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hughes Hubbard's Bassey
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mitchell Silberberg's Coyoca
• Cadwalader Can't Shake Nomura Malpractice Suit
• 6 Tips For Creating Effective Trial Graphics
• Jos. A. Bank Upends Merger Fight In $825M Eddie Bauer Buy
• Winston & Strawn Lands 2 Ex-Bingham Transactional Experts
• MDL Panel Refuses To Consolidate Credit Union RMBS Suits
• Ex-Del. Chancellor To Lead Search For Strine's Successor
• House Democrats Want Clarity On CLOs Under Volcker Rule
• 9th Circ. Revives BP Investors' Alaska Spill Suit
• Both Sides Claim Victory In 5th Circ. SOX Row
• NY Fed Wants Further Tri-Party Repo Market Risk Reduction
• Oppenheimer PE Fund Whistleblower Sues For Retaliation
• BNP Sets Aside $1.1B For Potential Penalties
• MBIA To Pay $325M To Settle Nomura MBS Liabilities
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Goodwin Procter's Sharton
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Levenfeld's Patti O'Connor
• Halliburton: Do Plaintiffs Have A Fix In Affiliated Ute?
• Lehman Inks $767M Deal To Resolve Freddie Mac Claim
• Court Split Likely To Lead To More FCPA Whistleblowing
• Ex-SEC Branch Chief Joins Steptoe's Securities Practice
• Hogan Lovells Adds Ex-Kaye Scholer Corporate Partner
• Avon Says FCPA Settlement Could Reach $132M
• Banking Group To Withdraw Suits Over Volcker Rule
• Avanir Shareholders Can't Halt Proxy Vote
• Cortland Snags $339M Property Portfolio Out Of Receivership
• SEC Fills Investor Advocate Position In Hiring Blitz
• Sheppard Mullin Lands 3 Bingham White Collar, IP Partners
• CFTC, EU Agree To Ease Regs In Swaps Market
• Immersion Shareholders Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Fraud Suit
• 8th Circ. Won't Revive Fraudster's US Adversary Suit
• 3rd Circ. Closes Qualified Subsidiary Tax Election Loophole
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Emilie Ninan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe's Lucinda Low
• Greenberg Traurig Adds 4 Ex-Locke Lord Attys In Dallas
• Milbank Woos Back Ex-SEC Enforcement Co-Head Canellos
• Stakes Are High For ERISA Fiduciaries
• Shearman & Sterling Nabs 6 Orrick Herrington Partners In NYC
• Activist Campaign Against Wausau Execs Picks Up Steam
• Novartis Cancer Unit To Pay $8M To Settle Securities Row
• Icahn Calls For Resurrection Of Glass-Steagall Act
• Petters Feeder Fund Owner Found Liable For Securities Fraud
• Claims Over MF Global Collapse Trimmed In Class Action
• Rothstein Associate Found Guilty For Role In $1.2B Fraud
• SEC Says Edison Mission Can't Ditch Debt In Ch. 11 Plan
• Yellen Defends Long-Term Outlook For Dodd-Frank, Volcker
• 4th Circ. Affirms SEC Ban For Ex-Taylor Bean Chairman
• Scrapped Proxy-Vote Reforms Bring Relief, Confusion
• US Atty's Office In NY Recovered $4B In 2013
• Lehman Reaches Settlement In $382M Tax Dispute
• Ex-Harbinger Exec Close To Pact With SEC In Fraud Suit
• Texas Courts Must Enforce Corp. Forum Selection Clauses
• 2nd Circ. Judge Chides Quinn Emanuel Atty In Citigroup Case
• HP Board Faces New Shareholder Suit Over FCPA Violations
• Sens. Press CFTC To Share Energy Trading Data With FERC
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ropes & Gray's Laurel FitzPatrick
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Baker Donelson's Donna Fraiche
• 3rd Circ. Won't Scrap Musicland Investor's $31M Disgorgement
• Orlando OKs $270M In Bonds For MLS Stadium, Citrus Bowl
• Ex-MF Global Execs Slam Customer-Trustee Claim Settlement
• Financial Powers Cautious About Bitcoin Taxation
• Starr Wins Access To Morgan Stanley Docs In $55.5B AIG Suit
• Broadridge Calls Off Controversial Proxy Vote Reforms
• Ex-BofA Exec Cops To Muni Bond Bid-Rigging Scheme
• SEC Chief Gets OK To Oversee Former Client Credit Suisse
• Nonprofit Sues To Block $13B JPMorgan Settlement
• Camelot Group Boss Charged With $9M Theft From Investors
• Investors Launch $600M Suit Over Empire State Building Deal
• 5 Cybersecurity Considerations For Public Companies
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: FordHarrison's Tracey Jaensch
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McManis' Neda Mansoorian
• A Look At Shareholder Activism In The Retail Sector
• Deutsche Bank To Hand Over Docs To Dubai Regulators
• Icahn Backs Off $50B Apple Buyback Calls Amid Blowback
• Martoma Case Shows Insider Trading Defense Far From Easy
• Prudential Broker Fights Market Timing Case In 2nd Circ.
• Coblentz Patch Snags Ex-Latham & Watkins Partner
• Sons Of Norway Execs Dodge Suit Over Club Tax Status
• Anatomy Of A Merger War: Men's Wearhouse Vs. Jos. A. Bank
• DOJ Comes To Halliburton Investors' Aid In High Court Case
• Chemed Pays $6M To Exit Investors' Medicare Fraud Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McAndrews' Nabeela Rasheed
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Crowell's Ellen Dwyer
• High Court's CAFA Ruling Won't Affect AG Enforcement
• IRS No-Rule Policy Will Increase Reliance On Opinions
• Justices Urged To Set High Bar For Stock-Drop Claims
• Fla. Jury Finds Radius CEO Liable For MBS Fraud
• Feds Inch Closer To SAC's Cohen As Martoma Convicted
• BNY Mellon Shakes $50M Repsol Suit Over YPF Board Vote
• Texas' Securities Fraud Suit Against Life Partners Revived
• Investor Accuses Kinder Morgan Of Bilking Payout Pool
• OTK Suit Against Ex-Morgans Directors Heads To Trial
• Ebix Pays $6.5M To End Securities-Misconduct Class Action
• Accounting Co. Can Be Sued Over Madoff Losses: NY Court
• CORRECTED: KPMG, Ex-Advanta Execs Pay $3.5M To Exit Investor Suit
• Commodities Cos. Ordered To Pay $5M Over Gold Scheme
• Gerova Financial Settles MDL Over Stillwater Deal
• Ex-SAC Manager Martoma Found Guilty Of Insider Trading
• Blackstone Wants Board Seats After French REIT Buy-In
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wendel Rosen's Pamela Mintzer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hodgson Russ' Yalamanchili
• 4 Things To Do In Response To New Antitrust Thresholds
• Litigation Costs Are In Your Control, So Take Control
• Bear Stearns, Deloitte Dodge Hedge Fund's $200M Fraud Suit
• Swisher Hygiene To Pay $5.5M In Shareholder MDL
• Lululemon Asks Judge To Toss Investor's Doc Request
• Rothstein Says Associate Did Not Know About $1.2B Scheme
• 2nd Circ. Mulls $163M CDO Fraud Suit Against Wells Fargo
• Defense Can Bring Back US's Madoff Witness, Judge Rules
• Martoma Awaits Verdict As Jury Mulls Defense Testimony
• Trio Claim SFX Execs Conned Them Out Of $100M In Stock
• Defunct RE Firm Heads Ran $110M Ponzi Scheme, FBI Says
• ZeekRewards Head Pleads Guilty In $850M Ponzi Scheme
• Regulators Form Working Group To Implement Volcker Rule
• ArthroCare Investor Sues To Halt $2B Smith & Nephew Merger
• AIG Rallies Against BofA's $8.5B Deal With MBS Investors
• Considerations Before Your Next Equity Offering
• FINRA Levies Record $8M Fine Over Penny Stock Transactions
• Implications Of The SEC's Recent Trial Losses
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Taft's Margaret Lawson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frankfurt's Barbara Shiers
• Ex-Siemens Execs Fined $1.5M Over $1B Bribery Scheme
• Morgan Stanley To Pay $1.25B In Fannie, Freddie MBS Row
• Martoma Jury Ends 1st-Day Deliberations With No Verdict
• Another SEC Insider Trading Case Rejected By Jury
• Investors Sue Prospect Capital Over Auto Loan Co. Merger
• Credit Suisse Unit Says Loan Buyback Suit Is Too Late
• Life Partners Cleared Of Insider Trading In Mixed Verdict
• Caesars Casino Must Return $1.5M Wagered By Ponzi Schemer
• NY Court Snuffs Claims Of Judge Bias In Ex-AIG Execs Suit
• SEC Suit Against Disney Insider's Boyfriend To Continue
• Gibson Dunn Adds Ex-UBS In-House Atty To NY Office
• Countrywide Says FHFA Still Owes It Docs In $27B MBS Case
• CORRECTED: KFN Hit With Shareholder Suit Over $2.6B Deal
• StellarOne Settles Shareholder Suit Over $445M Union Merger
• Facebook Asks For 2nd Circ. Review Of Investors' IPO Suit
• Is Your Hedge Fund A Trader Or Investor? It Matters
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michelman's Mona Hanna
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Baker Donelson's Linda Klein
• Inside Clearstream's OFAC Settlement Agreement
• Madoff Judge OKs Trustee's $543M JPMorgan Settlements
• Willkie Farr Settles Malpractice Suit With Fund Manager
• Shareholder Claims Nixed In $127M Answers Buyout Row
• Feds Urge Jury To Convict Ex-SAC Trader Martoma
• 2 Bankers Face 1st Civil Penalties In UK Libor Probe
• In-House Counsel Name Client-Friendly Litigators
• GCs Name Best-Of-The-Best Attys
• SEC Wins Final Fraud Claim Against Amerindo Co-Founders
• Why You Should Not Follow Mark Cuban's Legal Advice
• DOJ Probes Goldman, Others On Libya Deals
• Investor Class Action Against Stevia Supplier Nixed
• SEC Suspends 225 Companies In Microcap-Fraud Crackdown
• Akerman Opens Chicago Office With Ulmer & Berne Team
• Ex-NFL Player To Pay $3.6M To Settle SEC Lawsuit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holwell Shuster's Dorit Black
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibbons' Christine Amalfe
• Big 4 Ban Raises Challenging Conflict-Of-Law Issues
• Jos. A. Bank Sounds Off On $1.6B Men's Wearhouse Offer