EWELL | BROWN | BLANKE | KNIGHT
Representative Experience
Authored series of U.S. Supreme Court amicus briefs on the fraud-on-the-market presumptions in securities law class actions, culminating in favorable citations by the Court in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., 134 S.Ct. 2398 (2014).
Represented the special litigation committee of the board of directors of a publicly traded technology company in conducting an internal investigation of allegations of wrongdoing made by shareholders and derivative litigation.
*Includes matters prior to joining EBBK. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Represented the purchaser in several state- and federal-court shareholder class actions challenging the acquisition of a $4.4 billion exploration and production company; successfully defeated the plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary injunction.
Represented director against fraud claims filed by shareholders in connection with the sale of corporate assets.
Defended investment bank in a lawsuit over remarketing of variable rate debt bonds.
Obtained dismissal of Section 20(a) control person claim filed against corporate officer in lawsuits and investigations involving alleged revenue recognition and health care fraud in sales of medical devices.
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