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  • In Re: Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation, 21 MC 92

    Publication Date: 2010-07-15
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs' Executive Committee: Stanley D. Bernstein, Esq., Rebecca M. Katz, Esq., Christian Siebott, Esq., Bernstein Liebhard LLP, New York, New York Robert A. Wallner, Esq., Ariana J. Tadler, Esq., Peter G.A. Safirstein, Esq., Neil Fraser, Esq., Milberg LLP, New York, New York David Kessler, Esq., Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer & Check LLP, Radnor, Pennsylvania Jules Brody, Esq., Stull, Stull & Brody LLP, New York, New York Howard B. Sirota, Esq., Sirota & Sirota LLP, New York, New York Fred Taylor Isquith, Esq., Thomas H. Burt, Esq., Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, New York, New York
    for defendant: Liaison Counsel for Underwriter Defendants: Gandolfo V. DiBlasi, Esq., Penny Shane, Esq., David M.J. Rein, Esq., Richard J.L. Lamuscio, Esq., Sullivan and Cromwell LLP, New York, New York Liaison Counsel for Issuer Defendants: Jack C. Auspitz, Esq., Joel C. Haims, Esq., Hilary M. Williams, Esq., Angela T. Rella, Esq., Reema S. Abdelhamid, Esq., Morrison and Foerster LLP, New York, New York For the Greene Objectors: Leland L. Greene, Esq., Garden City, New York For the Siegel Objectors: Edward F. Siegel, Esq., Cleveland, Ohio For the Pentz Objectors: John J. Pentz, Esq., Class Action Fairness Group, Maynard, Massachusetts For the Weinstein Objectors: Jeffrey L. Weinstein, Esq., The Weinstein Law Firm, Athens, Texas For the Bechtold Objectors: Theodore A. Bechtold, Esq., Brooklyn, New York James J. Hayes (Pro Se), Annandale, Virgnia
    Case Number: 21 MC 92

    District Judge Shira A. ScheindlinDecided: July 07, 2010For Plaintiffs' Executive Committee: Stanley D. Bernstein, Esq., Rebec

  • May 21, 2007 | The American Lawyer

    Securities Class Actions Ebb, but Europe's Corporations Are Wary

    Only three securities class actions were filed against European companies in U.S. courts in 2006, down from a peak of nine in 2004, according to a newly released survey by accounting firm Pricewate

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  • BGC Partners, Inc., and G&E Acquisition Company, LLC, Plaintiffs v. Vison Young (Canada), Inc., Defendants, 12 Civ. 6680

    Publication Date: 2013-01-29
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    Court: U. S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Shira Scheindlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: C. William Phillips, Esq., Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants: Andrew Brian Clubok, Esq., Beth Ann Williams, Esq., Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 12 Civ. 6680

    Cite as: BGC Partners v. Vison Young (Canada), Inc., 12 Civ. 6680, NYLJ 1202585778192, at *1 (SDNY, Decided January 18, 2013)District Judge Shira Sche

  • June 23, 1999 | Law News Network

    Trial Tactic Trumped by Judge

    WASHINGTON - Lawyers for Microsoft salvaged a key witness during thelast two days of defense testimony, only to have the trial judge launchinto a peroration late Tuesday that seemed to bode very il

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  • December 6, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    Piper Rudnick, DLA to Form World's Third-Largest Law Firm

    Piper Rudnick and the British law firm DLA have agreed to combine in the largest merger of law firms to date.The combined firm, which is to be known as DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary, wil

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  • May 3, 2004 | New York Law Journal

    If This Is a Recovery, Why Am I Unemployed?

    With blockbuster merger announcements and even Internet initial public offerings once again making headlines, it's only a matter of time before the legal job market soars back to its late '90s

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  • March 17, 2003 | National Law Journal

    Learning How to Trim the Fat

    NAME AND TITLE: David J. Zarfes, executive vice president and general counselAGE: 42ORGANIZATION: Paris-based Cap Gemini Ernst & Young is the third-lar

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  • August 3, 2000 | New York Law Journal

    How to Handle Pro Se Employment Cases

    As almost any employment lawyer will tell you, defending a case against a pro se plaintiff can easily rank among the most frustrating experiences there are.And sooner or later most man

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  • February 15, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Freshfields Matches Cravath Spring Bonuses for U.S. Associates

    For the text of this article, see "Freshfields Matches Cravath Spring Bonuse

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  • November 19, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Key Ruling in BofA Securities Class Action Gives Plaintiffs Access to Treasure Trove of Documents

    Let's hope the plaintiffs lawyers in the Bank of America securities class action suit have some big wheelbarrows, or at least terabytes of computer hard drive space. On Tuesday, in a huge win for s

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