 | Interests Aligned—in defending corporations and officers/directors
Our lawyers are skilled at defending publicly held corporations and their officers, directors and employees against lawsuits filed under the complex and changing array of federal and state securities laws and regulations. We understand the stringent new federal standards typified by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and know the most effective ways to defend clients against allegations involving corporate compliance, governance, conflicts of interest, insider trading and accuracy of financial filings. An important part of our work involves analysis of corporate compliance policies to help our clients avoid lawsuits or regulatory actions.
These are representative examples of clients who have aligned their interests with our lawyers:
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A publicly traded roofing and building product manufacturer and its Board of Directors in shareholder derivative class action litigation concerning merger agreement and Shareholder Rights Plan (Poison Pill) in context of competing tender offers for company.
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A telecommunications company in defense of securities fraud litigation
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Corporate officers in 10b(5) fraud and fraudulent misrepresentation litigation involving price inflation claims.
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Former officers of specialty practice management company in adversary proceedings in bankruptcy court.
Interests Aligned—to preserve shareholder rights.
Gruber Hurst Johansen Hail resolves shareholder rights disputes on behalf of shareholders of public companies, and owners of or investors in privately held companies. We routinely represent all sides in shareholder disputes and often we can end problems simply by helping open the lines of communication between the contesting parties. We also effectively use mediation and arbitration to bring the parties together. But if trial is necessary, our litigators are tenacious in defending the rights of our clients.
These are representative examples of clients who have aligned their interests with our lawyers:
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Minority shareholders of manufacturing company in breach of fiduciary duty and oppression suit against majority shareholders and directors.
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Both the partnership entity and the individual partners in a Texas-based fund that invests in middle-market manufacturing, distribution and service companies based primarily in the Sunbelt.
Interests Aligned—to resolve investor disputes.
In today’s volatile financial markets, allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, improper investment advice, churning and theft are facts of life for securities investors, traders and broker/dealers. Gruber Hurst Johansen Hail lawyers have represented broker/dealers and investor customers, as plaintiffs and defendants in arbitrations and state and federal court litigation. Some of the world’s largest brokerage firms have been involved in these actions, including Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs. We have represented brokerage firms and individual investors in arbitrations involving customer accounts before the National Association of Securities Dealers. Our client counsel also includes regulatory actions involving traders—for example, the defense of a commodities broker in a U.S. Department of Agriculture action regarding the trading of commodities.
The stakes are big in securities and shareholders litigation—life savings for investors, regulatory sanctions for brokers, potential criminal sentences for corporate officers. That’s why plaintiff and defendant clients align their interests with Gruber Hurst Johansen Hail. We have represented all sides in these controversies, and work to resolve them in the ways that best protect our clients’ interests. | |
