Susanna M. Buergel

Paul Weiss Discusses “Price Maintenance” Ruling in Securities Fraud Case

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On September 27, 2016, in related appeals arising from a long-pending securities fraud class action against Vivendi, the Second Circuit ruled on several important issues, including the proof necessary to both sustain and defeat the fraud-on-the-market presumption of reliance.

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Paul Weiss discusses Florida Court’s Dismissal of SEC Case Following Gabelli

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In SEC v. Graham, 2014 WL 1891418 (S.D. Fla. May 12, 2014) (King, J.), a Florida district court held that SEC claims for injunctive relief, declaratory relief and disgorgement are subject to the same five-year statute of limitations as …

Paul Weiss discusses Claim Seeking Short-Swing Profit Disgorgement from IPO Underwriters

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In In re Facebook, Inc., IPO Securities & Derivative Litigation, 2014 WL 1760332 (S.D.N.Y. May 2, 2014), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected the argument that underwriters and selling stockholders in an IPO …