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When it comes to disputes with shareholders or M&A partners, your board members and your company need counsel early. The stakes can be too high to hesitate. The sooner we become involved, the more likely we are able to solve the problem before a lawsuit is filed.
We provide valuable counseling to companies when an...
Defended a global accounting firm in a ’34 Act class action alleging failure to discover a client fraudulently concealed true financial condition.
Defended a biotech company in a ’33 Act class action alleging a subsidiary misled investors by failing to disclose core products declining sales.
Defended the CEO of a major sporting goods manufacturer: ’34 Act class action alleged failure to disclose negative impact on revenue/profit margins.
Defended an infrastructure engineering and construction company: ’34 Act class action alleged false fiscal performance and estimate fee claims.
Defended a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company: ’34 Act class action alleged false claims on efficacy, results, and likely market for its drug.
Defended a pharmaceutical company and its officers: ’34 Act class action alleged false claims regarding product efficacy and clinical trial results.
Defended a manufacturing CEO in a US$20 billion securities fraud class action alleging misleading statements about its product demand and accounting.
Defended a clinical stage pharmaceutical company: ’34 Act class action alleged misrepresentation regarding FDA approval for a new drug application.
Defended a financial institution in a ’34 Act class action alleging the bank failed to accurately report its allowance for loan and lease losses.
Defended former officers of an energy company in a ’34 Act case alleging the executives concealed the company’s deteriorating financial condition.
Defended a communications company: shareholder derivative action asserting breach of fiduciary duty by introducing certain subscription TV offers.
Defended a bank: shareholder derivative action alleged breach of fiduciary duty to a subsidiary by stopping an IPO and accelerating loan repayment.
Defended a Cayman Island hedge fund in a shareholder derivative action alleging the management entity misled investors and wasted corporate assets.
Defended a Maryland-based mortgage REIT: multidistrict shareholder derivative suit challenged internalizing REIT’s past external manager and fees.
Defended a Delaware bio-tech corporation in multidistrict shareholder litigation challenging a proposed merger.
Defended a public aerospace and defense industry company dispute; joint-venture partner alleged breaches with aiding and abetting of fiduciary duty.
Defended a healthcare company in a post-acquisition dispute regarding a US$100 million post-closing price adjustment dispute.
