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December 27, 2005 | New York Law Journal

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May 05, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Newsbriefs

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SEC Expands Its FCPA Reach with Control Person Liability Theory
Publication Date: 2009-08-24
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The defense bar is talking about the implications of the SEC's Nature's Sunshine settlement, in which two officials were accused of responsibility for corporate bribery because they "controlled" the business. No surprise here: Defense lawyers aren't happy about the widening net of liability.

April 20, 1999 | Law.com

SEC Takes Rare Action Against Dean Witter

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September 19, 2000 | Law.com

Behind the Music

MTV Networks means more than music videos these days. It's reality-based "The Real World," and channels like VH1, Nickelodeon and CBS's cable stations. Helping manage the empire is senior vice president and General Counsel David Sussman, whose previous employer was New York Yankees boss George Steinbrenner and whose first deposition on his new job required an interview with Bob Dylan.
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December 08, 2006 | National Law Journal

Last Stop for Detainee Cases May Be High Court

The most recent battle in the Guantanamo Bay prisoner controversy is over the Military Commissions Act, signed by the president just six weeks ago. A key piece of that law prevents those designated "enemy combatants" from challenging their detention in federal court. But the constitutionality of that provision is under consideration by two appellate courts, and lawyers for both the detainees and the Bush administration say it is likely the Supreme Court will again step in to decide the matter.
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October 12, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

N.Y. Prosecutor Pulled No Punches During Astor Trial

By all accounts, Joel J. Seidemann, the veteran litigator who closed the case against Brooke Astor's son Anthony D. Marshall and lawyer Francis X. Morrissey, is pugnacious, unrelenting and highly effective.
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Ableco Fin. LLC v. Hilson, 4159 650618/09
Publication Date: 2011-02-04
Practice Area: Business Law
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Court: Appellate Division, First Department
Judge: Before: Andrias, J.P., Sweeny, Moskowitz, DeGrasse, Abdus-Salaam, JJ.
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For plaintiff: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York (Paul Spagnoletti of counsel), for appellants.
For defendant: Shapiro Forman Allen & Sava LLP, New York (Stuart L. Shapiro of counsel), for respondent.
Case number: 4159 650618/09

Cite as: Ableco Fin. LLC v. Hilson, 4159 650618/09, NYLJ 1202480082952, at *1 (App. Div. 1st, Decided February 1, 2011)Before: Andrias, J.P., Sweeny, Moskowitz,

Plaintiffs in Four Subprime-Related Securities Class Actions Get (at Least Some) Claims past Dismissal Motions
Publication Date: 2010-04-08
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This week hasn't been as dreadful as the last for the plaintiffs bar (although it hasn't been great, either). Meanwhile, the cascade of recent subprime-related dismissal rulings has revealed some important trends in how the litigation is going to proceed.

Judge Koetl Finds Janus Is No Bar to Claims Against Issuer's Holding Company
Publication Date: 2011-10-04
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The Supreme Court's Janus ruling didn't close the door to investors suing entities that didn't issue the securities they bought, according to Manhattan federal district court judge John Koetl. In a case brought by investors in EnergySolutions, he held that plaintiffs could bring Section 10(b) claims against the issuer's parent company, citing the parent's control over the issuer.

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