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Backdating Inquiries Mean Business for Firms
For more than four years, SOX has been a lucrative business source for lawyers who need to help their clients comply with the post-Enron law's intricacies. Now, there's a new and growing font of corporate governance work: stock option backdating inquiries. Baker Botts partner Michael Gold says it's become "a rather large source of work for many lawyers," and one that cuts across many practice areas. But will the controversy develop into a long-running governance problem?
Backdating inquiries mean business for Texas firms
For more than four years, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been a lucrative source of business for Texas lawyers. Now there's a growing, new source of corporate governance work.Katz v. Image Innovations Holdings Inc.
Class Certified in Securities Fraud Suit Against Seller of Celebrity Collectibles
Plaintiffs Attorneys Sanctioned in Biovail Class Action
Publication Date: 2009-02-22 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
In a securities class action brought by sellers of Biovail stock against hedge funds, New Jersey federal district judge Stanley Chesler sanctioned two plaintiffs lawyers and the lead plaintiff for relying on documents covered by a protective order, and dismissed the complaint.
In re: China Valves Technology Securities Litigation, 11 Civ. 0796 (LAK)
Publication Date: 2012-09-21 Practice Area: Business Law
Industry: Court: U. S. District Court, Southern District Judge: District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Lead Plaintiff Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd.: William Bernard Federman, Federman & Sherwood Byron T. Ball The Ball Law Firm, LLP. For defendant: Attorneys for Defendant China Valves Technology, Inc. and Individual Defendants: Alfred Robert Pietrzak, Joel M. Mitnick, Thomas Andrew Paskowitz, Daniel Allan McLaughlin, Sidley Austin LLP Attorneys for Defendant Moore Stephens Wurth Frazer and Torbet, LLP: Lawrence Allen Steckman, John Sandercock, Lester, Schwab, Katz and Dwyer LLP. Case number: 11 Civ. 0796 (LAK)
Cite as: In re: China Valves Technology Securities Litigation, 11 Civ. 0796 (LAK), NYLJ 1202572273720, at *1 (SDNY, Decided September 12, 2012)District Ju
Backdating Inquiries Mean Business for Firms
For more than four years, SOX has been a lucrative business source for lawyers who need to help their clients comply with the post-Enron law's intricacies. Now, there's a new and growing font of corporate governance work: stock option backdating inquiries. Baker Botts partner Michael Gold says it's become "a rather large source of work for many lawyers," and one that cuts across many practice areas. But will the controversy develop into a long-running governance problem?
In Re Falconstor Software, Inc., 2555-2011
Publication Date: 2013-03-11 Practice Area: Business Law
Industry: Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk County, Part 46 Judge: Justice Hon. Emily Pines Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Harwood, Daniella Quitt, Harwood Feffner LLP, New York, N.Y. For defendant: Martin P. Unger, Burkhart, Wexler & Hirschberg, LLP, Garden City, N.Y. Robert B. Wexler, Brett D. Steckler, Jeffrey J. Ciarlano, The Wexler Law Firm, PC, Berwyn, PA. William B. Federman, Sara E. Collier, Federman & Sherwood, Oklahoma City, OK. Daniel J. Kramer, James L. Brochin, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York NY. Daniel Slifkin, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York NY. Case number: 2555-2011
Cite as: In Re Falconstor Software, Inc., 2555-2011, NYLJ 1202591426372, at *1 (Sup., SUF, Decided March 5, 2013)Justice Hon. Emily