• August 2, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Morrison Strikes Again: Miami Judge Tosses Foreign-Flavored Madoff Class Action

    Once upon a time, and not very long ago, securities class action litigation appeared to be going global. The trend was epitomized by a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/tal/digestTAL.jsp?id=1202427788083"

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  • February 17, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Kasowitz Benson Wins TRO for Source Interlink in Magazine Distribution Lawsuit

    Print media may be dying, as we're constantly told, but at least it's generating litigation work for lawyers. As we reported last week, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman a href="http://w

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  • September 10, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Third Circuit Reinstates Vioxx Class Action Against Merck

    With a different lawyer taking the lead in arguing their case, Merck shareholders got a different (and much better) result in a securities class action that accuses the company of failing to make adeq

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  • People v Camara

    Publication Date: 2007-10-18
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    Court: Appellate Division, 1st Dept
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    Case Number: 1738

    Nardelli, J.P., Gonzalez, Sweeny, McGuire, Kavanagh, JJ. 1738 Ind. 4272/04 The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Fofana Camara, also known as Am

  • May 13, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    La R�ponse: Shareholders Answer Vivendi's Bid to Toss out Securities Fraud Verdict

    It's been a while since we checked in on the shareholder class action against Vivendi, which, as you'll recall, was a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/tal/digestTAL.jsp?id=1202439673907&Vivendi_Shock

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  • May 12, 2000 | Corporate Counsel

    Transformed

    When Brian Cray graduated from St. John's University School of Law in New York City in 1984, he went straight into the legal department at the local utility. Working at Consolidated Edison Com

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  • October 2, 2007 | Daily Report Online

    How Linklaters increased its profits

    A RELENTLESS FOCUS on globalization and tight management has made London-based Linklaters one of the world's biggest and richest firms. Can it keep up the momentum as the architect of its suc

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  • June 3, 2013 | Litigation Daily

    Pharma Price Fixing Case Peters Out at High Court

    It's been a tough slog through the courts for a group of pharmacy plaintiffs with antitrust claims against some of the biggest drug companies in the land. Plaintiffs lawyer Joseph Alioto of t

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

    Publication Date: 2011-01-26
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    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

  • June 23, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Delaware Judge Rules for Defendants In Transkaryotic-Shire Merger Case

    The three-year old merger of biopharmaceutical companies Transkaryotic and Shire has been excavated by Delaware plaintiffs lawyers with the care of archaeologists mining ancient ruins. But according t

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