Finance, M&A, and Securities Industries

Whether they need to be defended or seek to prosecute, businesses and investors turn to us for legal representation in acquisition-related disputes and other banking and securities industries matters:

• The Wall Street Journal reported on our $43 million recovery on behalf of investors in the Securities Groups based on RICO claims.

• For the special litigation committee of a Board of Directors, we established the basis for dismissal of minority shareholders' unfounded breach of fiduciary duty claims.

• We defended investors' claims arising out of bond defeasances and interest rate hedges.

• The Rocky Mountain News reported on our action resulting in the confidential recovery for more than 200 investors in Hedged Investments Associates.

• For an issuer, our attorneys defended against a price manipulation class action.

• For institutional investors, we recovered losses in the recapitalization of an international start-up. The investors had sold before substantial stock price appreciation following the recap.

• For one of California's largest banks, our attorneys defended against discrimination class actions.

• We defended post-acquisition price adjustment arbitration based on interpretation and application of GAAP and FASB standards.

• In the only known investment claim to have avoided arbitration in this hedge fund, we recovered on an investor's claims against an NASD member after defeating an arbitration petition and obtaining appellate court affirmance.

• For an asset purchaser, we defended against a creditor's fraudulent conveyance claims involving the Bulk Sales Act.

• We prevented the SEC's examination of the recipient of investment club proceeds.

• We represented a selling shareholder of a technology start-up seeking recovery of earn-out compensation and enforcement of a right of first negotiation.  
• Our attorneys defended offerors of a real estate investment company's shares from a buyer's securities law claims.

• For a publicly-held company, our attorneys successfully enjoined a raider's proxy solicitation based on noncompliance with federal securities laws.