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  • February 28, 2020 | Litigation Daily

    And the LOTW Runners Up...

    Honorable mention goes to litigators from Hogan Lovells; Latham & Watkins; Gibson Dunn; Arnold & Porter; Sidley Austin; and Morrison & Foerster.

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  • October 2, 2018 | New York Law Journal

    2nd Circuit Fine-Tunes Standing, Mootness in Reviving Securities Suit

    In a split decision, the panel's majority reversed and remanded a securities suit dismissed over standing issues after the investors in the company were bought out during the litigation.

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  • April 16, 2015 | The Associated Press

    SEC Settles With Former Freddie Mac Executives

    A former CEO and two former top executives at mortgage giant Freddie Mac have settled a government lawsuit. They were accused of understating the amounts of high-risk mortgages that Freddie

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  • April 15, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    SEC Settles With Former Freddie Mac Executives

    A former CEO and two former top executives at mortgage giant Freddie Mac have settled a government lawsuit. They were accused of understating the amounts of high-risk mortgages that Freddie held just before the housing bubble burst in 2007.

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  • November 4, 2013 | National Law Journal

    VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS

    ATTORNEY FEES Lien for Fees Granted MIAMI — A federal bankruptcy judge has granted a 30 percent charging lien for legal fees against the

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  • April 1, 2013 | Litigation Daily

    Freddie Mac's Failure to Define 'Subprime' Doesn't Hamper Suit Against Former Execs

    Three former Freddie Mac executives have failed to persuade a U.S. district judge to dismiss an SEC suit accusing them of misleading investors about the company's exposure to subprime mortgages. The

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  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Plaintiff v. Richard F. Syron, et al., Defendants, 11 Civ. 9201 (RJS)

    Publication Date: 2013-04-03
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Richard Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Represented by: Suzanne Romajas, Christian D.H. Schultz, Giles T. Cohen, David S. Karp, Kevin P. O' Rourke, and Matthew A. Rossi, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: Defendant Richard F. Syron is represented by: Thomas C. Green, Mark D. Hopson, Frank R. Volpe, Matthew D. Krueger, Katie M. Durick, and Judith C. Gallagher of Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC. By: Steven M. Bierman and Andrew D. Hart of Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. Defendant Patricia L. Cook is represented by: Steven M. Salky, Alexandra W. Miller, and Adam Fotiades of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Washington, DC. By Laura E. Neish of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, New York, NY. Defendant Donald J. Bisenius is represented by: Daniel J. Beller, Walter G. Ricciardi, and David W. Brown of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY. By: Charles E. Davidow and John H. Longwell of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, DC.
    Case Number: 11 Civ. 9201 (RJS)

    Cite as: SEC v. Syron, 11 Civ. 9201 (RJS), NYLJ 1202594643049, at *1 (SDNY, Decided March 28, 2013)District Judge Richard Sullivana target="new" h