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ISS Discusses Proposed $810 Million Settlement in Twitter Shareholder Class Action
What a long, strange trip it’s been for Twitter shareholders since the company’s November 7, 2013 Initial Public Offering on the New York Stock Exchange.
…Paul Weiss Discusses Increased Burden of Pleading Corporate Scienter
On May 27, the Second Circuit issued a ruling that significantly heightens the already heavy burden plaintiffs face in pleading corporate scienter. The Second Circuit affirmed dismissal of a putative securities class action against Kimberly-Clark Corporation and Avanos Medical, Inc. …
Kirkland & Ellis Discusses the Risks of Subsidiary Pleas in Criminal Resolutions: Och-Ziff
In 2016, hedge fund Och-Ziff Capital Management Group (“Och-Ziff”) entered into one of the largest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) resolutions ever: It agreed to pay a total of $412 million to the Department of Justice and the Securities and …


Do Shareholders Gain from Their Right to Sue?
There is consensus among economists that legal protections for investor rights have a positive impact on corporate value. The intuition is that investors are willing to pay a higher price for a firm’s stock when there are laws in place …
Gibson Dunn Offers 2018 Mid-Year Update on Securities Litigation
The continued explosion in the number of securities class action filings is once again the big headline in our half yearly update. The now-sustained increase in both the number of filings and average and median settlement amounts—including a five-fold increase …