Selected Cases

Complex Financial Instruments

• ABX Finance Co. v. United States IRS
• Analysis of Industry Performance and Derivative Valuation
• Assessing Industry Practices Associated with Swaps, High-Yield Loans
• Confidential Securities Lending Litigations
• Credit Default Swaps Analysis in Enron-Related Matter
• Eagle Cayman v. Salomon Smith Barney
• Emeritus Corporation v. ARV Assisted Living
• First Marblehead Corporation v. Gregory House
• MKP Master Fund LDC v. Salomon Smith Barney
• New Jersey Carpenters Vacation Fund, et al. v. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, plc, et al.
• Newby v. Enron Corporation
• Orange County v. Standard and Poor's Rating Services
• Study of Exchange-Traded Fund Products for American Stock Exchange, NASD, and American Express
• Subprime Automobile Loan Portfolio Analysis
• Sumitomo Corporation v. Major Investment Banks
• United States v. Cioffi

ERISA Litigation

• 401(k) Fee Litigation
• Confidential ERISA Litigation
• ERISA Class Action
• In re Marsh ERISA Litigation
• The Board of Trustees of the Southern California IBEW-NECA Defined Contribution Plan et al. v. The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation et al.
• Whetman, et al. v. IKON Office Solutions, Inc.

Investment Suitability, Corporate Governance, and Risk Assessment

• Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. v. Airgas, Inc..
• Analysis of Government Instrumentality Factors in FCPA Prosecution
• Baptist Foundation of Arizona v. Arthur Andersen
• California State Auditor Investigation-Orange County Bankruptcy
• Eagle Cayman v. Salomon Smith Barney
• ERISA Class Action
• Florida State Board of Administration v. Alliance Capital Management
• Granite Funds, L.P. v. Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette
• In re Bear Stearns Litigation
• Liberty Media v. IAC-InterActiveCorp
• Procter & Gamble v. Bankers Trust
• Subprime Automobile Loan Portfolio Analysis
• Whetman, et al. v. IKON Office Solutions, Inc.

Mutual Funds Issues

• Baker v. American Century Investment Management
• Gallus, et al. v. Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
• In re American Funds Fee Litigation
• Jones v. Harris Associates
• Mutual Fund Excessive Fee Case
• Putnam Investment Management

Securities Fraud and Stock Price Movements

• AT&T 10b-5 Class Action
• Biotechnology Firm 10b-5 Matter – Human Testing
• Biotechnology Firm 10b-5 Matter – Phase III Testing
• Biotechnology Stock Drop Matter
• California Amplifier 10b-5 Litigation
• Confidential Options Backdating Matter Involving the Co-Founder of a Communications Company
• Enron-related Litigations
• In re Clarent Corporation Securities Litigation
• In re Oracle Securities Litigation
• In re Williams Securities Litigation
• Investor Class Action v. Investment Bank
• Lee, Conrad v. EPS Solutions Corporation
• Matters Involving a Large Technology Company and Former CEO Accused of Options Backdating
• Parmalat-related Securities Litigation
• Parnes v. Bally Entertainment Corp.
• Raytheon Class Action
• Securities and Exchange Commission v. Biopure Corporation, et al.
• Securities and Exchange Commission v. Lucent Technologies
• T. Jeffrey Simpson, et al. v. Homestore.Com, Inc., et al.
• United States v. Cioffi
• United States v. Schiff

Structure of Financial Markets

• In re NYSE Archipelago Merger Litigation
• Study of Exchange-Traded Fund Products for American Stock Exchange, NASD, and American Express
• Ventas, Inc. v. HCP, Inc.