Sentences with phrase «shareholder derivative action alleged»

Defended a bank: shareholder derivative action alleged breach of fiduciary duty to a subsidiary by stopping an IPO and accelerating loan repayment.

Defended a Cayman Island hedge fund in a shareholder derivative action alleging the management entity misled investors and wasted corporate assets.

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In a ruling yesterday, the court struck an oppression claim after finding the alleged breaches affect all shareholders of a publicly traded company and must proceed by way of a derivative action.

California Court of Appeal rules for defendants in a shareholder derivative action brought by the former CEO of a company, who alleged his company should have sued the defendants for perceived business torts.

These matters run the gamut of securities and commodities claims, including suitability, churning, misrepresentation and sales practices claims, cases alleging research and investment banking conflicts of interest, margin liquidations, incentive stock option exercises, shareholder derivative class action claims, customer solicitation claims, unfair business practices litigation, and audit and compliance advisory work.

A corporate director or shareholder brought a derivative action on behalf of the company when an alleged wrong happened to the company rather than its shareholders.

Mr. Girard currently serves on the leadership team in the Target and Sony data breach actions; serves as lead counsel in derivative litigation on behalf of Wal - Mart shareholders arising out of alleged bribery in Mexico, lead counsel for commodities investors in litigation arising out of the collapse of a commodities futures merchant, and lead counsel in a multi-district «pay for delay» antitrust proceeding against major pharmaceutical companies.

In In re Massey Energy Company Derivative and Class Action Litigation, the Delaware Court of Chancery recently dismissed shareholders» derivative and putative direct claims alleging that Massey's former directors and officersDerivative and Class Action Litigation, the Delaware Court of Chancery recently dismissed shareholders» derivative and putative direct claims alleging that Massey's former directors and officersderivative and putative direct claims alleging that Massey's former directors and officers caused...

Represented the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Apple, Inc. in an internal investigation into the alleged backdating of stock option grants received by Apple executives including Steve Jobs, as well as the Apple Special Litigation Committee in related shareholder derivative lawsuits and class action litigation.