Securities Litigation

Successfully represented successor officers and directors in connection with securities investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Postal Service, and related litigation filed by private plaintiffs.

Represented international professional services firm on multiple subpoenas received from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other federal regulators compelling the production of more than one-half million pages of its client's files.

Served as lead counsel in defense of shareholder derivative action arising from merger of Canadian public company; co-counsel in defense of shareholder derivative action arising from merger of Tennessee public company.

Served as co-counsel in defense of series of class and shareholder derivative actions arising from adverse stock performance of an insurance company.

Represented a Canadian company in SEC deregistration administrative hearing resulting in dismissal.

Represented a pharmaceutical company in SEC investigation of best price rebate amounts and parallel HHS and U.S. Attorney investigation in qui tam action; matter settled.

Represented tippee investors in SEC investigations of insider trading; no charges resulted.

Successfully defended a bank's directors and officers in a class action alleging fraud and malfeasance.

Successfully defended a financial institution in federal court action alleging violations of federal and state securities laws, commercial bribery, and aiding and abetting the breach of fiduciary duties.

Defended a banking corporation against class-action allegations of securities fraud and breach of fiduciary duties.

Represented national financial institution in Enron securities litigation.