1375 ABA Journal Securities Law articles.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has seen an uptick in insider trading cases involving spouses.
The agency has filed seven cases this year against married couples, compared to just one…
Aug 24, 2007 4:02 PM CDT
Lawsuits filed by shareholders of Citrix Systems in a Florida federal court contend the software company granted backdated stock options that gave windfalls to company executives.
The company has notified…
Aug 24, 2007 12:11 PM CDT
Attorneys likely won’t have any trouble finding defendants to sue over the meltdown in the mortgage markets.
Suits have already been filed by investors in bankrupt mortgage companies and mortgage-backed…
Aug 22, 2007 12:40 PM CDT
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil fraud charges yesterday against Sentinel Management Group, alleging the short-term investment management company misled clients about the reasons it was freezing a $1.5…
Aug 21, 2007 2:55 PM CDT
Internal infighting at the Securities and Exchange Commission has scuttled a proposed settlement in an options backdating case against former Brocade Communications CFO Michael Byrd.
The SEC’s accounting division objected…
Aug 20, 2007 12:28 PM CDT
Court watchers are waiting to see which U.S. Supreme Court justices participate in a pending case that could determine whether lawyers and other third parties can be…
Aug 20, 2007 12:06 PM CDT
The U.S. solicitor general has filed an amicus brief opposing expanded liability in a case that could determine the extent of exposure for lawyers and other professionals who help companies…
Aug 16, 2007 10:29 AM CDT
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld is facing a $4.4 billion lawsuit filed by two former hedge fund managers who claim the law firm provided bad legal advice that cost…
Aug 15, 2007 10:36 AM CDT
The Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to file civil charges against a Silicon Valley lawyer for alleged schemes to backdate stock options at two companies.
Lisa Berry is expected…
Aug 14, 2007 10:25 AM CDT
A retired lawyer who took his dispute with his broker to arbitration has learned that potential arbitrator conflicts are not always revealed.
Harley C. McDonald, a former general counsel for…
Aug 13, 2007 6:52 PM CDT
A U.S. millionaire wanted in connection with an alleged stock option backdating scheme has secured another delay in his extradition hearing in Namibia.
Jacob “Kobi” Alexander, founder of Comverse Technology…
Aug 13, 2007 4:25 PM CDT
A lawsuit accusing Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw of aiding the collapse of commodities brokerage firm Refco could turn on a pending U.S. Supreme Court case.
The legal fight over responsibility for the failure of commodities broker Refco has taken another turn, as a plaintiff now becomes a defendant.
A lawsuit by a Refco trustee contends…
Aug 9, 2007 6:26 PM CDT
Japan’s Supreme Court has affirmed a company’s right to mount a poison-pill defense to a corporate takeover.
The court ruled for Bull-Dog Sauce Co. in a suit by a hedge…
Aug 8, 2007 3:53 PM CDT
Updated: In a result seen as a major victory for federal prosecutors, a jury in San Francisco today convicted the former CEO of Brocade Communications Systems Inc. of securities fraud…
Aug 7, 2007 10:06 PM CDT
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