Our lawyers are dedicated to defending our clients in securities fraud class actions, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement investigations and suits, Department of Justice (DOJ) matters and a variety of corporate governance litigation. Our trial lawyers have significant experience in the defense of allegations of financial disclosure, as well as accounting fraud against corporate and professional clients in a wide range of industries. learn more

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  • Business Crimes Alert - November 19, 2008 [Read More]
  • Q&A Series: Dealmaking, Corporate Finance [Read More]
  • NASDAQ Implements 3-Month Suspension of Minimum Bid Price and Minimum Market Value of Publicly Held Shares Requirements [Read More]
  • SEC Adopts Interim Final Temporary Rule (Rule 10a-3T) Requiring Institutional Investment Managers to Report Short Sales [Read More]
  • Turmoil in Credit Markets Causes Inversion of Key Bank Lending Rates [Read More]

Client Successes more

  • In re Imprimis v. KPMG LLP
    Defended Big Four firm in defense of hedge fund fraud, negligent misrepresentation and c. 93A claims, obtaining summary judgment, resulting in a summary judgment decision and related decision striking "settlement affidavit," reported at 19 Mass. L. Rep. 51 and 19 Mass. L. Rep. 26 (2005) and an Appeals Court decision affirming summary judgment at 69 Mass App. Ct. 218 (2007). [Read More]
  • In re Raytheon Company Securities Litigation
    Our lawyers successfully represented a Big Four accounting firm in a federal securities class action, with a decision granting a motion to dismiss for the accounting firm reported in In re Raytheon Co. Securities Litigation, 157 F. Supp. 2d 131 (D. Mass. 2001). [Read More]