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Lawdragon spoke to Of Counsel Melissa H. Nafash and Jonathan Waisnor about launching a new practice group at Labaton Sucharow that now represents ...
Lawdragon spoke to Of Counsel Melissa H. Nafash and Jonathan Waisnor about launching a new practice group at Labaton Sucharow that now represents ...
National plaintiffs’ law firm Labaton Sucharow is pleased to announce it has elected two new Of Counsel, effective September 15, 2022. The newly ...
Bloomberg Law spoke to Partner Carol C. Villegas about the class action lawsuits against Meta Platforms over allegations that patients' private ...
MedPage Today spoke to Of Counsel Melissa H. Nafash about the class action lawsuit against Meta Platforms, the University of California San Francisco ...
Six Labaton Sucharow partners have been named to this year's Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under List. The list recognizes “the best and brightest ...
On July 13, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to adopt amendments to its rules governing proxy-voting advice,1 voting to partially ...
Labaton Sucharow is proud to be recognized as the 2022 Securities Litigation Firm of the Year and 2022 Shareholder Rights Litigation Firm of the Year ...
On June 9, Euromoney held its awards ceremony celebrating the winners of the 2022 Women in Business Law Americas Awards, which recognizes leading ...
Labaton Sucharow has once again earned top marks from The Legal 500 in its 2022 United States edition, which recognizes two of the Firm's practice ...
The National Law Journal interviewed Partner Michael P. Canty about the nascent metaverse as a growth market for future litigation involving concerns ...
The National Law Journal interviewed Partner Carol C. Villegas about litigating against Flo Health over alleged misuse of personal data about their ...
In their 2022 Guide, Chambers USA has recognized Labaton Sucharow among the leading plaintiffs' firms in the nation. The Firm received three practice ...
Law.com profiled Partner Alfred L. Fatale III as part of its "How I Made Partner" spotlight series. The Q&A covers Alfred's journey as an ...
The National Law Journal interviewed Partner Eric J. Belfi about the evolving international class action landscape posing challenges for plaintiff ...
The National Law Journal's "Elite Trial Lawyers" named Partner Carol C. Villegas to its Elite Women of the Plaintiffs Bar list, and Of Counsel ...
Partners Carol C. Villegas and Ned Weinberger have been recognized as Plaintiffs' Lawyer Trailblazers by The National Law Journal. The National Law ...
Labaton Sucharow has been shortlisted by Chambers & Partners for the Chambers D&I Awards: North America 2022, which celebrates the ...
On March 21, 2022, following a party-line, 3-1 vote, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) released a series of ...
Lawdragon recognized Chairman Christopher J. Keller and Partners Jonathan Gardner, James W. Johnson, and Carol C. Villegas among the "500 Leading ...
The National Law Journal interviewed Partner Carol C. Villegas about the rise in data privacy lawsuits. As the U.S. Department of Justice pushes for ...
As we welcome in 2022, we look back on another unprecedented year with the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, Labaton Sucharow remained committed ...
Partners Michael P. Canty and Carol C. Villegas and Law Clerk Danielle Izzo are authors of the analysis "Assessing 3 Bills to Expand Kids' Online ...
The National Law Journal interviewed Partner Michael P. Canty on how plaintiffs firms are adapting as COVID-19 variants lead to slowdowns for civil ...
Labaton Sucharow's Securities Litigation practice has been named a 2021 “Practice Group of the Year” by Law360. The awards recognize the teams ...
Partner Eric J. Belfi and Associates Lisa Strejlau and Roger W. Yamada are the authors of the analysis "US Follows EU’s Lead on ESG Reporting ...
National plaintiffs’ law firm Labaton Sucharow is pleased to announce it has elected two new Of Counsel, effective January 1, 2022. The newly ...
On December 28, 2021, Magistrate Judge Anne Y. Shields of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York appointed Labaton ...
On December 17, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the dismissal of an investor class action against Hain Celestial Group ...
On December 8, 2020, Judge Paul A. Crotty of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York certified a class of ...
On November 17, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted Rule 14a-19, which will provide shareholders with a more ...
Lawdragon profiled Partner David J. Schwartz as part of its “Lawyer Limelight” series. The in-depth Q&A explores David's journey from BigLaw ...
Rule 10b5-1 allows company insiders to trade while in possession of material non-public information (“MNPI”) so long as it is in accordance with a ...
On October 13, 2021, Judge Robert S. Lasnik of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington appointed Labaton Sucharow ...
In recent years, as investments in cryptocurrency have surged and public sales known as “coin offerings” have become more frequent, cryptocurrencies ...
On October 12, 2021, Judge James Donato of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California appointed Labaton Sucharow ...
Euromoney named Labaton Sucharow a finalist in 5 categories for their 2021 Women in Business Law Awards: Finalist: Gender Diversity Initiative - ...
Benchmark Litigation has recognized Labaton Sucharow as one of the top plaintiffs' firms in the nation in its 2022 definitive guide to America’s ...
In recent years, defendants in securities class action litigation have increased their attempts to obtain discovery from absent class members, ...
Lawdragon recognized Chairman Christopher J. Keller, Partners Gregory Asciolla, Eric J. Belfi, Michael P. Canty, Thomas A. Dubbs, Christine M. ...
On Friday, August 13, 2021, United States District Judge Lucy H. Koh (ND Cal) issued an order in In re Xyrem (Sodium Oxybate) Antitrust Litigation ...
NEW YORK -- Labaton Sucharow LLP (“Labaton Sucharow”) announces that on July 30, 2021, it filed a securities class action lawsuit, captioned City of ...
Partner Alfred L. Fatale III, Associate Lisa Strejlau, and Associate Marco A. Dueñas are authors of the analysis "Post-‘Cyan’ Developments in the ...
Partner Eric J. Belfi and Law Clerk David Saldamando are the authors of New Circuit Split Complicates Domestic Securities Test published by Law360 on ...
In July 2020, Quadre Investments, L.P. (“Quadre”)1 sued Sky Solar Holdings, Ltd. (“SKYS”) and its controlling stockholders.2 The lawsuit challenged ...
NEW YORK -- Labaton Sucharow LLP (“Labaton Sucharow”) announces that on May 14, 2021, it filed a securities class action lawsuit, captioned Plymouth ...
Labaton Sucharow will move forward with a proposed class action against inflight entertainment company Gogo, Inc. ("Gogo"), after Judge Jorge L. ...
Labaton Sucharow notifies investors that it has commenced an investigation of Churchill Capital Corp IV ("Churchill Capital" or the "Company") ...
On February 26, 2021, Labaton Sucharow obtained final approval of a $650 million settlement in In re Facebook Biometric Information Privacy ...
“Traceability” is generally a prerequisite to recovery under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). Investors who purchase ...
National plaintiffs’ law firm Labaton Sucharow is pleased to announce it has elected two new Partners and appointed three new Of Counsel, effective ...
Federal law requires public companies to disclose their financial results each quarter in filings with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (the ...
Partner Carol C. Villegas and Associate Jake Bissell-Linsk are the authors of Commencing a Securities Class Action: Pleading Claims published ...
Investors seeking to hold companies liable for committing securities fraud can take comfort in this past summer’s Second Circuit decision, Abramson ...
Partner Carol C. Villegas and Associate James Christie discussed on this Lawline CLE the Supreme Court’s decisions in cases such as Lorenzo v. ...
On September 21, 2020, a new stock exchange, the Members Exchange (“MEMX”), launched and opened for trading select securities. MEMX is the only ...
NEW YORK — Labaton Sucharow LLP announces that on July 27, 2020, it filed a complaint, UFCW Local 1500 Welfare Fund v. Abbvie, Inc. et al, No. ...
NEW YORK — Labaton Sucharow LLP announces that on July 27, 2020, it filed a complaint, 731 Pharmacy Corp. d/b/a Ivan Pharmacy v. Surescripts, LLC, ...
Partner Jonathan Gardner, Associate Lisa Strejlau, and Director of Investigations Amy Greenbaum are the authors of Commencing a Securities Class ...
Labaton Sucharow LLP (“Labaton Sucharow”) is investigating Shutterfly, Inc. for its use of facial recognition software in violation of Illinois ...
(NEW YORK, NY / June 30, 2020) -- Labaton Sucharow LLP ("Labaton Sucharow"), a leading investor rights law firm, announces it is developing a ...
Partner Karin Garvey and Associate Ethan Kaminsky are the authors of 1st Circ. Generic-Delay Ruling Isn't Popular With Lower Courts published by ...
NEW YORK -- Labaton Sucharow LLP (“Labaton Sucharow”) announces that on June 4, 2020, it filed a complaint, captioned City of Boston Credit Union v. ...
Partner Francis P. McConville and Associate Charles Wood are the authors of Commencing a Securities Class Action: Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel ...
Partner Marisa N. DeMato and Associate James Christie are the authors of Private Equity Investment by Public Pension Plans: The Need for Transparency ...
The spread of COVID-19 has had implications for all sectors of the global economy, and securities litigation is no exception. We recognize that our ...
Securities class action lawsuit filings remained at elevated levels in 2019. According to the recently-published annual report from NERA Economic ...
Partner Eric J. Belfi and Associate Thomas W. Watson are the authors of INSIGHT: Multinational Claims for Multinational Frauds published by Bloomberg ...
(New York, NY / April 7, 2020) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit today affirmed the class certification in a lawsuit brought by ...
Partner Francis P. McConville and Associate Charles Wood are the authors of Commencing a Securities Class Action: Identifying Claims published by ...
Labaton Sucharow strongly encourages investors with losses to contact the Firm. Labaton Sucharow LLP, a leading, award winning investor rights law ...
Labaton Sucharow strongly encourages investors with losses to contact the Firm Labaton Sucharow LLP, a leading and award winning investor rights law ...
In light of the increasing impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) globally, we wanted to reach out to you to extend our best wishes for you and your ...
Of Counsel John Esmay and Associate Philip Leggio are the authors of A Lower Bar To Prove Market Efficiency In Securities Cases ...
Of Counsel Francis McConville and Associates Alec Coquin and Charles Wood are the authors of Slack's Direct Listing Tests Limits Of Securities ...
In an expert analysis column published by Law360, Partner Serena Hallowell and Associates Alec Coquin and Jake Bissell-Linsk responded to an article ...
Leading investor law firms Labaton Sucharow LLP and Pomerantz LLP have jointly filed a federal securities class action lawsuit against AT&T Inc. ...
Partner David J. Goldsmith spoke with Practical Law about important considerations and best practices for plaintiffs' counsel seeking to settle a ...
In an expert analysis column published by Law360, Serena Hallowell, partner and leader of the direct action litigation practice, Of Counsel Corban ...
Labaton Sucharow LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against drugmaker AbbVie Inc. and a group of global rivals, alleging the company colluded to ...
In the wake of the U.S. House of Representatives passing a bill that, if enacted, would direct the SEC to examine whether Rule 10b5-1 should be ...
On February 22, 2019, Labaton Sucharow secured a major victory when the Delaware Supreme Court upheld the Court of Chancery’s decision to deny ...
Greg Asciolla, Partner and Antitrust and Competition Litigation Practice Co-Chair, and Of Counsel Matt Perez contributed the feature article in the ...
In Law360, Of Counsel Corban Rhodes and Associate Anna Menkova discuss why the Supreme Court should limit its review of Emulex v. Gary Varjabedian et ...
Labaton Sucharow, as lead counsel, has reached a $42.5 million settlement in a securities class action against Intuitive Surgical, the maker of the ...
Labaton Sucharow has an ongoing investigation into the manipulation of E-Mini Dow Futures, E-Mini S&P 500 Futures, and E-Mini NASDAQ 100 Futures, ...
In recent years, no-poach agreements have caught the attention of government regulators and are now subject to close scrutiny both by the U.S. ...
Labaton attorneys discuss what plaintiffs can do to ensure that their right to recovery is not extinguished after the Supreme Court’s China Agritech ...
Gregory Asciolla and Matthew Perez discuss the U.S. FDA’s guidances concerning risk evaluation and mitigation strategies and the likely minimal ...
In the Brooklyn Journal of International Law, Associate Marco A. Dueñas discusses how outstanding American property claims in Cuba are an obstacle ...
An ICO allows cryptocurrencies to raise capital for a new venture similar to the way a startup would through an Initial Public Offering (IPO), ...
Partner Steven J. Durham sat down with Thomas Fox on his podcast, FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report, to discuss the Firm’s role in its securement of ...
Partner Steven J. Durham was featured on a podcast with FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report to discuss the impact of the Supreme Court’s recent ...
We discuss how foreign securities litigation will continue to evolve and grow more complex in the coming year. While securities litigation has ...
Last Wednesday, the Ninth Circuit issued an important decision in Mineworkers' Pension Scheme et al. v. First Solar Inc. that serves to protect ...
New York, NY January 23, 2018 Serena P. Hallowell, head of the Direct Action Litigation Practice, and of counsel Rachel A. Avan discussed the rise of ...
David J. Goldsmith discusses important considerations and best practices for plaintiffs’ counsel seeking to settle a class action. Q: Given that the ...
By overturning the CFPB’s rule barring financial institutions from forcing customers into private arbitration, Congress has given them a free pass. ...
We provide the current state of court interpretations of Morrison; practical considerations for institutional investors considering foreign actions; ...
Michael P. Canty was featured on CBS Evening News discussing improper practices by pharma companies and doctors that served to worsen the opioid ...
October 26, 2017, CBS Evening News Michael P. Canty was featured on CBS Evening News discussing improper practices by pharma companies and doctors ...
Corban S. Rhodes and Ross Kamhi discuss how the legal system is struggling to keep pace with rapid technological innovation and the privacy issues ...
Steven J. Durham guides whistleblowers on gathering evidence Not unlike the popular psychology that emerged in the late 20th century, in the legal ...
Firm attorneys offer a plaintiffs' perspective on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in ANZ Securities Inc. case. In California Public Employees’ ...
Michael W. Stocker discusses millennial entrepreneurs—both the benefits of being disruptors as well as potential obstacles they may face when held ...
We share our experience advising boards and shareholders regarding legal implications of data breaches. Partner Michael W. Stocker was featured in a ...
Investors and corporations alike have become increasingly concerned about the dramatic uptick in widespread data breaches. “We’ve been hacked!” The ...
Three of Australia’s biggest banks stand accused of manipulating a key part of the wiring behind our financial system. In a recent podcast with Mario ...
We address the differences between the U.S. and EU regimes and how the EU is implementing a new litigation landscape. INTRODUCTION Access to the ...
This paper provides the current state of some court interpretations of Morrison; practical considerations for institutional investors considering ...
This article explores the benefits and limitations of the proposed legislation, the CREATES Act of 2016. A bipartisan group of U.S. senators recently ...
Analyzing the Impact of FTC vs. Actavis: We address whether non-cash payments can be unlawful reverse payments under Actavis Introduction The U.S. ...
As more biosimilar applications are filed, courts will inevitably face the novel and complex issues posed by the BPCIA with increasing frequency. I. ...
We discuss the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act's effects on state court jurisdictions. Over the past three years, the number of initial ...
Jay L. Himes answers questions about antitrust policy and process for The Capitol Forum Antitrust Interview series.
In this televised interview, Gregory Asciolla, partner and Antitrust & Competition Litigation Practice co-chair, provides some detail on the ...
We address the importance of the June 2014 decision, Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund. This article appeared in the October 2014 issue ...
Private litigation by institutional investors has always been a crucial complement to regulatory efforts to police the integrity and transparency of ...
In recent years, master limited partnerships have gained increasing popularity among stock investors. But MLP investments often carry significant ...
Thomas A. Dubbs and Christopher J. McDonald discuss the main points of the case and what's at stake for class actions. Law360 featured this video on ...
This article appeared in the Jan-Mar 2014 issue of Corporate Disputes Magazine. ©2014 Financier Worldwide Ltd. All rights reserved. Reprinted with ...
Once the prosperous center of America's automobile industry and the birthplace of Motown music, Detroit now has a new title—the largest bankrupt ...
PBS NewsHour Weekend's special correspondent Kathy Murthy speaks with Michael Stocker about the JOBS Act's crowdfunding provision. "Is it a good idea ...
Mandatory arbitration is a subject of increasing controversy on both sides of the Atlantic. While provisions imposing mandatory arbitration are an ...
On June 11, 2013, the E.C. took another big step in its ongoing effort to make it easier for victims of antitrust violations in the European Union ...
The financial meltdown of Detroit may result in fallout not only for the city's own retirement schemes, but for public pension funds on both sides of ...
Naked price-fixing agreements among competitors traditionally have been subject to the per se rule, which declares such conduct to be illegal without ...
Thomas A. Dubbs spoke during a Strafford Publications webinar, Libor Manipulation Litigation: Latest Trends and Developments, on October 23, 2012 ...
Thomas A. Dubbs participated in a webinar hosted by West LegalEdcenter titled "LIBOR: Securities, Antitrust and Regulatory Implications" from 12:00 ...
The 2012 UK annual general meeting season has set a new record for shareholder rejections of remuneration reports. The six negative shareholder votes ...
The JOBS Act will dramatically change the legal and regulatory landscape across the U.S. by encouraging IPOs through relaxed regulation. But what are ...
The United Kingdom and the United States are moving in tandem to rein in the risky, unmonitored trading and investment activities at banking ...
On July 21, 2010, Congress enacted the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, one of the most significant financial reform ...
There appears to be a modest trend favoring immunization of foreign conduct, but courts are still elusive as to providing a clear articulation of the ...
When moving or opposing a motion for class certification, litigants with increasing frequency rely on expert testimony. When moving or opposing a ...
Is Interest Mandatory or Discretionary? Pursuant to CPLR 5004, the prevailing party in a civil action is entitled to interest at the munificent rate ...
Is it possible - or even desirable - to try to precisely measure the economic benefit of investor and consumer protections? A series of new legal ...
Even David Cameron has problems with Sir Fred Goodwin, the former CEO of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC. On Sir Fred's watch, the once famously ...
The U.S. government's increasing dependence on a quasi-private enforcement model is not easily reconciled with recent trends in the courts to ...
On June 21, 2011 the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), whose mission is the regulation of US auditing firms, took the first step ...
Webinar April 21, 2011 Of all the major players in the recent market meltdown, few had a greater role than credit rating agencies. In the wake of the ...
In October 2010, the United States' Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), an independent agency of the federal government that insures ...
Labaton Sucharow Webinar March 08, 2011 Since the passage of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, only 10 federal securities fraud ...
We have previously commented on the efforts worldwide to make the financial system "healthier" via the Basel III process of forcing financial ...
The end of 2010 is upon us and the beginning of 2011 looms on the horizon. Though not as tumultuous as 2007 or 2008, with no world-shaking corporate ...
After enacting reform in the finance and healthcare sectors legislators and regulators have staked out a new battleground. After enacting reform in ...
In recent years, many U.S. businesses have come to see class action waiver clauses in arbitration agreements as the silver bullet that will put the ...
New York Law Journal A successful litigant in an arbitration proceeding may be faced with a recalcitrant respondent, unwilling to satisfy the award ...
Company management retains the auditor and has contractual rights and responsibilities negotiated at the time of retention. Investors rely on ...
The oil spill is more than an environmental disaster, it is also a financial disaster for BP shareholders, including the many pension schemes heavily ...
Real World Approaches to Executive Compensation Reform While the recent focus on excessive executive compensation has influenced the Wall Street ...
The most effective time to reform dangerous habits is after a nasty shock. The object lesson of a burned-down house or wrecked car is a powerful ...
While much has been made of the technological causes of the disaster, investors should take a close look at the role that the company's corporate ...
The report should serve as an instructive resource for the EC and member states' national courts for expanding their knowledge and expertise in ...
On Monday, March 29, 2010, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument in Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd., No. 08-1911. This ...
In Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, the Supreme Court changed the course of law regarding the proper pleading standard under Rule 8 of the Federal ...
The reform of credit rating agencies is sure to occupy a central place in the regulatory and legislative agendas of 2010. The reform of credit rating ...
Regulators have long been concerned with ensuring that investors stand on an equal footing with respect to their access to information about publicly ...
For all its chaos, the international financial meltdown has had one good effect. The will to enact much needed regulatory and corporate governance ...
When fraud coincides with a stock market crash, one question inevitably looms large. What caused the investors' losses: the fraud or outside economic ...
The growth of majority-foreign classes and the arrival of overseas investors as lead plaintiffs rank among the major developments in U.S. securities ...
While the court's two-pronged approach might bring more consistency on how a pleading is analyzed, it remains to be seen with respect to innumerable ...
But auditors, lawyers and shareholders need better tools. Lawrence A. Sucharow says private-sector auditors, lawyers and shareholders can play larger ...
Courts have long recognized the efficacy and importance of informal witness interviews. Informal witness interviews serve a vital role in litigation. ...
The chatter over short-selling and its impact goes on, and one study says the benefits of these trades need to be acknowledged. The recent lively ...
The present economic crisis and economic turmoil naturally prompt the question: what can we do to prevent similar market run-ups and collapses in the ...
The world is gearing up for international securitized debt litigation. Make sure you check the jurisdiction clauses, contract by contract A ...
So with public sentiment so united on this issue, pension schemes should really be actively seeking executive compensation reforms Shareholders have ...
Investors have a stronger claim under rules established by a financial industry regulator. As the collapse of the nonprime mortgage markets has ...
The case-specific approach, as articulated and developed in 'Natural Gas II,' appears to be taking hold. Commodity manipulation litigation is on the ...
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a decision that would make directors of parent companies liable for securities law violations ...
Every year pension funds based outside the US with holdings in American securities forego hundreds of millions of dollars owed to them. By not ...
The Use of Confidential Witnesses in Securities Class Actions In enacting the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA), Congress ...
Thomas A. Dubbs discusses the increase in securities class action-related lawsuits during a January 9, 2009 interview on Bloomberg TV. According to ...
The circularity hypothesis is simply that: a hypothesis. Some have viewed the mere assertion of the hypothesis as proof of its correctness Thomas ...
Pay structures often spur chiefs to focus on short-term results rather than long-term value At the heart of the financial crisis that has paralyzed ...
The subprime crisis that the financial pundits have been talking about for the last two years has seeped beyond Wall Street... The subprime crisis ...
Thomas Dubbs addresses how European pension funds could potentially be leaving large sums of money on the settlement table. Click here to read the ...
Abuses of executive compensation provide no end to work for plaintiffs' lawyers pursuing class-action litigation against, and derivative suits on ...
The Supreme Court had an uncommonly active year in 2007 in the area of antitrust, deciding four cases: In Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. ...
The basic assumption underlying the ABA Opinion is that there is no lawyer-client relationship with putative class members until the class is ...
To redress losses from these frauds, as well as many other non-systemic instances of corporate wrongdoing, investors have increasingly turned to the ...
New York Law Journal | March 20, 2008 Despite reforms, pay is less transparent and shareholder-friendly than in the past. By all appearances, ...
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Tellabs v. Makor emphasizes that the standard against which plaintiffs' pleadings will now be held is comparative, ...
Lawrence Sucharow and Christopher Keller examine how different ways to calculate shareholder losses for purposes of appointing lead plaintiff lead to ...
Law.com profiled Partner Alfred L. Fatale III as part of its "How I Made Partner" spotlight series. The Q&A covers Alfred's journey as an ...
Lawdragon profiled Partner David J. Schwartz as part of its “Lawyer Limelight” series. The in-depth Q&A explores David's journey from BigLaw ...
In their 2022 Guide, Chambers USA has recognized Labaton Sucharow among the leading plaintiffs' firms in the nation. The Firm received three practice ...
The National Law Journal's "Elite Trial Lawyers" named Partner Carol C. Villegas to its Elite Women of the Plaintiffs Bar list, and Of Counsel ...
The National Law Journal interviewed Partner Carol C. Villegas about the rise in data privacy lawsuits. As the U.S. Department of Justice pushes for ...
Six Labaton Sucharow partners have been named to this year's Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under List. The list recognizes “the best and brightest ...
The National Law Journal interviewed Partner Carol C. Villegas about litigating against Flo Health over alleged misuse of personal data about their ...
The National Law Journal interviewed Partner Michael P. Canty about the nascent metaverse as a growth market for future litigation involving concerns ...
The National Law Journal interviewed Partner Michael P. Canty on how plaintiffs firms are adapting as COVID-19 variants lead to slowdowns for civil ...
Labaton Sucharow has once again earned top marks from The Legal 500 in its 2022 United States edition, which recognizes two of the Firm's practice ...
Labaton Sucharow's Securities Litigation practice has been named a 2021 “Practice Group of the Year” by Law360. The awards recognize the teams ...
Benchmark Litigation has recognized Labaton Sucharow as one of the top plaintiffs' firms in the nation in its 2022 definitive guide to America’s ...
The National Law Journal interviewed Partner Eric J. Belfi about the evolving international class action landscape posing challenges for plaintiff ...
Lawdragon spoke to Of Counsel Melissa H. Nafash and Jonathan Waisnor about launching a new practice group at Labaton Sucharow that now represents ...
Lawdragon recognized Chairman Christopher J. Keller and Partners Jonathan Gardner, James W. Johnson, and Carol C. Villegas among the "500 Leading ...
On June 9, Euromoney held its awards ceremony celebrating the winners of the 2022 Women in Business Law Americas Awards, which recognizes leading ...
Labaton Sucharow will move forward with a proposed class action against inflight entertainment company Gogo, Inc. ("Gogo"), after Judge Jorge L. ...
On Friday, August 13, 2021, United States District Judge Lucy H. Koh (ND Cal) issued an order in In re Xyrem (Sodium Oxybate) Antitrust Litigation ...
Labaton Sucharow is proud to be recognized as the 2022 Securities Litigation Firm of the Year and 2022 Shareholder Rights Litigation Firm of the Year ...
Euromoney named Labaton Sucharow a finalist in 5 categories for their 2021 Women in Business Law Awards: Finalist: Gender Diversity Initiative - ...
Partners Carol C. Villegas and Ned Weinberger have been recognized as Plaintiffs' Lawyer Trailblazers by The National Law Journal. The National Law ...
MedPage Today spoke to Of Counsel Melissa H. Nafash about the class action lawsuit against Meta Platforms, the University of California San Francisco ...
Lawdragon recognized Chairman Christopher J. Keller, Partners Gregory Asciolla, Eric J. Belfi, Michael P. Canty, Thomas A. Dubbs, Christine M. ...
Bloomberg Law spoke to Partner Carol C. Villegas about the class action lawsuits against Meta Platforms over allegations that patients' private ...
Labaton Sucharow has been shortlisted by Chambers & Partners for the Chambers D&I Awards: North America 2022, which celebrates the ...
Labaton Sucharow LLP (“Labaton Sucharow”) is investigating Shutterfly, Inc. for its use of facial recognition software in violation of Illinois ...
Labaton Sucharow strongly encourages investors with losses to contact the Firm Labaton Sucharow LLP, a leading and award winning investor rights law ...
On October 13, 2021, Judge Robert S. Lasnik of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington appointed Labaton Sucharow ...
National plaintiffs’ law firm Labaton Sucharow is pleased to announce it has elected two new Of Counsel, effective January 1, 2022. The newly ...
As we welcome in 2022, we look back on another unprecedented year with the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, Labaton Sucharow remained committed ...
Labaton Sucharow LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against drugmaker AbbVie Inc. and a group of global rivals, alleging the company colluded to ...
On December 28, 2021, Magistrate Judge Anne Y. Shields of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York appointed Labaton ...
Leading investor law firms Labaton Sucharow LLP and Pomerantz LLP have jointly filed a federal securities class action lawsuit against AT&T Inc. ...
NEW YORK -- Labaton Sucharow LLP (“Labaton Sucharow”) announces that on June 4, 2020, it filed a complaint, captioned City of Boston Credit Union v. ...
On October 12, 2021, Judge James Donato of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California appointed Labaton Sucharow ...
NEW YORK — Labaton Sucharow LLP announces that on July 27, 2020, it filed a complaint, UFCW Local 1500 Welfare Fund v. Abbvie, Inc. et al, No. ...
On February 22, 2019, Labaton Sucharow secured a major victory when the Delaware Supreme Court upheld the Court of Chancery’s decision to deny ...
On December 8, 2020, Judge Paul A. Crotty of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York certified a class of ...
On December 17, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the dismissal of an investor class action against Hain Celestial Group ...
(NEW YORK, NY / June 30, 2020) -- Labaton Sucharow LLP ("Labaton Sucharow"), a leading investor rights law firm, announces it is developing a ...
Labaton Sucharow, as lead counsel, has reached a $42.5 million settlement in a securities class action against Intuitive Surgical, the maker of the ...
NEW YORK -- Labaton Sucharow LLP (“Labaton Sucharow”) announces that on July 30, 2021, it filed a securities class action lawsuit, captioned City of ...
Labaton Sucharow strongly encourages investors with losses to contact the Firm. Labaton Sucharow LLP, a leading, award winning investor rights law ...
On February 26, 2021, Labaton Sucharow obtained final approval of a $650 million settlement in In re Facebook Biometric Information Privacy ...
Labaton Sucharow has an ongoing investigation into the manipulation of E-Mini Dow Futures, E-Mini S&P 500 Futures, and E-Mini NASDAQ 100 Futures, ...
National plaintiffs’ law firm Labaton Sucharow is pleased to announce it has elected two new Of Counsel, effective September 15, 2022. The newly ...
National plaintiffs’ law firm Labaton Sucharow is pleased to announce it has elected two new Partners and appointed three new Of Counsel, effective ...
NEW YORK — Labaton Sucharow LLP announces that on July 27, 2020, it filed a complaint, 731 Pharmacy Corp. d/b/a Ivan Pharmacy v. Surescripts, LLC, ...
(New York, NY / April 7, 2020) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit today affirmed the class certification in a lawsuit brought by ...
NEW YORK -- Labaton Sucharow LLP (“Labaton Sucharow”) announces that on May 14, 2021, it filed a securities class action lawsuit, captioned Plymouth ...
Partner Steven J. Durham sat down with Thomas Fox on his podcast, FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report, to discuss the Firm’s role in its securement of ...
Partner Steven J. Durham was featured on a podcast with FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report to discuss the impact of the Supreme Court’s recent ...
Three of Australia’s biggest banks stand accused of manipulating a key part of the wiring behind our financial system. In a recent podcast with Mario ...
Michael P. Canty was featured on CBS Evening News discussing improper practices by pharma companies and doctors that served to worsen the opioid ...
On July 13, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to adopt amendments to its rules governing proxy-voting advice,1 voting to partially ...
On March 21, 2022, following a party-line, 3-1 vote, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) released a series of ...
Partners Michael P. Canty and Carol C. Villegas and Law Clerk Danielle Izzo are authors of the analysis "Assessing 3 Bills to Expand Kids' Online ...
Partner Eric J. Belfi and Associates Lisa Strejlau and Roger W. Yamada are the authors of the analysis "US Follows EU’s Lead on ESG Reporting ...
On November 17, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted Rule 14a-19, which will provide shareholders with a more ...
Rule 10b5-1 allows company insiders to trade while in possession of material non-public information (“MNPI”) so long as it is in accordance with a ...
In recent years, as investments in cryptocurrency have surged and public sales known as “coin offerings” have become more frequent, cryptocurrencies ...
In recent years, defendants in securities class action litigation have increased their attempts to obtain discovery from absent class members, ...
Partner Alfred L. Fatale III, Associate Lisa Strejlau, and Associate Marco A. Dueñas are authors of the analysis "Post-‘Cyan’ Developments in the ...
Partner Eric J. Belfi and Law Clerk David Saldamando are the authors of New Circuit Split Complicates Domestic Securities Test published by Law360 on ...
In July 2020, Quadre Investments, L.P. (“Quadre”)1 sued Sky Solar Holdings, Ltd. (“SKYS”) and its controlling stockholders.2 The lawsuit challenged ...
Labaton Sucharow notifies investors that it has commenced an investigation of Churchill Capital Corp IV ("Churchill Capital" or the "Company") ...
“Traceability” is generally a prerequisite to recovery under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). Investors who purchase ...
Federal law requires public companies to disclose their financial results each quarter in filings with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (the ...
Partner Carol C. Villegas and Associate Jake Bissell-Linsk are the authors of Commencing a Securities Class Action: Pleading Claims published ...
Investors seeking to hold companies liable for committing securities fraud can take comfort in this past summer’s Second Circuit decision, Abramson ...
On September 21, 2020, a new stock exchange, the Members Exchange (“MEMX”), launched and opened for trading select securities. MEMX is the only ...
Partner Jonathan Gardner, Associate Lisa Strejlau, and Director of Investigations Amy Greenbaum are the authors of Commencing a Securities Class ...
Partner Karin Garvey and Associate Ethan Kaminsky are the authors of 1st Circ. Generic-Delay Ruling Isn't Popular With Lower Courts published by ...
Partner Francis P. McConville and Associate Charles Wood are the authors of Commencing a Securities Class Action: Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel ...
Partner Marisa N. DeMato and Associate James Christie are the authors of Private Equity Investment by Public Pension Plans: The Need for Transparency ...
The spread of COVID-19 has had implications for all sectors of the global economy, and securities litigation is no exception. We recognize that our ...
Securities class action lawsuit filings remained at elevated levels in 2019. According to the recently-published annual report from NERA Economic ...
Partner Eric J. Belfi and Associate Thomas W. Watson are the authors of INSIGHT: Multinational Claims for Multinational Frauds published by Bloomberg ...
Partner Francis P. McConville and Associate Charles Wood are the authors of Commencing a Securities Class Action: Identifying Claims published by ...
In light of the increasing impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) globally, we wanted to reach out to you to extend our best wishes for you and your ...
Of Counsel John Esmay and Associate Philip Leggio are the authors of A Lower Bar To Prove Market Efficiency In Securities Cases ...
Of Counsel Francis McConville and Associates Alec Coquin and Charles Wood are the authors of Slack's Direct Listing Tests Limits Of Securities ...
In an expert analysis column published by Law360, Partner Serena Hallowell and Associates Alec Coquin and Jake Bissell-Linsk responded to an article ...
Partner David J. Goldsmith spoke with Practical Law about important considerations and best practices for plaintiffs' counsel seeking to settle a ...
In an expert analysis column published by Law360, Serena Hallowell, partner and leader of the direct action litigation practice, Of Counsel Corban ...
In the wake of the U.S. House of Representatives passing a bill that, if enacted, would direct the SEC to examine whether Rule 10b5-1 should be ...
Greg Asciolla, Partner and Antitrust and Competition Litigation Practice Co-Chair, and Of Counsel Matt Perez contributed the feature article in the ...
In Law360, Of Counsel Corban Rhodes and Associate Anna Menkova discuss why the Supreme Court should limit its review of Emulex v. Gary Varjabedian et ...
In recent years, no-poach agreements have caught the attention of government regulators and are now subject to close scrutiny both by the U.S. ...
Labaton attorneys discuss what plaintiffs can do to ensure that their right to recovery is not extinguished after the Supreme Court’s China Agritech ...
Gregory Asciolla and Matthew Perez discuss the U.S. FDA’s guidances concerning risk evaluation and mitigation strategies and the likely minimal ...
In the Brooklyn Journal of International Law, Associate Marco A. Dueñas discusses how outstanding American property claims in Cuba are an obstacle ...
An ICO allows cryptocurrencies to raise capital for a new venture similar to the way a startup would through an Initial Public Offering (IPO), ...
We discuss how foreign securities litigation will continue to evolve and grow more complex in the coming year. While securities litigation has ...
Last Wednesday, the Ninth Circuit issued an important decision in Mineworkers' Pension Scheme et al. v. First Solar Inc. that serves to protect ...
David J. Goldsmith discusses important considerations and best practices for plaintiffs’ counsel seeking to settle a class action. Q: Given that the ...
By overturning the CFPB’s rule barring financial institutions from forcing customers into private arbitration, Congress has given them a free pass. ...
We provide the current state of court interpretations of Morrison; practical considerations for institutional investors considering foreign actions; ...
Corban S. Rhodes and Ross Kamhi discuss how the legal system is struggling to keep pace with rapid technological innovation and the privacy issues ...
Steven J. Durham guides whistleblowers on gathering evidence Not unlike the popular psychology that emerged in the late 20th century, in the legal ...
Firm attorneys offer a plaintiffs' perspective on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in ANZ Securities Inc. case. In California Public Employees’ ...
Michael W. Stocker discusses millennial entrepreneurs—both the benefits of being disruptors as well as potential obstacles they may face when held ...
We share our experience advising boards and shareholders regarding legal implications of data breaches. Partner Michael W. Stocker was featured in a ...
Investors and corporations alike have become increasingly concerned about the dramatic uptick in widespread data breaches. “We’ve been hacked!” The ...
We address the differences between the U.S. and EU regimes and how the EU is implementing a new litigation landscape. INTRODUCTION Access to the ...
This paper provides the current state of some court interpretations of Morrison; practical considerations for institutional investors considering ...
This article explores the benefits and limitations of the proposed legislation, the CREATES Act of 2016. A bipartisan group of U.S. senators recently ...
Analyzing the Impact of FTC vs. Actavis: We address whether non-cash payments can be unlawful reverse payments under Actavis Introduction The U.S. ...
As more biosimilar applications are filed, courts will inevitably face the novel and complex issues posed by the BPCIA with increasing frequency. I. ...
We discuss the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act's effects on state court jurisdictions. Over the past three years, the number of initial ...
We address the importance of the June 2014 decision, Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund. This article appeared in the October 2014 issue ...
Private litigation by institutional investors has always been a crucial complement to regulatory efforts to police the integrity and transparency of ...
In recent years, master limited partnerships have gained increasing popularity among stock investors. But MLP investments often carry significant ...
This article appeared in the Jan-Mar 2014 issue of Corporate Disputes Magazine. ©2014 Financier Worldwide Ltd. All rights reserved. Reprinted with ...
Once the prosperous center of America's automobile industry and the birthplace of Motown music, Detroit now has a new title—the largest bankrupt ...
Mandatory arbitration is a subject of increasing controversy on both sides of the Atlantic. While provisions imposing mandatory arbitration are an ...
On June 11, 2013, the E.C. took another big step in its ongoing effort to make it easier for victims of antitrust violations in the European Union ...
The financial meltdown of Detroit may result in fallout not only for the city's own retirement schemes, but for public pension funds on both sides of ...
Naked price-fixing agreements among competitors traditionally have been subject to the per se rule, which declares such conduct to be illegal without ...
The 2012 UK annual general meeting season has set a new record for shareholder rejections of remuneration reports. The six negative shareholder votes ...
The JOBS Act will dramatically change the legal and regulatory landscape across the U.S. by encouraging IPOs through relaxed regulation. But what are ...
The United Kingdom and the United States are moving in tandem to rein in the risky, unmonitored trading and investment activities at banking ...
On July 21, 2010, Congress enacted the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, one of the most significant financial reform ...
There appears to be a modest trend favoring immunization of foreign conduct, but courts are still elusive as to providing a clear articulation of the ...
When moving or opposing a motion for class certification, litigants with increasing frequency rely on expert testimony. When moving or opposing a ...
Is Interest Mandatory or Discretionary? Pursuant to CPLR 5004, the prevailing party in a civil action is entitled to interest at the munificent rate ...
Is it possible - or even desirable - to try to precisely measure the economic benefit of investor and consumer protections? A series of new legal ...
Even David Cameron has problems with Sir Fred Goodwin, the former CEO of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC. On Sir Fred's watch, the once famously ...
The U.S. government's increasing dependence on a quasi-private enforcement model is not easily reconciled with recent trends in the courts to ...
On June 21, 2011 the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), whose mission is the regulation of US auditing firms, took the first step ...
In October 2010, the United States' Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), an independent agency of the federal government that insures ...
We have previously commented on the efforts worldwide to make the financial system "healthier" via the Basel III process of forcing financial ...
The end of 2010 is upon us and the beginning of 2011 looms on the horizon. Though not as tumultuous as 2007 or 2008, with no world-shaking corporate ...
After enacting reform in the finance and healthcare sectors legislators and regulators have staked out a new battleground. After enacting reform in ...
In recent years, many U.S. businesses have come to see class action waiver clauses in arbitration agreements as the silver bullet that will put the ...
New York Law Journal A successful litigant in an arbitration proceeding may be faced with a recalcitrant respondent, unwilling to satisfy the award ...
Company management retains the auditor and has contractual rights and responsibilities negotiated at the time of retention. Investors rely on ...
The oil spill is more than an environmental disaster, it is also a financial disaster for BP shareholders, including the many pension schemes heavily ...
Real World Approaches to Executive Compensation Reform While the recent focus on excessive executive compensation has influenced the Wall Street ...
The most effective time to reform dangerous habits is after a nasty shock. The object lesson of a burned-down house or wrecked car is a powerful ...
While much has been made of the technological causes of the disaster, investors should take a close look at the role that the company's corporate ...
The report should serve as an instructive resource for the EC and member states' national courts for expanding their knowledge and expertise in ...
On Monday, March 29, 2010, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument in Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd., No. 08-1911. This ...
In Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, the Supreme Court changed the course of law regarding the proper pleading standard under Rule 8 of the Federal ...
The reform of credit rating agencies is sure to occupy a central place in the regulatory and legislative agendas of 2010. The reform of credit rating ...
Regulators have long been concerned with ensuring that investors stand on an equal footing with respect to their access to information about publicly ...
For all its chaos, the international financial meltdown has had one good effect. The will to enact much needed regulatory and corporate governance ...
When fraud coincides with a stock market crash, one question inevitably looms large. What caused the investors' losses: the fraud or outside economic ...
The growth of majority-foreign classes and the arrival of overseas investors as lead plaintiffs rank among the major developments in U.S. securities ...
While the court's two-pronged approach might bring more consistency on how a pleading is analyzed, it remains to be seen with respect to innumerable ...
But auditors, lawyers and shareholders need better tools. Lawrence A. Sucharow says private-sector auditors, lawyers and shareholders can play larger ...
Courts have long recognized the efficacy and importance of informal witness interviews. Informal witness interviews serve a vital role in litigation. ...
The chatter over short-selling and its impact goes on, and one study says the benefits of these trades need to be acknowledged. The recent lively ...
The present economic crisis and economic turmoil naturally prompt the question: what can we do to prevent similar market run-ups and collapses in the ...
The world is gearing up for international securitized debt litigation. Make sure you check the jurisdiction clauses, contract by contract A ...
So with public sentiment so united on this issue, pension schemes should really be actively seeking executive compensation reforms Shareholders have ...
Investors have a stronger claim under rules established by a financial industry regulator. As the collapse of the nonprime mortgage markets has ...
The case-specific approach, as articulated and developed in 'Natural Gas II,' appears to be taking hold. Commodity manipulation litigation is on the ...
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a decision that would make directors of parent companies liable for securities law violations ...
Every year pension funds based outside the US with holdings in American securities forego hundreds of millions of dollars owed to them. By not ...
The Use of Confidential Witnesses in Securities Class Actions In enacting the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA), Congress ...
The circularity hypothesis is simply that: a hypothesis. Some have viewed the mere assertion of the hypothesis as proof of its correctness Thomas ...
Pay structures often spur chiefs to focus on short-term results rather than long-term value At the heart of the financial crisis that has paralyzed ...
The subprime crisis that the financial pundits have been talking about for the last two years has seeped beyond Wall Street... The subprime crisis ...
Thomas Dubbs addresses how European pension funds could potentially be leaving large sums of money on the settlement table. Click here to read the ...
Abuses of executive compensation provide no end to work for plaintiffs' lawyers pursuing class-action litigation against, and derivative suits on ...
The Supreme Court had an uncommonly active year in 2007 in the area of antitrust, deciding four cases: In Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. ...
The basic assumption underlying the ABA Opinion is that there is no lawyer-client relationship with putative class members until the class is ...
To redress losses from these frauds, as well as many other non-systemic instances of corporate wrongdoing, investors have increasingly turned to the ...
New York Law Journal | March 20, 2008 Despite reforms, pay is less transparent and shareholder-friendly than in the past. By all appearances, ...
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Tellabs v. Makor emphasizes that the standard against which plaintiffs' pleadings will now be held is comparative, ...
Lawrence Sucharow and Christopher Keller examine how different ways to calculate shareholder losses for purposes of appointing lead plaintiff lead to ...
Jay L. Himes answers questions about antitrust policy and process for The Capitol Forum Antitrust Interview series.
Thomas A. Dubbs and Christopher J. McDonald discuss the main points of the case and what's at stake for class actions. Law360 featured this video on ...
October 26, 2017, CBS Evening News Michael P. Canty was featured on CBS Evening News discussing improper practices by pharma companies and doctors ...
PBS NewsHour Weekend's special correspondent Kathy Murthy speaks with Michael Stocker about the JOBS Act's crowdfunding provision. "Is it a good idea ...
In this televised interview, Gregory Asciolla, partner and Antitrust & Competition Litigation Practice co-chair, provides some detail on the ...
Thomas A. Dubbs discusses the increase in securities class action-related lawsuits during a January 9, 2009 interview on Bloomberg TV. According to ...
Partner Carol C. Villegas and Associate James Christie discussed on this Lawline CLE the Supreme Court’s decisions in cases such as Lorenzo v. ...
New York, NY January 23, 2018 Serena P. Hallowell, head of the Direct Action Litigation Practice, and of counsel Rachel A. Avan discussed the rise of ...
Labaton Sucharow Webinar March 08, 2011 Since the passage of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, only 10 federal securities fraud ...
Webinar April 21, 2011 Of all the major players in the recent market meltdown, few had a greater role than credit rating agencies. In the wake of the ...
Thomas A. Dubbs spoke during a Strafford Publications webinar, Libor Manipulation Litigation: Latest Trends and Developments, on October 23, 2012 ...
Thomas A. Dubbs participated in a webinar hosted by West LegalEdcenter titled "LIBOR: Securities, Antitrust and Regulatory Implications" from 12:00 ...
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