SAC’s Insiders: Indicting Financial Institutions
Vesna Harasic On November 8th, 2013, billionaire Steven A. Cohen’s Connecticut-based hedge fund, SAC Capital Advisors (“SAC”),…
Hayes v. Activision Blizzard Inc.
Harini Kidambi In the fast-tracked case Hayes v. Activision Blizzard Inc.[1], the Delaware Supreme Court unanimously reversed…
SEC Approves Crowdfunding for Internet Stock Sales
Danielle Hartl Crowdfunding is “the practice of funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts…
TVI Corporation, et al. v. Gallagher, et al.
Chris O’Mahoney The Delaware Court of Chancery has shown a renewed interest in holding corporate founders also…
The Government Settlement Transparency & Reform Act: Clarity and Nothing More
Addison Pierce In December of 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder announced a precedent-setting $335 million settlement with…
Merger Agreements and the Importance of Contract Language: An Analysis of Winshall v. Viacom Int’l. Inc.
Dylan Mooney In Winshall v. Viacom Int’l. Inc.,[1] the Delaware Supreme Court held that in corporate mergers,…
Federal Jury Finds Bank of America’s Countrywide and one of its Former Executives Guilty of Fraud
Lara Samuels On October 23, 2013, a federal jury in the Southern District of New York returned…
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Mark Cuban, No. 3:08-cv-02050 (N.D. TX 2013).
Anna Cloeter In Securities and Exchange Commission v. Cuban, a jury in the U.S. District Court for…
A Setback for Cable Streaming Start-Ups in the Fight Against FOX
Ryan Van Olst In Fox Television Stations, Inc. v. FilmOn X LLC,[1] the D.C. District Court granted…
JPMorgan’s Settlement Demonstrates Dodd-Frank’s Bite
Christopher J. Frisina On October 16, 2013, JP Morgan Chase Bank NA (“JPMorgan”) settled with the U.S….
