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November 01, 2003 | Law.com

The Counsel You Keep

Hen William Lytton arrived at scandal-ridden Tyco International Ltd., in September 2002, he faced a ton of work. As the new general counsel, Lytton inherited an internal investigation of the company's misdeeds, a lawsuit against a handful of former Tyco officers, and a mountain of routine legal work generated by the conglomerate's some 2,000 subsidiaries.
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Morrison Strikes Again: Miami Judge Tosses Foreign-Flavored Madoff Class Action
Publication Date: 2010-08-02
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The Supreme Court ruling barring securities claims by foreign investors is quickly reshaping the securities class action landscape. In the latest application of Morrison v. NAB, foreign investors in a Bahamian fund can't proceed with claims that several non-U.S. banks should have detected Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme.

Kasowitz Benson Wins TRO for Source Interlink in Magazine Distribution Lawsuit
Publication Date: 2009-02-17
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Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman won a TRO on behalf of the magazine publisher and distributor Source Interlink, which accuses its rivals of a conspiracy to run it out of business by, among other things, cutting off its supply of magazines. The order requires major magazine publishers and disrtibutors to supply Source with their titles, like People, Sports Illustrated, and Time, on the same terms before they cut Source off in February.

Third Circuit Reinstates Vioxx Class Action Against Merck
Publication Date: 2008-09-10
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La R�ponse: Shareholders Answer Vivendi's Bid to Toss out Securities Fraud Verdict
Publication Date: 2010-05-13
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Vivendi's challenge to the class action verdict focused on its inconsistency: Jurors exonerated two Vivendi top officials who allegedly made misleading statements about the company's liquidity crisis, yet found Vivendi liable for the statements. Too bad, the plaintiffs argue in their response. Vivendi waived the right to make that argument in negotiating jury instructions.

May 12, 2000 | Law.com

Transformed

In the late 1990s utility monopolies were dismantled, their generating and energy services businesses shoved into the open market. Among the affected utility law departments pressure and demands are greater, but so too are opportunities. As general counsel of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from 1993 to 1997, Susan Tomasky had championed competition in electricity and gas markets. Now she has a job that lets her implement the massive changes she helped spark within the electric industry.
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Pharma Price Fixing Case Peters Out at High Court
Publication Date: 2013-06-03
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It's been a tough slog through the courts for a group of pharmacy plaintiffs with antitrust claims against some of the biggest drug companies in the land. Plaintiffs lawyer Joseph Alioto stuck with the case for nearly a decade, including through two trips to the California Supreme Court. Now he's finally run out of appeals.

In Re Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 08 MDL 1963
Publication Date: 2011-01-26
Practice Area: Business Law
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Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: District Judge Robert W. Sweet
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For plaintiff: Interim Co-Lead Counsel for the Securities Plaintiffs: By: David S. Preminger, Esq., Keller Rohrback LLP, New York, NY By: Lynn L. Sarko, Esq., Derek W. Loeser, Esq., Erin M. Riley, Esq., Gretchen S. Obrist, Esq., Seattle, WA By: Joseph H. Meltzer, Esq., Edward W. Ciolko, Esq., Peter H. LeVan Jr., Esq., Shannon O. Lack, Esq., Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer Check LLP, Radnor, PA Attorneys for Lead Securities Plaintiff State of Michigan Retirement Systems: By: Jeffrey C. Block, Esq., Patrick T. Egan, Esq., Justin Saif, Esq., Berman Devalerio, Boston, MA By: Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr., Esq., Julie J. Bai, Esq., San Francisco, CA By: Thomas A. Dubbs, Esq., James W. Johnson, Esq., Michael W. Stocker, Esq., Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY Co-Lead Counsel for the Derivative Plaintiff: By: David A.P. Brower, Esq., Brower Piven, P.C., New York, NY By: Marc M. Umeda, Esq., George C. Aguilar, Esq., Shane P. Sanders, Esq., Gregory E. Del Gaizo, Esq., Robbins Umeda LLP, San Diego, CA Interim Co-Lead Counsel for the ERISA Plaintiffs: By: Joseph H. Meltzer, Esq., Edward W. Ciolko, Esq., Julie Siebert-Johnson, Esq., Peter H. LeVan Jr., Esq., Shannon O. Lack, Esq., Mark K. Gyandoh, Esq., James A. Maro, Jr., Esq., Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer Check LLP, Radnor, PA By: David S. Preminger, Esq., Keller Rohrback LLP, New York, NY By: Lynn L. Sarko, Esq., Derek W. Loeser, Esq., Erin M. Riley, Esq., Gretchen S. Obrist, Esq., Seattle, WA Interim Liaison Counsel for ERISA Plaintiffs: By: Milo Silberstein, Esq., Dealy & Silberstein, LLP, New York, NY
For defendant: Interim Liaison Counsel for the Securities Plaintiffs: By: Milo Silberstein, Esq., Dealy & Silberstein, LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendants The Bear Stearns Companies Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Michael Minikes, Kathleen Cavallo, Stephen Lacoff, and Robert Steinberg: By: Eric. S. Goldstein, Esq., Brad S. Karp, Esq., Lewis R. Clayton, Esq., Douglas M. Pravda, Esq., Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY By: Paul J. Ondrasik, Jr., Esq., F. Michael Kail, Esq., Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC Attorneys for Defendant James E. Cayne: By: David S. Frankel, Esq., Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Alan D. Schwartz: By: Jay B. Kasner, Esq., Susan Saltzstein, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Samuel L. Molinaro, Jr.: By: Michael Chepiga, Esq., William T. Russell, Jr., Esq., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Alan C. Greenberg: By: Ronald Richman, Esq., Jill L. Goldberg, Esq., Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Warren J. Spector: By: David B. Anders, Esq., Meredith L. Turner, Esq., Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Jeffrey Mayer: By: Richard A. Edlin, Esq., Ronald D. Lefton, Esq., Greenberg Traurig, LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendants Henry S. Bienen, Carl D. Glickman, Michael Goldstein, Donald J. Harrington, Frank T. Nickell, Paul A. Novelly, Frederic V. Salerno, Vincent Tese and Wesley S. Williams, Jr.: By: Randy M. Mastro, Esq., Robert F. Serio, Esq., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Michael Alix: By: Scott D. Corrigan, Esq., Jeffrey P. Wade, Esq., Wiggin & Dana LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Jeffrey M. Farber: By: Michael R. Young, Esq., Antonio Yanez, Jr., Esq., Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Deloitte & Touche LLP: By: Max R. Shulman, Esq., Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY
Case number: 08 MDL 1963

Cite as: In Re Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 08 MDL 1963, NYLJ 1202479404634, at *1 (SDNY, Decided January 9, 2011)District Judge Robert W. Sweetp class="decided

Delaware Judge Rules for Defendants In Transkaryotic-Shire Merger Case
Publication Date: 2008-06-23
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October 09, 2006 | New Jersey Law Journal

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