• January 26, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Merrill Quietly Agrees to Pay $550 Million to Settle Two Subprime Cases

    Last month, we noted a study by NERA Economic Consulting suggesting that the battered market caps of the major financial institution

    1 minute read

  • October 20, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    WilmerHale Adds U.S. Justice Official as Antitrust Partner

    Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr has added Molly Boast, a former U.S. Justice Department official, as a partner in the antitrust and competition practice. Ms. Boast served as deputy ass

    1 minute read

  • September 3, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Bargain JDs

    Times are tough for today's law students. Big law firms are A href="http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2009/08/skadden-to-cut-summer-classes-change-recruiting-proce

    1 minute read

  • April 28, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    The Am Law 100 - Thirteen Firms Gross Over $1 Billion

    Baker & McKenzie moves into the number two slot this year, besting Latham & Watkins for the p

    1 minute read

  • February 23, 2006 | The Recorder

    Easy Cooperation Leads to Fast Close

    Attorneys working on Marvell Technology Group Ltd.'s $240 million purchase of Avago Technologies' printer-chip business completed the deal in less than a week."It shows that if you hav

    1 minute read

  • June 6, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    The Bankruptcy Files: Much Ado About Fees, as MF Global Trustees Deliver Reports

    It's no secret that the wave of insolvencies linked to the global economic downturn in 2008 has sparked a backlash over fees charged by lawyers in big corporate bankruptcy cases.

    1 minute read

  • September 22, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Details of Record Intel Antitrust Fine Unveiled

    Back in May, our colleagues at The Am Law Daily reported that the European Comm

    1 minute read

  • February 11, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    It's Game On for Simpson Thacher and Hedge Funds Challenging MBIA Restructuring; New York Judge Denies MBIA's Motion to Dismiss Their Class Action

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett litigation head Barry Ostrager told us he's having fun in his debut as a class action plaintiffs l

    1 minute read

  • August 18, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

    Marquee Names 2009

    The firms listed on the charts below are the stars of our Who Represents survey this year. a href="http://www.incisivelegalintel.com/

    1 minute read

  • In Re Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 08 MDL 1963

    Publication Date: 2011-01-26
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Robert W. Sweet
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Interim Co-Lead Counsel for the Securities Plaintiffs: By: David S. Preminger, Esq., Keller Rohrback LLP, New York, NY By: Lynn L. Sarko, Esq., Derek W. Loeser, Esq., Erin M. Riley, Esq., Gretchen S. Obrist, Esq., Seattle, WA By: Joseph H. Meltzer, Esq., Edward W. Ciolko, Esq., Peter H. LeVan Jr., Esq., Shannon O. Lack, Esq., Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer Check LLP, Radnor, PA Attorneys for Lead Securities Plaintiff State of Michigan Retirement Systems: By: Jeffrey C. Block, Esq., Patrick T. Egan, Esq., Justin Saif, Esq., Berman Devalerio, Boston, MA By: Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr., Esq., Julie J. Bai, Esq., San Francisco, CA By: Thomas A. Dubbs, Esq., James W. Johnson, Esq., Michael W. Stocker, Esq., Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY Co-Lead Counsel for the Derivative Plaintiff: By: David A.P. Brower, Esq., Brower Piven, P.C., New York, NY By: Marc M. Umeda, Esq., George C. Aguilar, Esq., Shane P. Sanders, Esq., Gregory E. Del Gaizo, Esq., Robbins Umeda LLP, San Diego, CA Interim Co-Lead Counsel for the ERISA Plaintiffs: By: Joseph H. Meltzer, Esq., Edward W. Ciolko, Esq., Julie Siebert-Johnson, Esq., Peter H. LeVan Jr., Esq., Shannon O. Lack, Esq., Mark K. Gyandoh, Esq., James A. Maro, Jr., Esq., Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer Check LLP, Radnor, PA By: David S. Preminger, Esq., Keller Rohrback LLP, New York, NY By: Lynn L. Sarko, Esq., Derek W. Loeser, Esq., Erin M. Riley, Esq., Gretchen S. Obrist, Esq., Seattle, WA Interim Liaison Counsel for ERISA Plaintiffs: By: Milo Silberstein, Esq., Dealy & Silberstein, LLP, New York, NY
    for defendant: Interim Liaison Counsel for the Securities Plaintiffs: By: Milo Silberstein, Esq., Dealy & Silberstein, LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendants The Bear Stearns Companies Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Michael Minikes, Kathleen Cavallo, Stephen Lacoff, and Robert Steinberg: By: Eric. S. Goldstein, Esq., Brad S. Karp, Esq., Lewis R. Clayton, Esq., Douglas M. Pravda, Esq., Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY By: Paul J. Ondrasik, Jr., Esq., F. Michael Kail, Esq., Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC Attorneys for Defendant James E. Cayne: By: David S. Frankel, Esq., Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Alan D. Schwartz: By: Jay B. Kasner, Esq., Susan Saltzstein, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Samuel L. Molinaro, Jr.: By: Michael Chepiga, Esq., William T. Russell, Jr., Esq., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Alan C. Greenberg: By: Ronald Richman, Esq., Jill L. Goldberg, Esq., Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Warren J. Spector: By: David B. Anders, Esq., Meredith L. Turner, Esq., Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Jeffrey Mayer: By: Richard A. Edlin, Esq., Ronald D. Lefton, Esq., Greenberg Traurig, LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendants Henry S. Bienen, Carl D. Glickman, Michael Goldstein, Donald J. Harrington, Frank T. Nickell, Paul A. Novelly, Frederic V. Salerno, Vincent Tese and Wesley S. Williams, Jr.: By: Randy M. Mastro, Esq., Robert F. Serio, Esq., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Michael Alix: By: Scott D. Corrigan, Esq., Jeffrey P. Wade, Esq., Wiggin & Dana LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Jeffrey M. Farber: By: Michael R. Young, Esq., Antonio Yanez, Jr., Esq., Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Deloitte & Touche LLP: By: Max R. Shulman, Esq., Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY

    Case Number: 08 MDL 1963

    Cite as: In Re Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 08 MDL 1963, NYLJ 1202479404634, at *1 (SDNY, Decided January 9, 2011)District Judge Robert W. Sweetp class="decided