The former general counsel of KLA-Tencor who sparred with the company’s then-CEO over stock options backdating has been named the new top lawyer for another Silicon Valley company.
Texas billionaire Sam Wyly is among the investors who have filed a suit against Milberg Weiss that claims the law firm quickly settled a shareholder lawsuit to make big attorney…
Securities class-action lawyer William Lerach, who has pleaded guilty to paying kickbacks to lead plaintiffs, could get as much as $50 million in attorney fees from a settlement in Enron-related…
A lawyer has been ordered to testify about his communications with clients regarding opinion letters he wrote facilitating the sale of shares in Defense Technology Systems Inc.
San Diego securities class-action firm Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins is seeking a record $700 million in fees for plaintiffs lawyers in litigation against professionals accused of aiding Enron…
A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of a former Florida lawyer for conspiring to obstruct an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
After the subprime mortgage meltdown in the U.S. and a resulting worldwide credit crunch worsens, a traditional law firm taboo against suing banks has been relaxed as related litigation looms.
Several high-tech companies are reporting that the Securities and Exchange Commission won’t be taking any action against them for backdating stock options.
The SEC has closed its investigations of Electronic…
Securities class-action lawyer William Lerach, who pleaded guilty to paying kickbacks to lead plaintiffs, takes aim at sweet deals for corporate CEOs who lose shareholder money in a commentary published…
As the subprime mortgage meltdown and a resulting global credit crunch have created a surge of litigation against lenders, some of the world’s major law firms are caught in a…
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