Securities Litigation: Such actions typically concern securities whose prices have been artificially inflated due to
misleading statements or omissions by the company, its senior officers, directors and auditors. These actions are
often brought under the federal securities laws which are designed to protect the investing public from corporate
fraud and mismanagement.
Antitrust Litigation: These cases concern a variety of wrongful business practices in restraint of competition
including price-fixing, attempted monopolization, and customer allocation. In such cases, businesses and/or
individuals have been injured as a result of conduct which is anti- competitive in nature.
Shareholder Derivative Actions: In these cases, suits are brought by a shareholder on behalf of a company to recover
for losses sustained by the company as a result of the misconduct of corporate insiders or other parties. These
actions are brought under state laws which serve to protect companies against mismanagement and self-dealing by
those entrusted to run them.
Corporate Governance: These actions are brought to change the underlying positions and composition of a
company’s management and its board of directors. This is often sought to make executives and directors more
accountable and better able to manage the company in the best interests of its shareholders.
Mergers and Acquisitions: These cases are brought to compel corporate action that is in the best interest of the
company and its shareholders, and not just insiders. Among the types of relief sought are: to stop the company sale
at unfair prices and/or on unfair terms; to force management to solicit and consider other offers; to require the
disclosure of vital information to shareholders.
Consumer Fraud: These actions involve a broad range of products and industries but which involve overcharges to
consumers or deceptive and unfair business practices. A variety of state and federal laws are designed to protect
consumers. The firm handles class action lawsuits on behalf of consumers who believe they were charged excessive
fees or who suffered losses as a result of a business’ deceptive or unfair practices.
ERISA 401(k) Litigation: These actions involve company run retirement plans
where company officials fail to act in the best interest of the plan participants. Often, the company invests plan
assets in company stock at a time when company officials know that such investments are imprudent.