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NFL: Single Entity or Sherman Act Violator?
Attorneys Hollis L. Salzman and Kellie Lerner co-authored an article in the March 8, 2010 issue of the New York Law Journal on how American Needle Inc. v. National Football League, No. 08-661 presents a ripe opportunity for the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve the long disputed single entity status of the NFL and its member teams, and how the court’s decision may dramatically alter the application of antitrust law to professional sports leagues and other competitor collaborations.
March 08, 2010
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Corporate Democracy in Action After ‘Citizens United’
Attorneys Sidney S. Liebesman and Stefanie J. Sundel co-authored an article regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission in the March 8, 2010 issue of the New York Law Journal.
March 08, 2010
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Reining In the Credit Ratings Industry
Attorneys Christopher J. Keller and Michael W. Stocker co-authored an article regarding the future of the credit ratings industry in the January 11, 2010 issue of the New York Law Journal. They examine how politicians and regulators, in both the European Union and the US, have been inspired by the financial crisis of 2007 and 2008, to undertake systematic reforms of the credit ratings industry.
January 11, 2010
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American Needle v. NFL: The Supreme Court Tackles Whether Pro Football Should Be Exempt From Antitrust Laws
Attorney Kellie Lerner authored an article in the December 2009 issue of the Antitrust Litigation Reporter on how the application of the antitrust laws to the National Football League is currently being revisited in American Needle Inc. v. National Football League, No. 08-661, in which the U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether the NFL and its 32 member teams can conspire among themselves in violation of the antitrust laws.
December 01, 2009
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Recent Developments In Class Arbitration
Attorneys Bernard Persky and Benjamin D. Bianco co-authored an article regarding the recent developments in the area of law governing class arbitration in the September 17, 2009 issue of Mealey's Litigation Report
November 24, 2009
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Role of the Event Study in Loss Causation Analysis
Attorneys Martis Alex and Michael W. Stocker co-authored an article regarding the role of event studies in loss causation analysis in the August 20, 2009 issue of the New York Law Journal.
August 20, 2009
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Loss Causation and the Global Economic Crisis
Attorneys Joel H. Bernstein and Ira A. Schochet co-authored an article regarding loss causation and the global economic crisis in the July 27, 2009 issue of BNA's Securities Regulation & Law Report.
July 27, 2009
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Death of the Worldwide Class?
Attorneys Lawrence A. Sucharow and Ethan D. Wohl co-authored an article regarding the future of international investors as lead plaintiffs in U.S. class actions in the June 22, 2009 issue of BNA's Securities Regulation & Law Report. They examine two recent decisions in the Southern District of New York that cast serious doubt on continued access to American courts for many foreign class claimants, both in securities cases and in class actions generally.
June 22, 2009
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Iqbal and the Twombly Pleading Standard
Attorneys Hollis Salzman and Gregory Asciolla co-authored an article in Competition Law360 analyzing the Supreme Court ruling in Ashcroft v. Iqbal, which provided additional guidance in interpreting the plausibility pleading standard established in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly.
June 15, 2009
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Monopoly Is What Happens While You’re Busy Making Speeches: Change We Can Believe In Comes To The Antitrust Division
Partner Jay L. Himes authored an article regarding the decision by Christine A. Varney, in her first public speech after being confirmed as Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ's Antitrust Division, to withdraw the Antitrust Division's controversial report discussing conduct by monopolists and dominant firms in the June 12, 2009 issue of BNA's Antitrust & Trade Regulation Report. Mr. Himes examines the background of the DOJ report, and opportunities for the Antitrust Division's new leadership to identify anticompetitive conduct that calls for enforcement action in federal court.
June 12, 2009
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The Class Action Fairness Act: A Wolf in Wolves’ Clothing
Partner Jay L. Himes authored an article regarding the Class Action Fairness Act in the May 8, 2009 issue of BNA's Class Action Litigation Report. Mr. Himes examines interlocutory appeals of federal court remand orders, and ‘‘the intersection between CAFA-covered class actions and cases that State Attorneys General bring, typically, on behalf of victimized consumers.’’
May 08, 2009
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Don't Repeat UBS's Mistake
Attorneys Thomas A. Dubbs and Michael W. Stocker co-authored an article focusing on the implications that jurisdiction clauses have on international securitized debt litigation in the April 2009 issue of the International Financial Law Review.
April 01, 2009
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Key to Avoiding Compensation Suits Governance
Attorneys Edward Labaton and Michael W. Stocker co-authored an article regarding stock-option backdating and corporate governance in the July/August 2008 issue of Financial Executive.
August 01, 2008
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Contact by Counsel with Putative Members of Class Prior to Class Certification
Attorneys Ira A. Schochet and Anthony J. Harwood co-chair the Class Action Litigation and Ethics and Professionalism Committees of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association, which prepared the report "Contact by Counsel with Putative Members of Class Prior to Class Certification,"published in the NYLitigator Summer 2008, Vol. 13, No. 1 issue.
August 01, 2008
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Antitrust Looms Large in the Supreme Court's Past Term
Partner Hollis L. Salzman co-chairs the Antitrust Litigation Committee of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association, which prepared the report "Antitrust Looms Large in the Supreme Court’s Past Term," published in the NYLitigator Summer 2008, Vol. 13, No. 1 issue.
August 01, 2008
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Analysis of Abbott Laboratories Antitrust Litigation
Attorneys Hollis L. Salzman and Michael W. Stocker co-authored an article regarding the In re Abbott Laboratories Antitrust Litigation in the June 20, 2008 issue of the BNA's Pharmaceutical Law & Industry Report.
June 20, 2008
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US Focus: Time for action
Attorneys Thomas A. Dubbs and Alan I. Ellman co-authored an article regarding the role of UK and European investors in US class actions in the April 17, 2008 issue of the UK's Legal Week.
April 17, 2008
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The Advantages of Not Opting Out of Class Action Litigation
Attorneys Bernard Persky and Gregory Asciolla co-authored an article entitled "The Advantages of Not Opting Out of Class Action Litigation." The article ran in the Corporate Counseling Committee's latest edition of its newsletter, The Antitrust Counselor.
February 01, 2008
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Corporate Fraud Is Not Constructed By Plaintiffs' Bar
Partner Bernard Persky authored an article in Competition Law 360 in response to an article entitled "State Attorney General Class Actions Raise Concerns" which launched a wide-ranging attack on the role of private counsel in government enforcement actions.
October 15, 2007
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'Tellabs': PSLRA Pleading Test Comparative, Not Absolute
Attorneys Christopher J. Keller and Michael W. Stocker co-authored an article in the New York Law Journal entitled "Tellabs: PSLRA Pleading Test Comparative, Not Absolute" regarding securities plaintiffs' pleadings and how they will be affected by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Tellabs v. Makor Issues & Rights Ltd case.
October 03, 2007
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Confidential Informants in Private Litigation
Attorney Ethan D. Wohl authored an article on the use of confidential informants in private securities litigation, entitled "Confidential Informants in Private Litigation: Balancing Interests in Anonymity and Disclosure" in the Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law.
May 01, 2007
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When Does a Company Intend to Lie?
Attorney Ethan D. Wohl authored an article addressing the standard for imputing intent to corporations, entitled "When Does a Company Intend to Lie?" in the Andrews Securities Litigation & Regulation Reporter.
April 04, 2007
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44th Street Notes
Edward Labaton commented in the March 2005 issue of 44th Street Notes, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, "Plan Your Retirement: Senior Lawyers Committee Offers Ageless Advice."
March 01, 2005
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Cipro Maker Fighting Antitrust Suits
Bayer accused of illegal deal to suppress generics
(Originally published in The National Law Journal)
This article reviews the recent history of litigation involving Bayer and the anti-anthrax prescription drug, Cipro.
October 23, 2001
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