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Credit Crisis Cases Spur Shareholder Class Action Filings To Highest Level in Six Years
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, December 18, 2008
SEC Releases Final Rules Mandating XBRL
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB-http://www.accountingweb.com, December 18, 2008
Obama Vows Regulators Will Crack Down on ‘Greed and Scheming’
By: Hans Nichols and Julianna Goldman. Bloomberg, December 18, 2008
Madoff’s Victims May Recover Losses Through Tax Code
By: Ryan J. Donmoyer. Bloomberg, December 18, 2008
Schapiro Pick Might Signal Merger Of SEC and CFTC
By: Staff Writer. Reuters, December 18, 2008
S.E.C. Knew Him as Foe and Friend
By: Stephen Labaton. The New York Times, December 18, 2008
Dreier Law Firm Files for Bankruptcy After Founder Arrested
By: Christopher Scinta and David Glovin. Bloomberg, December 17, 2008
Madoff Enjoyed $50 Pedicures, 9.8 Handicap, Boat Called ‘Bull’
By: Mark Clothier and Oshrat Carmiel. Bloomberg, December 17, 2008
Down With The Dividend, Up With The Cash
By: Stephen Taub. CFO.com, December 17, 2008
Madoff Flameout May Burn Those Who Got Out Early, Too
By: Staff Writer. FinancialWeek/Reuters, December 17, 2008
Madoff Revelations Set Off Legal Stampede
By: Walter Hamilton. Los Angeles Times, December 17, 2008
Credit Card Crackdown Coming Soon
By: Jessica Dickler. CNNMoney.com, December 16, 2008
SEC Didn't Act On Madoff Tips
By: Binyamin Appelbaum and David S. Hilzenrath. Washington Post Staff Writers, December 16, 2008
Wall St. Fraud Leaves Charities Reeling
By: Stephanie Strom. The New York Times, December 16, 2008
AICPA To Participate In Forum Hosted By Prince Charles
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB/http://www.accountingweb.com , December 16, 2008
CEO In Backdating Suit Wins Dismissal Of SOX Claim
By: Christie Smythe. Securities Law 360, December 16, 2008
Madoff Was Magnet For Some, Not All, Investors
By: Jim Zarroli. http://www.npr.org, December 16, 2008
Madoff’s ‘Lie’ Ensnares Victims From Paris to Tokyo
By: Jon Menon and Charles Penty. Bloomberg, December 15, 2008
Fed Refuses to Disclose Recipients of $2 Trillion
By: Mark Pittman. Bloomberg, December 12, 2008
Ex-Nasdaq Chairman Charged With Perpetrating Massive Fraud
By: Staff Writer. Reuters/FinancialWeek , December 12, 2008
House Questions Spending of Bailout Money
By: Diana B. Henriques. The New York Times, December 11, 2008
Dreier, ‘Enormous Risk of Flight,’ to Be Held in Jail
By: David Glovin. Bloomberg, December 11, 2008
Will Bankers Be Prosecuted?
By: Floyd Norris. International Herald Tribune, December 11, 2008
PCAOB Says Post-Sarbanes-Oxley Audits Still Deficient
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB, December 9, 2008
CEO Compensation Up 7.5% in 2007
By: Ben Rooney. CNNMoney.com, December 9, 2008
Report: Fannie, Freddie Execs Were Warned About Subprime Risks
By: Staff Writer. FinancialWeek, December 9, 2008
38 More AIG Executives Get Retention Payouts
By: Staff Writer - Bloomberg News. Los Angeles Times, December 9, 2008
Stanford Law School Launches Intellectual Property Litigation Clearinghouse
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, December 8, 2008
Forum Selection and '33 Act Subprime Lawsuits
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, December 8, 2008
Kashkari Says TARP Working, Banks Obligated to Lend
By: John Brinsley. Bloomberg, December 5, 2008
Embattled, Fund Shifts Cost of Suits to Investors
By: Diana B. Henriques. N.Y. Times, December 5, 2008
Have Section 11 Filings Increased?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, December 3, 2008
The Evolving Credit Crisis Litigation Wave
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, December 3, 2008
Bringing 'Foreign-Cubed' Actions in American Courts
By: Douglas R. Jensen. Law.com, December 2, 2008
Subprime Litigation Targets: Rating Agencies, Auditing Firms?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, December 1, 2008
Fraud-On-The-Market Presumption: Rebuttable
By: David L. Comerford and Jeffery A. Dailey. Securities Law 360, December 1, 2008
D&O Insurance: Policy Wordings, Exclusionary Preambles and Securities Claims
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, November 30, 2008
Pandit: Citi 'Went Wrong' With Real Estate Bets
By: Staff Writer. FinancialWeek, November 26, 2008
Expect More Securitization Disclosure Soon
By: Marie Leone. CFO.com, November 25, 2008
FDIC: Expect More Bank Failures
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, November 25, 2008
Why Citigroup got Detroit's Money
By: Paul R. La Monica. CNNMoney.com, November 24, 2008
Duh: Bernanke Says He Erred In Gauging Fallout From Subprime Mess
By: Staff Writer. FinancialWeek, November 24, 2008
Will Investors "Opt Out" of Auction Rate Securities Settlements?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, November 23, 2008
DOJ Charges 6 With $40M Class Action Fraud
By: Liz McKenzie. Securities Law 360, November 21, 2008
Securities Practice: Mayer Brown
By: Denise Oliveira. Securities Law 360, November 20, 2008
European Collective Action Reform and the U.S Model: Compare and Contrast
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, November 20, 2008
Strange But True: IPO's Only Asset Is A Lawsuit
By: Jeff Benjamin. FinancialWeek, November 19, 2008
SEC Delays Action Aimed At Reining In Credit Raters
By: Staff Writer. FinancialWeek, November 19, 2008
SEC Adopts New Disclosure Rules For Mutual Funds
By: Jacqueline Bell. Securities Law 360, November 19, 2008
Paulson Warns TARP Isn't `Panacea' for Economy Ills
By: Rebecca Christie and John Brinsley. Bloomberg, November 18, 2008
Bankers: We're Lending, Really
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, November 18, 2008
Mavericks' Cuban Sued by SEC for 2004 Insider Trading
By: David Scheer. Bloomberg, November 17, 2008
Little Transparency In How Bailout Money Is Being Spent, Say Lawmakers
By: Neil Roland. FinancialWeek, November 17, 2008
Credit Swap Clearinghouse to Be Running by Year-End
By: Shannon D. Harrington. Bloomberg, November 14, 2008
Lawmakers, Investors Ask Fed for Lending Disclosure
By: Alison Fitzgerald. Bloomberg, November 13, 2008
Where Has All the Bailout Money Gone?
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, November 13, 2008
Ousted Chairman Considers Suing Cohen Milstein
By: Ryan Davis. Securities Law360, November 13, 2008
Paulson Shifts Focus of TARP to Bolster Consumer-Lending Market
By: John Brinsley and Robert Schmidt. Bloomberg, November 12, 2008
Art Theft Undid Class-Action Mogul Lerach, Underwriters Told
By: Susanne Sclafane. National Underwriter Property & Casualty, November 11, 2008
Barter Exchanges Catch On as Credit Tightens
By: Stacy Perman. BusinessWeek, November 11, 2008
NERA Study Details Post-SOX SEC Settlements
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, November 10, 2008
Fraud-On-The-Market And Class Certification
By: H. Peter Haveles Jr., Arnold & Porter LLP. Securitites Law360, November 10, 2008
Class Action Problems Continue, Underwriters Told
By: Susanne Sclafane. National Underwriter Property & Casualty, November 7, 2008
Lerach On Class Action Illegality: 'Everyone Did It'
By: Susanne Sclafane. National Underwriter Property & Casualty, November 7, 2008
White Out at SEC
By: Stephen Taub. November 7, 2008
Incentive Pay For I-Bank Execs Will Plunge By 70% This Year: Report
By: Nicholas Rummell. Financial Week, November 6, 2008
Last of Milberg Conspirators Sentenced
By: Amanda Bronstad. www.law.com, November 5, 2008
Fed's Fisher Says Inflation `Froze' in Tracks by Credit Crisis
By: Steve Matthews and Margot Habiby. Bloomberg, November 4, 2008
Will Feds' Subprime Cases Fall Flat?
By: David McCann. CFO.com | US, November 4, 2008
One Way To Fix Executive Pay
By: Andrew Ross Sorkin. International Herald Tribune, November 4, 2008
New Terrain for Panel on Bailout
By: Mark Landler. The New York Times, November 4, 2008
Is Today's Economic Crisis Another Great Depression?
By: John Waggoner. USA TODAY, November 4, 2008
Treasury's Rescue Cash May Attract 1,800 Institutions: Report
By: Staff Writer. FinancialWeek/Reuters, November 3, 2008
10 Economic Challenges For New President
By: Kathleen Pender. San Francisco Chronicle, November 1, 2008
Some Banks May Tell U.S. to Keep Bailout Cash
By: Edmund L. Andrews. The New York Times, October 31, 2008
Governors Call for Federal Rescue Package for States
By: Jeremy W. Peters. The New York Times Company, October 30, 2008
Taming Derivatives
By: Telis Demos. Fortune Magazine, October 30, 2008
It's A Boom Time For Lawyers
By: Carol J. Williams. Los Angeles Times, October 30, 2008
Are the Subprime Securities Lawsuits Faring Poorly?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, October 30, 2008
New York Demands Bonus Pay Data From JPMorgan, Citi
By: Karen Freifeld. Bloomberg, October 29, 2008
IPO Market On Pace For Slowest Year Since 2003
By: Hilary Johnson. FinancialWeek , October 29, 2008
U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform Hails Professor for Exposing Impact of Milberg Weiss Kickbacks
By: Staff Writer. US Federal News , October 29, 2008
Analysts: Treasury Department's Bank Plan Favors Survival of the Biggest
By: Sara Lepro. The Associated Press , October 28, 2008
DOL Orders Schwab To Reinstate 2 Whistleblowers
By: Erin Fuchs. Securities Law 360, October 28, 2008
Reach of 'Basic's' 'Fraud-on-the-Market' Presumption
By: Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp. New York Law Journal, October 27, 2008
SEC Brings Second-Highest Number of Enforcement Actions in Its History
By: Sheri Qualters. Law.com, October 27, 2008
Private Securities Litigation: Important Deterrent or Wasteful Churn?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, October 26, 2008
Bailout Package's Legal Riddles Abound
By: Lynne Marek. The National Law Journal, October 24, 2008
"Are Options Backdating Cases Settling for Less?":
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, October 24, 2008
Second Circuit Addresses "F-Cubed" Securities Claimant Jurisdiction
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, October 24, 2008
Auction-Rate Suits To Be Heard Separately
By: Amanda Bronstad. Fulton County Daily Report, October 24, 2008
Potential Securities Fraud: 'Storm Warnings' Clarified
By: Andrew J. Entwistle and Richard W. Gonnello. New York Law Journal, October 23, 2008
The Feds' Next Step After Rescuing Banks
By: Jane Sasseen. BusinessWeek, October 22, 2008
B&C Lawsuits Are Booming
By: Brad Finkelstein. National Mortgage News, October 22, 2008
Back to 'Novak': Confidential Witnesses in Fraud Actions
By: Samuel H. Rudman. New York Law Journal, October 22, 2008
Auditors to Help with Bailout? PwC and E&Y
By: Stephen Taub. CFO.com, October 21, 2008
Joint U.S.-New York Inquiry Into Credit-Default Swaps
By: Vikas Bajaj. New York Times, October 20, 2008
Financial Crisis Provides Fertile Ground for Boom in Lawsuits
By: Jonathan D. Glater. The New York Times, October 18, 2008
UBS Banks On The Swiss Government The Banking Giant Unloads $60 Billion In Illiquid Securities In An Arrangement With The Swiss Central Bank.
By: Stephen Taub. CFO.com, October 16, 2008
With Its Earnings Off 84 Percent, And Amid Its Warnings Of Capital-Markets Uncertainty And Reduced Net, It Still Feels "Well-Positioned" To Cope.
By: Stephen Taub. CFO.com, October 15, 2008
Cuomo Exhorts AIG To Take Action On Exec Bonuses
By: Evan Weinberger. Securities Law 360, October 15, 2008
Bracing For A Long Winter
By: Elizabeth Corcoran. Silicon Valley View, October 15, 2008
An Old Scandal Of Note
By: Chris O'Brien. San Jose Mercury News, October 15, 2008
5th Circuit Ruling Shoots Down IP Rocket Docket
By: Zusha Elinson. Law.com, October 14, 2008
Citigroup Drops Bid To Block Wachovia Sale, Presses Ahead With $60 Billion Suit For Damages
By: Mark Hamblett. New York Law Journal, October 14, 2008
New Wave Of Class Actions Follows Subprime Collapse
By: Peter Page. The Legal Intelligencer, October 14, 2008
Meanwhile, Other Securities Lawsuits
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, October 14, 2008
A New Era Of "Dead Bank" Litigation?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, October 13, 2008
Companies Collapse, Preferred Shareholders Sue
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, October 9, 2008
Fed Gives AIG Another $37.8B
By: Morgan Bettex. Securities Law 360, October 9, 2008
Citi Seeking Partners For Wachovia Bid: Report
By: Staff Writer. Financial week, October 8, 2008
Testing The Limits Of Primary Violations Under §10(b)
By: Sarah S. Gold and Richard L. Spinogatti. New York Law Journal, October 8, 2008
Cox Urges Congress To Regulate Credit Default Swaps
By: Morgan Bettex. Securities Law 360, October 8, 2008
Timeout Called In Wachovia Takeover Fight; Regulators Force Wells Fargo And Citigroup To Put Litigation On Hold During Discussions.
By: E. Scott Reckard, Times Staff Writer. Los Angeles Times, October 7, 2008
Cash Crunch Could Result In More Corruption Cases Regulators Eyeing Sovereign Investments In U.S. Businesses; Quid Pro Quos?
By: Nicholas Rummell. Financial Week, October 7, 2008
SEC Roundtable On More Transparent Disclosure To Address Lessons Of Current Credit Crisis
By: Staff Writer. Securities Mosaic, October 7, 2008
Whistleblower Claims Arbitrable Under SOX, 2nd Circuit Determines
By: Mark Hamblett. Law.com, October 6, 2008
Upstreaming Subprime Losses
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary , October 6, 2008
Wachovia Now To Couple With Wells Fargo While CITI Sleeps Four Days After Agreeing In Principle To Sell Its Banking Unit To Citigroup, Wachovia Signs A "Whole Company" Deal With Wells Fargo.
By: Marie Leone. CFO.com, October 3, 2008
Southern District Civil Practice Roundup Heightened Requirements For Class Certification
By: Edward M. Spiro And Judith L. Mogul. New York Law Journal, October 2, 2008
Amendment To Order And Order Extending Emergency Order Pursuant To Section 12(K)(2) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934 Taking Temporary Action To Respond To Market Developments
By: Staff Writer. Securities Mosaic, October 2, 2008
Statement Of Securities And Exchange Commission Concerning Short Selling
By: Staff Writer. Securities Mosaic, October 1, 2008
What Goes Before A Fall? On Wall Street, Reassurance
By: Andrew Ross Sorkin. New York Times, September 30, 2008
How To Find Pending Class-Action Lawsuits
By: Staff Writer. USA Today, September 29, 2008
US House Rejects Bailout Plan
By: Marius Meland. Securities Law 360, September 29, 2008
Bailout Could Accelerate Bankruptcies: Experts
By: Brendan Pierson. Securities Law 360, September 29, 2008
PWC: Venture-Backed IPOs At A Standstill The Accountancy's Study Shows That Offerings Are At A 30-Year Low This Year, And Q2 Went By Without A Sing One.
By: Stephen Taub. CFO.com, September 29, 2008
Securities Class Actions Problems Rest With System, Not Lawyers
By: Adam C. Pritchard. Palm Beach Daily Business Review, September 29, 2008
WaMu Seized, Assets Sold To J.P. Morgan For $1.9 Billion Largest Bank Failure In U.S. History; 'Surprising It Has Hung On As Long As It Did'
By: Staff Writer. Financial Week, September 26, 2008
6 Steps To Better Market Regulation
By: Evan Weinberger. Securities Law 360, September 25, 2008
Lehman D&O Risk Prompts Lawsuit Shareholders Accuse Constellation Energy's Executives Of Holding Back On How Exposed They Were To Wall Street's Credit Mess.
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, September 23, 2008
SOX Opponents File For Rehearing By D.C. Circuit Over Regulatory Board
By: Zach Lowe. Law.com, September 22, 2008
U.S. Could Emerge As Major Player In Suits Arising From Economic Turmoil
By: Anthony Lin. New York Law Journal, September 22, 2008
Basic' Error Is Focus On Loss Securities Fraud Class Actions
By: Adam C. Pritchard . The National Law Journal, September 22, 2008
Litigation Wave Inflection Point?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, September 21, 2008
Feds Respond To Financial Crisis With Massive Intervention Feds To Take Banks' Bad Loans To Ease Credit
By: Pete Carey . Mercury News, September 19, 2008
Outside Director Liability: SEC Enforcement Action
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, September 18, 2008
D&O Insurance: More About Defense Expense And Limits Adequacy
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, September 18, 2008
S.E.C. Temporarily Blocks Short Sales of Financial Stocks
By: Vikas Bajaj And Graham Bowley. The New York Times, September 20, 2008
Treasury Sends to Congress Proposal to Buy Assets (Update2)
By: Laura Litvan and Alison Fitzgerald. Bloomberg, September 20, 2008
What Paulson's Plan Doesn't Answer
By: Liz Moyer. Forbes.com, September 20, 2008
Costly Financial Rescue Could Narrow Economic Options Later
By: Mark Landler. The New York Times, September 20, 2008
SEC to Expand Trading Probes
By: Heather Landy. The Washington Post, September 20, 2008
Seven Days That Shook Wall Street
By: Phil Mintz. BusinessWeek, September 19, 2008
Options: Swimming Under Water
By: David McCann. cfo.com, September 19, 2008
Testimony Concerning Transparency in Accounting, Proposed Changes to Accounting for Off-Balance Sheet Entities [Before the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate]
By: John W. White Director, Division of Corporation Finance and James L. Kroeker, Deputy Chief Accountant. Securities Mosaic, September 18, 2008
Wall Street Woes Spell Trouble For Law Firms
By: Jacqueline Bell. Securities Law 360, September 16, 2008
Feds Snip Fannie, Freddie Parachutes
By: Stephen Taub. CFO.com, September 15, 2008
Buffett And Banks
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, September 11, 2008
SEC Chairman Cox Praises House Passage Of Bill To Further Bolster SEC’s Gold Standard Law Enforcement
By: Staff Writer. Securities Mosaic, September 11, 2008
Wall St.'s Fears On Lehman Bros. Batter Markets
By: Jenny Anderson And Ben White. The New York Times, September 10, 2008
SEC Urged To Speed Up The Switch To International Accounting Standards Critics Press For Drop-Dead Date; 'Glacial' Pace Cited
By: Neil Roland. Financial Week, September 10, 2008
Senators Decry 'Narrow' Whistleblower Reading
By: Erin Fuchs. Securities Law 360, September 10, 2008
Another Look At College Endowments
By: Kim Clark . U.S. News & World Report, September 9, 2008
False Bankruptcy Item Highlights Risks In Online News
By: Benjamin Pimentel . MarketWatch.com, September 9, 2008
Private? Public? Fannie, Freddie In 'No Man’s Land,' Claims IMF Big Lipsky Supports Seizure Of GSES, But Says Changes Still Needed; Restructuring 'Essential'
By: Staff Writer. Financial Week, September 9, 2008
SEC `Missed Opportunity' To Save Auction-Rate Buyers
By: Michael McDonald and David Scheer. Bloomberg News, September 8, 2008
S3033: Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability And Transparency Act
By: Staff Writer. CRS Bill Digest, September 5, 2008
Federal Circuit Hears Argument In Patent Appeals Board Challenge
By: Mike Scarcella. Law.com, September 4, 2008
Feds Fumble Whistleblower Protection
By: Tim Reason. CFO.com, September 4, 2008
SEC Rule Change Could Fuel Energy Sector Takeovers Plan Will Allow Companies To Book Reserves From Alternative Sources Of Oil; 'Wave Of Acquisitions'
By: Staff Writer. Financial Week, September 3, 2008
Plaintiffs Bar Attacking On ERISA Front
By: Shannon Henson. Securities Law 360, September 3, 2008
The Effects Of Switching Accounting Languages Extend Far Beyond The Finance Department.
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, September 3, 2008
Spike In US Shareholder Lawsuits Sends Warning To UK Companies
By: Staff Writer. Daily Telegraph, September 2, 2008
D&O Insurance: The Pollution Exclusion And Securities Claims
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, September 2, 2008
Revised DOJ Guidelines Could Spark New Strategies
By: Jacqueline Bell. Securities Law 360, September 2, 2008
Plans Sue To Recover Subprime Investment Losses
By: Carol I. Buckmann. SourceMedia, Inc., September 1, 2008
Caution: International Accounting Ahead The SEC's 'Roadmap' For U.S. Conversion To International Reporting Standards Is Marked By Caution, As Are Some Initial Responses From Observers.
By: Tim Reason. CFO.com, August 29, 2008
Sen. Grassley To Lead A Discussion On Endowment Spending And College Costs
By: Paul Fain. Academe Today, August 28, 2008
Big Four: Get A Head Start On IFRS The SEC's Proposed Timeline Gives Credence To A Call By Auditors For Companies To Start Paying Attention To International Accounting Rules.
By: Sarah Johnson and Marie Leone. CFO.com, August 28, 2008
What's Next: Climate Change Financial Risk Disclosure
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, August 27, 2008
Sec Proposes Roadmap Toward Global Accounting Standards To Help Investors Compare Financial Information More Easily Chairman Cox Discusses Giving Investors Greater Comparability And Greater Confidence In The Transparency Of Financial Reporting Worldwide.
By: Staff Writer. Securities Mosaic, August 27, 2008
Sarbanes-Oxley Requirements Have Made Financial Statements More Confusing
By: Staff Writer. Accountingweb.com, August 26, 2008
SEC, Australia Sign Mutual Recognition Deal
By: Christine Caulfield. Securities Law 360, August 26, 2008
Divided D.C. Circuit Rejects Challenge To SOX Oversight Board
By: Mike Scarcella. Law.com, August 25, 2008
A Sarbox For Banks? It Could Happen Worsening Housing Crisis Seen Triggering Major Reform; Fed Likely To Be Given More Clout
By: Staff Writer. Financialweek.com, August 25, 2008
Liable Until Proven Innocent The Illogic Of The Current Pleading Standard For Securities Act §§11 And 12 Claims
By: Joshua S. Sohn. New York Law Journal, August 25, 2008
PSLRA Meets The Exchange Act The Eleventh Circuit Tackles Proportionate Liability For Control Persons
By: Gregg L. Weiner and Julie E. Kamps. New York Law Journal, August 25, 2008
United States: SEC Provides Guidance Regarding Use Of Company Websites To Disclose Information For Investors
By: Article by Laurence S. Lese and Azim Chowdhury. Mondaq, August 21, 2008
Reading Between The Lines Of Justices' Books
By: Ron Zapata. Securities Law 360, August 21, 2008
Whistleblowers Gone Wild? For Cash, Sure Some Oppose An Irs Policy That Could Grant Fraudsters Rewards For Their Own Wrongdoing. An Early Test Case: Between The CEO And Ex-CFO Of "Girls Gone Wild."
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, August 21, 2008
For Secretary Of State Galvin, It's The Latest Target In His Efforts To Stand Up For Investors. The Investment Company Says It "Will Respond."
By: Kate Plourd. CFO.com, August 20, 2008
Pushing For Transparency, SEC Replaces Edgar
By: Denise Oliveira. Securities Law 360, August 20, 2008
Before And After Sarbanes-Oxley - Learning To Live With Change
By: Staff Writer. Accountingweb.com, August 19, 2008
Large U.S. Bank Collapse Coming, Former IMF Economist Warns Targets Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac As Among Possible Casualties
By: Staff Writer. Financial Week, August 19, 2008
United States: FINRA Proposes New Rule 5122 To Govern Member Private Offerings
By: Proskauer Rose LLP's . Mondaq, August 19, 2008
"Nobody Gets A Pass" In SEC ARS Probe A Tough-Sounding Chairman Cox Says That "Over A Dozen Pending Investigations" Should Result In Action "Very, Very Quickly."
By: Stephen Taub. CFO.com, August 19, 2008
In The Matter Of The Application Of BATS Exchange, Inc. For Registration As A National Securities Exchange Findings, Opinion, And Order Of The Commission
By: Staff Writer. Securities And Exchange Commission, August 18, 2008
Resolving Tension Between CAFA And SLUSA
By: Joseph M. McLaughlin. New York Law Journal, August 14, 2008
NYSE, FINRA Assume Oversight Of 10 Exchanges
By: Amanda Ernst. Securities Law 360, August 13, 2008
SEC Announces Proposed Plan To Enhance Insider Trading Surveillance And Detection
By: Staff Writer. Securities Mosaic, August 13, 2008
Subprime Litigation: Something Old, Something New?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, August 13, 2008
CFTC Unveils Forex Fraud Task Force
By: Evan Weinberger. Securities Law 360, August 11, 2008
Financial Giants Suffer ARS Freezer Burn Quick, Name A Big Bank That Isn't Being Investigated Or Sued Over Auction-Rate Securities.
By: Stephen Taub. CFO.com, August 8, 2008
Banking Group Wants Short Selling Order Expanded
By: Evan Weinberger. Securities Law 360, August 8, 2008
SEC Launches Formal Probe Of Countrywide
By: Shannon Henson. Securities Law 360, August 8, 2008
Bank Of America Subpoenaed Over Auction-Rate Securities
By: Staff Writer. Marketwatch Bullets , August 7, 2008
FINRA Sets Up Arbitration Panels For ARS Cases
By: Evan Weinberger. Securities Law 360, August 7, 2008
Securities Lawsuit System In Need Of Repair, U.S. Chamber Says U.S. Chamber Institute For Legal Reform
By: Staff Writer. Science Letter, August 5, 2008
New SOX Rule Hopes To Track Misstatements
By: Morgan Bettex. Securities Law 360, August 5, 2008
D&O Insurance Rates Dip, After Plunge. "Baffling" Crash In Q1 Premiums Moderates In Q2, Though Financial And Real-Estate Companies Are Seeing Rises In Subprime-Related Claims.
By: Alan Rappeport. CFO.com, August 5, 2008
It's A Bull Market — For Securities Class Actions
By: Pete Brush. Securities Law 360, August 4, 2008
Options Backdating Litigation: The Hits Just Keep On Coming
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary , August 4, 2008
Yahoo Shareholders Calls For Inquiry Into Yang Vote
By: Elise Ackerman. Mercury News, August 4, 2008
Court Decisions On Corporate Conduct And Regulation
By: Staff Writer. Congressional Testimony via FDCH, August 4, 2008
First The IPO, Then The Lawsuit? That Sure Didn’t Take Long.
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, August 3, 2008
10th Circ. To Rehear Nacchio's Appeal En Banc
By: Jocelyn Allison. Securities Law 360, July 31, 2008
Luis A. Aguilar Sworn In As SEC Commissioner
By: Staff Writer. Securities Mosaic, July 31, 2008
Financial Execs Lose Confidence In SOX
By: Denise Oliveira. Securities Law 360, July 29, 2008
Subprime/Credit Crunch Crisis And Stock Market Volatility Led To Higher Securities Class Action Filings In The First Half Of 2008, Finds Report By Cornerstone Research And Stanford Law School
By: John Gould. Cornerstone Research, July 29, 2008
Order Extending Emergency Order Pursuant To Section 12(K)(2) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934 Taking Temporary Action To Respond To Market Developments
By: Staff Writer. Securities Mosaic, July 29, 2008
SEC Extends Order Limiting Naked Short Selling Through August 12
By: Staff Writer. Securities Mosaic, July 29, 2008
Ex-Refco CEO Will Appeal 16-Year Prison Sentence
By: Julie Zeveloff. Securities Law 360, July 28, 2008
Proposed Litigation Disclosure Rules Brouhaha
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, July 28, 2008
SEC Announces August 4 Roundtable On Performance Of IFRS And U.S. GAAP During Subprime Crisis
By: Staff Writer. Securities Mosaic, July 28, 2008
Microsoft Officially Ends Bid To Buy Yahoo
By: Elise Ackerman. Mercury News, July 25, 2008
Securities Class Action System Threatening Capital Markets, Panel Says
By: Brian Baxter. Law.com, July 25, 2008
UBS Hit With New York Auction-Rate Security Suit
By: Staff Writer. Cnnmoney.com, July 24, 2008
Shareholders Sue CIBC Over Subprime Exposure
By: Brendan Pierson. Securities Law 360, July 23, 2008
Report: Sarbox Worsens Fraud Losses
By: Alan Rappeport. cfo.com, July 22, 2008
Section 11 Lawsuits: Coming Soon To A State Court Near You?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, July 21, 2008
SEC Nixes Naked Short Selling
By: Ashley Milne-Tyte. Marketplace.publicradio.org, July 21, 2008
Yahoo Settles With Icahn To Avert Control Battle
By: Brandon Bailey. Mercury News, July 21, 2008
Virginia joins in Wachovia financial probe
By: Carol Hazard. Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 18, 2008
Judge Consolidates UBS Auction Rate Cases
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law 360, July 17, 2008
Lead Plaintiff Pick Rejected As Merely 'Pawn Of Counsel
By: Mark Hamblett. New York Law Journal, July 17, 2008
D&O Insurance: Defense Expense Advancement
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, July 16, 2008
Milberg Defends Deal With Weiss
By: Anthony Lin. New York Law Journal, July 15, 2008
Zwerling, Schachter & Zwerling, LLP Appointed Lead Counsel In Citigroup Auction Rate Securities Litigation
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, July 14, 2008
Subprime Litigation Players And Trends
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, July 14, 2008
D&O Insurance: The Adjudicated Fraud Exclusion
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, July 14, 2008
Securities Regulators To Examine Industry Controls Against Manipulation Of Securities Prices Through Intentionally Spreading False Information
By: Staff Writer. Securities Mosaic, July 13, 2008
Federal Reserve System, SEC Signal Regulatory Cooperation
By: Alejandra Kim. New York Law Journal, July 13, 2008
Testimony Regarding Reducing Risks And Improving Oversight In The OTC Credit Derivatives Market
By: James A. Overdahl. Securities Mosaic, July 9, 2008
SEC Finds Credit Rating Conflicts and Shortcomings
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, July 8, 2008
3rd Circuit Asks Pa. High Court To Clarify Accountant Liability
By: Shannon P. Duffy. Law.com, July 7, 2008
Financial Regulators On Monday Announced An Information-Sharing Agreement Aimed At Better Detecting Potential Risks To The U.S. Financial System.
By: Staff Writer. The New York Times, July 7, 2008
French Regulator Socks SocGen With $6M Fine
By: Sara Stefanini. Securities Law 360, July 7, 2008
The Countrywide Factor: Lawsuits Could Strengthen The Case For Loan-Practice Reforms
By: Staff Writer. Sarasota Herald Tribune (FL), July 7, 2008
Governance Ratings: How Good Are They?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, July 6, 2008
Truth Or Dare
By: Michael Maiello. Classactionreporter.com, July 3, 2008
United States: SEC Begins Small Business Cost-Benefit Study Of Section 404 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002 And Proposes One-Year Extension Of Final Compliance Requirements For Smaller Companies
By: Hodgson Russ LLP's Corporate & Securities Practice Group. Classactionreporter.com, July 1, 2008
Subprime, Alt-A Bonds To Extend Drop As Banks Retreat
By: Jody Shenn. Bloomberg.com, June 30, 2008
Did Bear Stearns Fool the Street, Too?
By: Matthew Goldstein and David Henry. Business Week, June 25, 2008
Federal Sway Boosted Over State Securities Class Actions
By: Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp. New York Law Journal, June 25, 2008
Grundfest Defends SEC Chief over WSJ Article
By: Zusha Elinson. The Legal Pad, June 24, 2008
Anticorruption Enforcement "Stalemate" and Other Web Notes
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, June 24, 2008
Bill to Protect Companies in Inquiries Adds Support
By: Lynnley Browning. The New York Times, June 23, 2008
SEC Extends SOX Compliance Deadline Again
By: Marc Tracy. Securities Law 360, June 23, 2008
Dodd Denies Mortgage Wrongdoing
By: Staff Writer. CNNmoney, June 23, 2008
Putting Subprime Suits to Work for You
By: Bob Frick. washingtonpost.com, June 22, 2008
FinCEN Ruling: Bank Secrecy Act Obligations of a U.S. Clearing Broker Dealer Establishing a Fully Disclosed Clearing Relationship with a Foreign Financial Institution, FIN-2008-R008
By: Staff Writer. Bloomberg.com, June 20, 2008
Putting A Face On The Credit Crisis
By: Liz Moyer. Forbes.com, June 19, 2008
Paulson To Urge New Fed Powers
By: Neil Irwin. washingtonpost.com, June 19, 2008
Regulators of the World Unite
By: Tim Reason and Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, June 18, 2008
MBIA Debt Is Setting Up Standoff With Regulators
By: Gretchen Morgenson and Vikas Bajaj. International Herald Tribune, June 18, 2008
Convicted Milberg Lawyers Are Sued By Former Law Firm Partners
By: Staff Writer - Bloomberg News. Los Angeles Times, June 18, 2008
U.S. Tells China Subprime Woes Are No Reason to Keep Markets Closed
By: Steven R. Weisman. The New York Times, June 18, 2008
Securities Fraud Class Actions Against Life Science Companies Up 56 Percent
By: Sheri Qualters. Law.com, June 18, 2008
United States: Do Options Backdating Class Actions Settle For Less?
By: Robert Patton, Dr. Branko Jovanovic and Svetlana Starykh - NERA Economic Consulting. Mondaq, June 18, 2008
One-Stop 'Shopping': Firms Attract Drug Companies' Product Liability, Securities Cases
By: Gina Passarella. The Legal Intellgencer, June 18, 2008
Big Penalty Set For Law Firm, But Not a Trial
By: Jonathan D. Glater. The New York Times, June 17, 2008
AIG Chief Sullivan Ousted In Wake of Subprime Losses
By: Jacqueline Bell. Securities Law 360, June 17, 2008
Wallflowers Wonder: When Will GAAP Merge with IFRS?
By: Marie Leone. cfo.com, June 17, 2008
PCAOB Adopts Rules For Accounting Firm Reporting
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB, June 17, 2008
Fair or Foul?
By: Staff Writer - The Economist. cfo.com, June 13, 2008
NYSE Offers Plan For Instant Market Data
By: Staff Writer - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek, June 12, 2008
Lehman Brothers Removes Finance, Operating Chiefs
By: Tomoeh Murakami Tse. Washington Post, June 12, 2008
Sources Say Milberg to Pay $75 Million to Resolve Criminal Charges
By: Amanda Bronstad. Law.com, June 12, 2008
Hedge Funds Can Vote at CSX Meeting
By: Floyd Norris. The New York Times, June 12, 2008
Summer Clearance At The SEC, With A Host Of Rule Changes On Tap
By: Staff Writer - Reuters. FinancialWeek, June 12, 2008
US SEC Plans Tougher Rules For Credit Raters
By: Karey Wutkowski - Reuters. Forbes.com, June 11, 2008
Yahoo Fighting A Two-Front War For Survival
By: Benjamin Pimentel. MarketWatch, June 11, 2008
SEC Proposes Mutual Funds Provide Interactive Risk/Return Summary Information in XBRL
By: Staff Writer. Bloomberg.com, June 10, 2008
But Who'll Audit the Auditors' Reports?
By: Kate Plourd. cfo.com, June 10, 2008
It's Your Loss. (Maybe.) Now Explain It.
By: Tim Reason. cfo.com, June 9, 2008
Securities Roundtable: Discussing Significant Decisions In Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific Atlanta And Ryan v. Gifford
By: Staff Writer. Mondaq, June 9, 2008
Getting On Boards: Worth The Effort?
By: Marshall Krantz. cfo.com, June 5, 2008
Wipeout: Subprime Crisis Spawns Wave of Litigation
By: Sherry Karabin. Law.com, June 3, 2008
Restatements Plunge After Record 2006
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, June 3, 2008
New Rule Lets U.S. Banks Gain Even When They're Losing
By: Bradley Keoun. International Herald Tribune, June 3, 2008
Grasso’s Grit May Win After All
By: Landon Thomas Jr.. The New York Times, June 3, 2008
Facing Backdating Claims: Pick Your Strategy
By: Stephen Taub and Roy Harris. cfo.com, June 3, 2008
Auction-Rate Securities: How To Get Unstuck
By: Aaron Pressman. BusinessWeek, June 2, 2008
Securities Lawyer Weiss Sentenced for Kickbacks
By: Anchors: Robert Siegel, Melissa Block. National Public Radio (NPR), June 2, 2008
How Bad Will It Get?
By: Edward Teach. cfo.com, June 1, 2008
AEI Legal Center Releases Study On Milberg Weiss Prosecution On Eve Of Mel Weiss Sentencing
By: Staff Writer. States News Service, May 30, 2008
Ex-Refco CEO Helps Investors Suing Company
By: Anthony Lin - New York Law Journal. Law.com, May 30, 2008
Study Claims Milberg Weiss Scheme Hurt Shareholders
By: Anthony Lin. Law.com, May 28, 2008
The SEC's Next Big Things
By: Zusha Elinson - The Recorder. Law.com, May 28, 2008
The SEC's Role In Pursuing Secondary Actors Following 'Stoneridge'
By: Harold K. Gordon and Tracy V. Schaffer. Law.com, May 27, 2008
Effects Of Credit Market Litigation On The Banking And Real Estate Industries
By: Robert L. Hickok and Alison Altman Gross. The Legal Intelligencer , May 27, 2008
Securities Lawsuits: A Global Phenomenon?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, May 27, 2008
'Say On Pay' May Be Here To Stay
By: Tresa Baldas - The National Law Journal. Law.com, May 23, 2008
What Do D&O Insurers Look For?
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, May 22, 2008
Today's Tip: Stay Away from the SEC
By: Alan Rappeport. cfo.com, May 22, 2008
Paying For Failure
By: Neil Weinberg, Michael Maiello and David K. Randall. Forbes.com, May 19, 2008
SEC Moves Toward Adopting High-Tech Filing Rule
By: Shannon Henson. Securities Law 360, May 22, 2008
The Next Credit Crisis
By: Liz Moyer. Forbes.com, May 21, 2008
Senate Banking Committee Approves Housing Bill
By: Lori Montgomery. Washington Post , May 20, 2008
Mis-Selling Scandal Hits Wall Street As Thousands Left With Unsaleable Bonds
By: Stephen Foley. The Independent (London), May 20, 2008
Impending Flood
By: Daniel Reiman and Susan Holik. Miami Daily Business Review, May 20, 2008
Auction-Rate Losses Cost Google, UPS $1.8 Billion (Update2)
By: Michael McDonald and Jeremy R. Cooke. Bloomberg, May 19, 2008
Fair-Value Accounting's "Atmosphere of Fear"
By: David M. Katz. cfo.com, May 19, 2008
Global Realm Of Securities Class Actions
By: John J. Clarke, Jr. and Keara M. Gordon. New York Law Journal, May 19, 2008
Cafa Swallows State Fraud Claim
By: Mark Hamblett. The National Law Journal, May 19, 2008
Sen. Cornyn Introduces Bill To Strengthen Transparency, Accountability In Securities Class - Action Litigation
By: Staff Writer. US Federal News, May 19, 2008
Recent Pro-Defendant Trends In Securities Class Action Litigation
By: Scott Balber. Law.com, May 16, 2008
Options Backdating Settlements Lower Than Predicted, According to New NERA Economic Consulting Paper
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, May 15, 2008
SEC Charges Broadcom GC, Other Executives
By: Zusha Elinson. Law.com, May 15, 2008
2nd Circuit Weighs In On Class Action Fairness Act
By: Samuel Howard. Securities Law 360, May 15, 2008
Ohio Employer Class Action Summit To Be Held On Wednesday, June 4
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire Europe, May 14, 2008
Gemstar CEO Charged With Destroying Documents
By: Amanda Bronstad. Law.com, May 14, 2008
Ex-SEC Official Pushes For International Accounting In US
By: Emily Chasan. Forbes.com, May 13, 2008
Chief Executives' Perks Don't Include Job Security
By: Robert Weisman. International Herald Tribune, May 13, 2008
GOP Wants Hearings On Milberg Weiss
By: Lawrence Hurley. Daily Journal, May 12, 2008
Variations On The Subprime Lawsuit Theme
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, May 12, 2008
SEC Rebuffed In Backdating Case
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law 360, May 9, 2008
Lawsuits over losses in U.S. mortgage market could hit a wall
By: Jonathan D. Glater. International Herald Tribune, May 8, 2008
Emerging Issues In Securities Litigation: Pleading Scienter In 10b-5 Actions After Tellabs
By: Staff Writer. Mondaq, May 8, 2008
FedEx Driver Policy Prompts Shareholder Suit
By: Ryan Davis. Securities Law 360, May 8, 2008
UBS To Repay $35M To Mass. For Auction Rate Sales
By: Ron Zapata. Securities Law360, May 7, 2008
Congress Probes SEC's Role in Credit Crisis
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, May 7, 2008
Judge Trashes Requests For Extra Attorneys' Fees
By: Shannon Henson. Securities Law 360, May 7, 2008
Congressmen Call for Milberg Weiss-Related Hearings
By: Amanda Bronstad. Law.com, May 6, 2008
Microsoft Withdrawal Gives Yahoo Plaintiffs Ammo
By: Marc Tracy. Securities Law 360, May 6, 2008
Parent Cos. May Be Liable In Fraud Suits: 11th Circ.
By: Shannon Henson. Securities Law 360, May 6, 2008
Former Nortel VPs Strike Deal With SEC
By: Ben James. Portfolio Media, New York, May 1, 2008
CORRECTED: Judge Certifies Securities Class Action Against DVI
By: Brendan Pierson. Portfolio Media, New York, May 1, 2008
Investors Must Declare Sudan Divestitures: SEC
By: Jesse Greenspan. Portfolio Media, New York, April 30, 2008
Earning Extra Yield Can Be Precarious And Pricey
By: William Z. Suplee IV. The Legal Intelligencer, April 29, 2008
OUTSIDE COUNSEL
By: Marc J. Gottridge and Thomas Rouhette. New York Law Journal, April 29, 2008
Brower Piven Informs Investors Who Have Net Losses of More Than $100,000 That They Have Only Until May 6, 2008 to Move for Appointment as Lead Plaintiff in MF Global Class Action Lawsuit
By: Staff Writer. Market News Publishing US, April 29, 2008
Court Slaps Injunction On 12 Lake Shore Entities
By: Christine Caulfield. Securities Law 360, April 28, 2008
PCAOB adopts new audit committee communication rule and amends tax services rule
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB, April 28, 2008
A Win for Wall Street: Stoneridge might be the most important finance case the Supreme Court decides this year.
By: Cynthia Waller Vallario. Investment Dealers' Digest, April 28, 2008
SUBPRIME LITIGATION REPORT SEES 'TSUNAMI'
By: Staff Writer - The American Lawyer. The Recorder, April 25, 2008
SEC's Atkins Calls for Fair-Value Guidance
By: David M. Katz. cfo.com, April 25, 2008
How Old Are Ye, PCAOB?
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, April 25, 2008
The Subprime Bust In Microcosm: The Saga Of A Failed Mortgage Package
By: Roger Lowenstein. International Herald Tribune, April 25, 2008
FASB Forum to Consider Use of Global Accounting Standards by U.S. Companies
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB.com, April 23, 2008
Subprime Mortgage Litigation Reaches Record Levels in the First Quarter of 2008, According to Navigant Consulting Study
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, April 23, 2008
SEC To Consider Tighter Regulations On Rating Agencies
By: Alan Zibel - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek, April 22, 2008
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Warned on Accounting
By: David S. Hilzenrath. Washington Post, April 22, 2008
Auction-rate Probes Go National
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, April 21, 2008
Is There A Legal Defense To The Mortgage Mess?
By: Anthony Lendez and David Hille. The National Law Journal, April 21, 2008
Activism by Shareholders Picks Up Steam Online
By: Anne Kates Smith. The Washington Post, April 20, 2008
Enforcement: SEC, FINRA Probing ARS Sales
By: Lynn Hume And Andrew Ackerman. Bond Buyer, April 11, 2008
Subprime Forces Insurers to Reduce CEO Pay More Than Hurricanes
By: Erik Holm. Bloomberg, April 11, 2008
Directors' And Officers' Liability
By: Joseph M. McLaughlin. New York Law Journal, April 10, 2008
Perfomance-Pay Disclosure: Is the Honeymoon Over?
By: David McCann. cfo.com, April 9, 2008
Leniency For Big Corporations In The U.S.
By: Eric Lichtblau. International Herald Tribune, April 9, 2008
How Long Should It Take to Restate?
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, April 9, 2008
RiskMetrics Group Studies Find an Increase in Shareholder Activism and Litigation as a Result of the Credit Crisis
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire , April 9, 2008
SEC Overhaul Bid by Bush Condemned by SEC Chairmen (Update2)
By: Jesse Westbrook. Bloomberg, April 8, 2008
Study: Subprime Crisis Spurs Lawsuits
By: Christopher S. Rugaber - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek, April 8, 2008
Credit Crisis Could Cost Nearly $1 Trillion, IMF Predicts
By: Staff Writer - Bloomberg News. International Herald Tribune, April 8, 2008
Economy Stirs More Securities Lawsuits, But Smaller Payoffs
By: Staff Writer. Miami Daily Business Review, April 7, 2008
A Historic Deutsche Telekom Case
By: Nils-Viktor Sorge. BusinessWeek, April 7, 2008
Gone Unnoticed
By: Israel David and Julie E. Kamps. New York Law Journal, April 7, 2008
Executive Pay: A Special Report
By: Claudia H. Deutsch. The New York Times, April 6, 2008
What We Learned From Bear
By: Liz Moyer. Forbes.com, April 4, 2008
Cox on I-Banks: There Oughta Be a Law
By: Tim Reason. cfo.com, April 3, 2008
Lawyer Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme
By: Staff Writer - The Associated Press. The New York Times, April 3, 2008
Are CFOs Fit for Outside Board Seats?
By: David McCann. cfo.com, April 3, 2008
Trials & Errors
By: Alix Stuart. cfo.com, April 1, 2008
Greed Always Wins
By: Liz Moyer. Forbes.com, April 1, 2008
Colorado Proposes Tough Law on Executive Accountability
By: Dan Frosch. The New York Times, April 1, 2008
Under the Treasury's Plan, Fed Would Lose a Key Power
By: Neil Irwin. Washington Post, April 1, 2008
Goodbye GAAP
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, April 1, 2008
A California Public Company Was 63% More Likely to Be Sued Than an Average Domestic Issuer in 2007
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, April 1, 2008
Treasury Rolls Out Overhaul of Financial Regulators
By: Stephen Labaton. The New York Times, March 31, 2008
Small Biz, Big Concerns
By: Sarah Johnson. CFO.com, March 31, 2008
Money-Laundering Charge To Stand In Milberg Case
By: Ron Zapata. Securities Law360, March 31, 2008
CORRECTING AND REPLACING Securities Class Action Settlement Totals Down 60 Percent in 2007, Finds Cornerstone Research
By: Staff Writer - Cornerstone Research. Business Wire, March 31, 2008
Bush Names 2 Democrats For SEC
By: Mike Musgrove. Washington Post, March 29, 2008
Are Rating Agencies Forever Broken?
By: Sarah Johnson and Tim Reason. CFO.com, March 28, 2008
Subprime Autopsy Scorches KPMG and O'Melveny & Myers
By: Dan Levine - The Recorder. Law.com, March 27, 2008
Special Report: America's Most Trustworthy Companies
By: John J. Ray. Forbes.com, March 27, 2008
Paulson Wants to Tighten Reins on Investment Banks
By: Jeffrey H. Birnbaum. Washington Post, March 27, 2008
PwC Chairman Urges Adoption Of International Standards
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB.com, March 26, 2008
FBI Initiates Fraud Inquiry Into Mortgage Lenders
By: Staff Writer. Miami Daily Business Review, March 26, 2008
U.S. Senate Panels To Investigate Bear Stearns Deal
By: David Stout. International Herald Tribune, March 26, 2008
Shift In Litigation Strategy Sends More Securities Cases To Trial
By: Jeffrey A. Barrack. The Legal Intelligencer, March 25, 2008
SEC Tries To Smooth Int'l Money Flow
By: Maurna Desmond. Forbes.com, March 25, 2008
High-Profile Trial Lawyer Agrees to Guilty Plea
By: Jonathan D. Glater. The New York Times, March 21, 2008
The Litigation Storm
By: Judy Warner. BusinessWeek, March 20, 2008
Panel Chairman Calls for a Risk Regulator
By: Staff Writer - REUTERS. The New York Times, March 20, 2008
Melvyn Weiss Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme
By: Anthony Lin - New York Law Journal. Law.com, March 20, 2008
Despite Reforms, Pay Is Less Transparent And Shareholder-Friendly Than In The Past.
By: Lawrence A. Sucharow and Ethan D. Wohl. New York Law Journal, March 20, 2008
ABA Corporate Governance Conference Explores Approaches to Internal Structure That Control Risk
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, March 19, 2008
Report: Economy Roils Executive-Pay Moves
By: David McCann. cfo.com, March 19, 2008
Bright Line Restored: Auditor Liability Under Rule 10b-5
By: Paul A. Straus and Mordecai Geisler. New York Law Journal, March 19, 2008
Feds' Crisis-Prevention Plan Puts Weight On Investors
By: Jacqueline Bell. Securities Law360, March 18, 2008
A Small-Company CFO's Take on XBRL
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, March 17, 2008
The Securitization Bubble
By: John C. Coffee Jr. The National Law Journal, March 17, 2008
DOJ Faces Scrutiny Over Corporate Monitor Guidelines
By: Jacqueline Bell. Securities Law360, March 14, 2008
Corporate Raiders Invade Silicon Valley
By: Zusha Elinson - The Recorder. Law.com, March 14, 2008
Proposed Restatement Guidelines Draw Investor Alarm
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, March 14, 2008
Waiting for the Subprime Lawsuits
By: Michael Orey. BusinessWeek, March 13, 2008
Quick Succession
By: Matthew Kirdahy. Forbes.com, March 13, 2008
Floyd Norris: Changing the rules for global auditors
By: Floyd Norris. International Herald Tribune, March 13, 2008
Cuomo Follows Spitzer's Litigation Example
By: Staff Writer - Oxford Analytica. Forbes.com, March 12, 2008
Subprime Crisis Foments Bankruptcy Surge
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, March 12, 2008
RiskMetrics Group Ranks Top 50 Plaintiffs' Law Firms for 2007 Historic Number of Class Action Settlements in 2007
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire, March 11, 2008
Examiner's Report May Cast Light on Subprime Mess
By: Dan Levine - The Recorder. Law.com, March 10, 2008
In the Hot Seat: Exec Pay
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, March 10, 2008
The Time is Right for Mid-Size Public or Union Pension Funds to be Lead Plaintiffs in Securities Class Actions
By: Stephen L. Brodsky, Esq. - Zwerling, Schachter & Zwerling, LLP. Investment Management Weekly, March 10, 2008
Keeping A Lid On Compliance Costs
By: Bob Mahan - CFO of Ajilon Finance. AccountingWEB.com, March 10, 2008
U.S. Starts Criminal Investigation Of Countrywide Financial
By: Raymond Hernandez. International Herald Tribune, March 9, 2008
Milberg Weiss Scandal Exposed Broken System
By: Dan Small. The Recorder, March 7, 2008
SEC: Ready to Pounce on Pension Fraud
By: Kate Plourd. cfo.com, March 7, 2008
Are Investors Smarter than We Think?
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, March 5, 2008
Feds Turn To Forensic Accounting
By: Darrell D. Dorrell, CPA/ABV, MBA, ASA, CVA, CMA, DABFA. AccountingWEB.com, March 4, 2008
D & O Insurance and Securities Lawsuit Settlements
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, March 4, 2008
Loan Blame Game Now In Court
By: Walter Hamilton. Los Angeles Times, March 3, 2008
Fannie, Freddie to Overhaul Appraisals in Cuomo Deal (Update2)
By: Karen Freifeld and Sharon L. Lynch. Bloomberg, March 3, 2008
The Subprime Mortgage Meltdown Gives Rise To A Litigation Industry--With Countrywide In The Crosshairs.
By: Amy Miller. Corporate Counsel, March 1, 2008
Former Milberg Weiss Expert Witness Agrees to Plead Guilty to Perjury
By: Amanda Bronstad - The National Law Journal. Law.com, February 29, 2008
CEO Liability In Subprime Litigation Tough Call
By: Jacqueline Bell. Securities Law360, February 29, 2008
Judge Refuses to Grant Dismissal Motions in Milberg Weiss Case
By: Amanda Bronstad - The National Law Journal. Law.com, February 29, 2008
Why Is CFO Turnover So High?
By: David McCann. cfo.com, February 29, 2008
Why Surprises Still Lurk After Enron
By: Floyd Norris. The New York Times, February 29, 2008
Financial Accounting Foundation Announces Major Changes To FAF, FASB, and GASB
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB.com, February 28, 2008
Putting Auditor Judgments under a Microscope
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, February 27, 2008
Bush Vows to Veto a Mortgage Relief Bill
By: Edmund L. Andrews. The New York Times, February 27, 2008
A Revamping for the Financial Accounting Standards Board
By: Staff Writer - REUTERS. The New York Times, February 27, 2008
Door Could Open To Class Actions
By: David Cho. washingtonpost.com, February 27, 2008
Report Identifies Possible Executive 'Gift Loophole'
By: Marc Tracy. Securities Law360, February 27, 2008
Expert Panel Moderated by Autonomy ZANTAZ Delivers Best Practices to Prepare for Escalating Subprime Litigation
By: Staff Writer. PR Newswire Europe, February 27, 2008
GAO Says Hedge Funds Still Warrant Scrutiny
By: Erin Marie Daly. Securities Law360, February 26, 2008
PCAOB: Auditor, Audit Thyself
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, February 26, 2008
Small And Midsize U.S. Banks Also Face Subprime Fallout
By: Eric Dash. International Herald Tribune, February 26, 2008
A Labyrinthine Path to Justice
By: Carrie Johnson. washingtonpost.com, February 14, 2008
SEC Seeks More Financial Transparency
By: Rachelle Younglai - Reuters. washingtonpost.com, February 14, 2008
Legal Battle Brews Over SEC Stance On Proxy Access
By: Anne Urda. Securities Law360, February 13, 2008
Securities Arbitration Perceived As Unfair: Study
By: Elizabeth Landau. Securities Law360, February 13, 2008
Financials Lack Transparency, Senator Says
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, February 13, 2008
N.Y. Judge Applies SOX Protections to Ex-Partner of Global Firm's French Office
By: Beth Bar- New York Law Journal. Law.com, February 12, 2008
Lawyer Sentenced In Kickback Scheme
By: Jacob Adelman - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek, February 11, 2008
IFRS: No Longer If, but When
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, February 11, 2008
Litigation Targeted Mortgage Cos. In 2007: Report
By: Elizabeth Landau,. Securities Law360, February 11, 2008
'Collective Scienter' in Securities Fraud Cases
By: Jonathan W. Miller and Lyle Roberts. New York Law Journal, February 8, 2008
Cuomo Belittles Credit Raters' Reforms
By: Karen Freifeld - Bloomberg News. washingtonpost.com, February 8, 2008
How to Fix the Rating Agencies, Part II
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, February 7, 2008
Advisen Report Analyzes Impact of Subprime Meltdown on D&O and E&O Insurers
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, February 7, 2008
Subprime Woes Just Beginning, PwC Chief Warns
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, February 6, 2008
Credit Crisis: Where Was The SEC?
By: Liz Moyer. Forbes.com, February 6, 2008
32% Of U.S. Directors Say Ceos Are Overpaid
By: Staff Writer - Bloomberg News. Los Angeles Times, February 6, 2008
Running the SEC on the Cheap
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, February 5, 2008
Insurance Premiums For Executive Liability Vary Widely By
By: Staff Writer. Market News Publishing US, February 5, 2008
WorldCom Whistle-blower Cynthia Cooper
By: David M. Katz and Julia Homer. CFO Magazine, February 5, 2008
SEC to Delay 404(b) for Small Companies
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, February 4, 2008
SEC Opens Insider Trading Probe In SocGen Scandal
By: Ryan Davis. Securities Law360, February 4, 2008
Plenty Of Blame For Lending Mess
By: Carolyn Said. San Francisco Chronicle (CA), February 3, 2008
Insider Trading Study Points Regulators To Wall Street
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, February 1, 2008
Bristol-Myers Stung By Sub-Prime Losses
By: Martin Zimmerman. LA Times, February 1, 2008
Small Law Firm’s Big Role in Bundling Mortgages
By: Lynnley Browning. The New York Times, February 1, 2008
Beating The Odds
By: Staff Writer. Corporate Counsel, February 1, 2008
PCAOB Approves Auditing Standard No. 6 In Response To FASB 154
By: Staff Writer. AccountingWEB.com, January 31, 2008
How to Nab the Rogues: 10 Fraud Tips
By: David M. Katz. cfo.com, January 30, 2008
The Subprime Slaughter Goes On
By: Liz Moyer. Forbes.com, January 30, 2008
F.B.I. Opens Subprime Inquiry
By: Vikas Bajaj. The New York Times, January 30, 2008
Subprime Litigation: New Theories, Same Rules
By: Manfred Ohrenstein and Matthew Bryant. New York Law Journal, January 30, 2008
Chubb Says It Can Handle Claims From Credit Crisis
By: Alistair Barr. MarketWatch, January 30, 2008
Lazar Sentenced in Milberg Weiss Class Action Kickback Scheme
By: Thomas Watkins - The Associated Press. Law.com, January 29, 2008
Sarbox Stings Small Biz, but How Much?
By: Roy Harris. cfo.com, January 29, 2008
French Prosecutor Seeks Charges Against Societe Generale Trader
By: Elaine Ganley and Jenny Barchfield - The Associated Press. Law.com, January 29, 2008
Audit's Cautious Watchdogs
By: Roy Harris. cfo.com, January 28, 2008
Prosecutors Recommend Two-Year Prison Term for Lerach in Kickback Scheme
By: Staff Writer - The Associated Press. Law.com, January 28, 2008
Securities Class Action Risk Expected To Rise, Study Finds
By: David Lenckus. Business Insurance, January 28, 2007
Prosecutors Name Broadcom Co-Founders
By: Gillian Flaccus - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek, January 25, 2008
Who Needs the Big Four?
By: Alix Stuart. cfo.com, January 25, 2008
Companies in Denial on Pay-Disclosure Rules?
By: David McCann. cfo.com, January 25, 2008
Can Banks Self-Regulate?
By: Carter Dougherty. International Herald Tribune, January 25, 2008
Bill Would Place Judicial Constraints on Deferred Prosecution Agreements
By: Lisa Brennan - New Jersey Law Journal. Law.com, January 24, 2008
Societe Generale Uncovers $7.14 Billion Fraud
By: Emma Vandore - The Associated Press. Law.com, January 24, 2008
Milberg Weiss Moves To Shed Conspiracy Charges
By: Christine Caulfield. Securities Law360, January 22, 2008
If Everyone's Finger-Pointing, Who's to Blame?
By: Vikas Bajaj. New York Times, January 22, 2008
US Litigation Seen Growing On Subprime Turmoil
By: Martha Graybow. Reuters, January 22, 2008
NYSE Snaps Up Amex, Ending Long Rivalry
By: Joe Bel Bruno - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek, January 18, 2008
Insider Trading: Defense Bar's Next Growth Stock?
By: Zusha Elinson - The Recorder. Law.com, January 17, 2008
With Buyout Activity Waning, Will Subprime Crisis Fill Void?
By: Ivan B. Harris. Palm Beach Daily Business Review, January 17, 2008
IFRS Gets Push from Accounting Giants
By: Stephen Taub. cfo.com, January 16, 2008
Supreme Court Ruling Likely To Hinder Enron Investors
By: Ruth Mantell - MarketWatch. Thomson Financial News, January 15, 2008
Advisen Report: $170 Billion in Subprime Writedowns Trigger Avalanche of Lawsuits
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, January 15, 2008
Going Public, but Not in U.S. Markets
By: Peter Page - The National Law Journal. Law.com, January 15, 2008
Can Accounting Principles Survive the Mortgage Crisis?
By: Tim Reason. cfo.com, January 14, 2008
SEC Committee Tackles Second-Guessing
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, January 14, 2008
Options Backdating Scandal Limps Off Radar
By: Anne Urda. Securities Law360, January 14, 2008
Slow Death for GAAP: Cox
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, January 11, 2008
Countrywide Take-Under
By: Evelyn M. Rusli. Forbes.com, January 11, 2008
E.U. Drops Reconciliation Requirement
By: Alan Rappeport. cfo.com, January 10, 2008
FASB Gets the GAAP House in Order
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, January 9, 2008
Hedge Funds Led Shareholder Activism In '07: Study
By: Amanda Ernst. Securities Law360, January 9, 2008
Speeding Toward Convergence: Changes To Come Rapidly For Accounting Profession
By: Allison M. Henry. AccountingWEB.com, January 7, 2008
Ex-General Re Chief Ferguson's Fraud Trial Starts (Update1)
By: Josh P. Hamilton. Bloomberg, January 7, 2008
Subprime Mess Overtakes GAAP Gaffes
By: Sarah Johnson. cfo.com, January 7, 2008
A Closer Look at the 2007 Life Sciences Securities Lawsuits
By: Kevin LaCroix. The D & O Diary, January 7, 2008
Wall Street: Always An Insider's Game
By: William S. Lerach. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA), January 6, 2008
Which GCs Are Most at Risk in Backdating Cases?
By: Staff Writer. Law.com, January 3, 2008
Stanford Law School and Cornerstone Research Release Annual Securities Fraud Class Action Filings Report Indicating That Recent Increase in...
By: Staff Writer. Business Wire, January 3, 2008
SEC Eyes Foreign Exchanges' Access To US
By: Dan Caterinicchia - The Associated Press. BusinessWeek, January 3, 2008
Foreign Intelligence
By: Kate O'Sullivan. cfo.com, January 3, 2008
Securities Litigation Held Steady In 2007
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, January 2, 2008
Securities Legislation To Watch In 2008
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, January 1, 2008
Securities Cases To Watch In 2008
By: Bailey Somers. Securities Law360, January 1, 2008

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