Securities Litigation and Enforcement
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Represented Dyntek, Inc., a managed services provider, in litigation arising out of the acquisition of a Canadian company.
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Defended En Pointe Technologies, Inc. and officer/director defendants in a shareholder class action alleging insider trading and market manipulation.
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Secured a judgment in favor of GFTC following a bench trial in a dissenting shareholder suit relating to a merger transaction.
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Represented underwriters of a secondary offering in this securities class action.
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Hawker Pacific Aerospace, an aircraft maintenance and overhaul company, in connection with the defense of multiple securities class actions.
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Represented a Fortune 500 public company in an internal investigation undertaken after the company received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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Obtained dismissal of all criminal charges relating to stock option grants at a Fortune 500 semiconductor company as lead counsel to the former vice president of human resources.*
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Represented the CEO of a credit services company in derivative claims brought by several minority shareholders.*
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Represented bioremediation company in investigation by the California State Water Resources Control Board relating to overbilling of the Underground Storage Take Cleanup Fund.
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Represented the CEO and Chairman of the Board in an SEC enforcement action relating to the collapse of the firm as a result of positions in collateralized debt obligations.
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Represented owner of an athletic team accused of FCA violations arising from government sponsorship payments.
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Represented a biopharmaceutical company in connection with issues related to market manipulation of the company’s stock.
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Represented a biopharmaceutical company in an SEC investigation.
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Represented the CFO of a healthcare information systems company in an SEC investigation.
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Represented the City of La Quinta in connection with this securities action involving a Ponzi scheme arising from broker-dealer operations and purchases and sales of U.S. government securities.
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Represented construction administration company in investigation by municipality concerning overbilling allegations. The matter was resolved without enforcement action or litigation against the construction administrator.
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Successfully represented Cannae, Ltd. in connection with its prosecution of claims relating to the conversion of hundreds of thousands of shares of publicly traded securities.
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Represented Cardiac Science, Inc. and certain director defendants as lead counsel in defense of securities class actions pending in Delaware Chancery Court and Orange County Superior Court.