New Wave of Proxy Statement Injunctive Lawsuits: How to Win & Prevent Them

October.19.2012

Members of Orrick's Compensation & Benefits, Capital Markets, and Securities Litigation teams co-authored an alert describing best practices for future proxy proposals.

Authors

Brett Cooper Partner, Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets

San Francisco

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Practice:

Finance Sector
Capital Markets
Debt Capital Markets
Mergers & Acquisitions
Equity Capital Markets

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Brett Cooper Partner

San Francisco

In the corporate finance and securities areas, his experience includes a range of public and private equity and debt financings, representing U.S., Canadian, European and Asian issuers and underwriters. His transactions have included over one hundred SEC registered and Rule 144A public offerings of securities, ranging from investment grade and high yield debt offerings, convertible note offerings, initial public offerings, follow-on equity offerings and preferred securities offerings, venture capital financings and issuer tender offers.

In the mergers and acquisitions area, Brett has represented clients in all aspects of mergers and acquisitions transactions involving public and private companies, including friendly mergers, leveraged recapitalizations, tender offers, spin-offs, restructurings and purchases and sales of divisions and subsidiaries.

Michael Torpey Partner, White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance, Securities Litigation, Class Actions and Shareholder Derivative Lawsuits

San Francisco; New York

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Practice:

White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance
Securities Litigation, Class Actions and Shareholder Derivative Lawsuits
Internal Investigations
White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance

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Michael Torpey Partner

San Francisco; New York

Mike was Orrick's Securities Litigation practice leader from 2004 to 2012.

He has the unique ability to look at corporate governance problems from a business perspective, to carefully navigate or avoid collateral consequences, and strategically win legal problems. He is frequently recognized for his exemplary work by Chambers, Super Lawyers and The Daily Journal.

Mike focuses on litigation involving the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, The Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Act of 1934, the Uniform Standards Act and proceedings initiated by the Securities Exchange Commission, the National Association of Securities Dealers and other self-regulatory organizations.

Mike has extensive experience in litigation involving breaches of fiduciary duty and conducting various types of corporate investigations.