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“Recent Events Underscore the Need to Focus on Evolving Fiduciary Duty,” Shareholder Advocate Summer 2019
July 23, 2019

By Luke Bierman The last few months have offered several examples of why attention to fiduciary duty remains a critical and evolving component of a pension plan trustee’s responsibility. Debates...
“Cohen Milstein Leads Charge Against Google Parent Alphabet and General Electric,” Shareholder Advocate Summer 2019
July 23, 2019

By Christina D. Saler Cohen Milstein is leading shareholder litigation against two iconic U.S. companies whose improper conduct has shaken the confidence of investors and caused significant economic...
Cohen Milstein’s Securities Litigation & Investor Protection Practice Issues Summer 2019 Edition of the Shareholder Advocate
July 23, 2019

The Summer 2019 edition of the Shareholder Advocate includes: Congress Considers Laws to Curb Insider Trading – Richard E. Lorant Deterring Corporate Recklessness: A Response to the U.S. Chamber’s...
“Congress Considers Laws to Curb Insider Trading,” Shareholder Advocate Summer 2019
July 23, 2019

By Richard E. Lorant Securities laws and regulations exist, in part, to make sure securities trade on a level playing field where all investors have access to the same company information at the same...
“Event-Driven Litigation Defense,” Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation
May 23, 2019

By Julie G. Reiser and Steven J. Toll are partners at Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC . This post is based on their recent Cohen Milstein memorandum. The authors address criticism of...
“Rick Fleming: Investors’ Inside Voice SEC’s First Investor Advocate Weighs in on Issues Facing Shareholders,” Shareholder Advocate Spring 2019
April 25, 2019

By Richard E. Lorant and Laura H. Posner Rick Fleming is the Securities and Exchange Commission’s first Investor Advocate. Established in 2014 under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...
“Cohen Milstein Overcomes Tivity Health’s Motion to Dismiss,” Shareholder Advocate Spring 2019
April 25, 2019

By Christina D. Saler Shareholders suing Tivity Health over the company’s failure to adequately disclose that one of its largest customers was becoming a direct competitor cleared an important hurdle...
“Under Lorenzo, Liability Can Extend to Those Who Knowingly Disseminate False Statements,” Shareholder Advocate Spring 2019
April 25, 2019

By Richard E. Lorant Editor’s Note: As reported in the Fall 2018 issue of Shareholder Advocate , Cohen Milstein Partner Laura Posner and Associate Eric Berelovich submitted an amicus curiae (“friend...
“Cohen Milstein’s MBS Litigation Winds Down – Settlements Achieved Exceptional Payouts for Class Members,” Shareholder Advocate Spring 2019
April 25, 2019

By Joel P. Laitman With the $165 million Novastar MBS Litigation settlement receiving final approval in March, Cohen Milstein is concluding the last of a dozen class actions in which it represented...
“Fiduciary Focus: Trustee Delegation to Staff: Fiduciary Implications and the Proper Role of the Board,” Shareholder Advocate Spring 2019
April 25, 2019

By Suzanne M. Dugan At the February 2019 meeting of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys (NAPPA), I had the pleasure of moderating a panel on a topic of perennial interest to many...

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