In further securities class action cases, we have:

• Defended a computer equipment manufacturer and its principals for alleged fraud-on-the-market; the class representative withdrew after aggressive class discovery.
• Defended issuer in class and derivative action concerning allegedly fraudulent proxy statement.
• Defended underwriters in connection with alleged fraudulent secondary stock offering.
• Defended underwriters against fraud-on-the-market class claims in connection with alleged fraudulent stock offerings.
• Defended law firm class actions concerning three failed industrial revenue bond issues.
• Defended operator of failed retirement home financed with $12,000,000 in industrial revenue bonds in initial issue fraud-on-the-market class action.
• Defended former company president in class action in which CFO admitted to falsifying financial statements, which inflated company's stock prices on national exchange.
• Served as special trial counsel to Fortune 500 company in $300,000,000 class action concerning alleged manipulation of trading on national exchange.
• Defended accounting firm in fraud-on-the-market class action alleging manipulation of stock price through fraudulent financial statements.
• Brought suit for a target company under the Williams Act to defend against a hostile tender offer.
• Represented FDIC as intervenor in bank holding company securities and derivative action and as defendant in securities, commodities and ERISA litigation.
• Defended financial institution for alleged fraud in connection with offerings of limited partnerships; settled for nominal amount, prior to multi-million dollar judgement against defendants.
• Defended law firm in class action asserting fraud in connection with forced sale of securities.
• Served as counsel for special committee in opposition to tender offer and auction of company.
• Tried dissenting shareholders stock valuation proceedings.
• Represented a brokerage firm and an institutional investor in a reported derivative action against NYSE-listed companies concerning the failure to consummate a merger and complete the second stage of a stock acquisition following a successful tender offer
• Defended an ESOP trustee in nationally prominent hostile take-over litigation.
• Represented listed company in connection with derivative action involving alleged misrepresentations; obtained dismissal of case.
• Represented privately held company in shareholder dispute; negotiated settlement along with sale of the company.