Auction Rate Securities (ARS)
Our work in numerous ARS matters includes cases brought by issuers and investors against investment banks that served as underwriters and broker-dealers for ARS.
CDO Collateral Management Agreement
Cornerstone Research analyzed an investor bank’s claims of improper practices by the CDO collateral manager, which allegedly led to investor losses during the financial crisis.
Facebook Inc. IPO Securities and Derivative Litigation
Defense counsel retained Cornerstone Research to support multiple experts through class certification and merits stages.
Municipal Bond Default and Bankruptcy
Cornerstone Research analyzed empirical evidence and academic literature to estimate the likelihood of default and bankruptcy by municipal issuers and entities for a tax controversy case.
Rebuttal of Bond Market Efficiency
Defense counsel retained Cornerstone Research to analyze market efficiency issues in this Rule 10b-5 class action.
Finisar Corporation Securities Litigation
Judge declines to certify a class of investors in this Section 10(b) case for lack of price impact.
Summary Judgment Victory in Barclays Securities Litigation
A judge dismissed this U.S. class action brought against Barclays Plc by investors who purchased stock months before the 2008 global financial crisis.
Sprint Corp.’s $3.6 Billion Buyout of Clearwire Corp.
The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Chancery Court’s decision in favor of defendant Sprint in its $3.6 billion buyout of Clearwire.
Securities and Exchange Commission v. BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc.
The jury found in favor of the defendants on all counts in this civil suit filed by the SEC.
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ferrante
The defendant disgorged investment yields and paid a fine to resolve allegations in this case involving alleged EB-5 program fraud.
Securities Class Action Regarding Mutual Fund Performance
Cornerstone Research worked with a finance expert to analyze investments in mortgage-backed securities during the financial crisis.
Securities Class Action Involving Corporate Bond Event Studies
Cornerstone Research supported a finance expert to rebut claims that a company’s bond prices were artificially inflated.
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