Lawyers for the government last week asked the Supreme Court to take a case that has the potential to wreak havoc on initial public offerings in the United States by calling into question much of the cooperation investment banks engage in when they form underwriting syndicates.
The class action, Glen Billing v. Credit Suisse First Boston Ltd., charges that common practices such as setting prices and allocating shares among themselves is essentially illegal collaboration among competitors.
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