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Articles by Richard Lorant
Trump Selects Familiar Face for SEC Chair
With some federal appointees publicly tasked with overhauling or even eliminating the departments they’re tapped to lead, President Trump’s choice of Securities and Exchange Commission veteran and Washington insider Paul V. Atkins to head the agency seems to harken to a more conventional time. Mr. Atkins is an unarguably experienced pick with a history of service to the agency, acting as an SEC Commissioner under Presidents George W.
Winter 2025 Shareholder Advocate Released
The Winter 2025 issue of the Shareholder Advocate, our quarterly securities litigation and investor protection newsletter, features: Julie Reiser on the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision Richard E. Lorant on Trump SEC Chair pick Paul V. Atkins Laura H. Posner on the Supreme Court dismissal of the Nvidia and Facebook securities class actions Brendan Schneiderman on InnovAge shareholders’ class certification Fiduciary advice for new trustees from Suzanne M.
Delaware Enacts Fast-Tracked Bill that Critics Say Diminishes Shareholders’ Rights
On July 17, Gov. Carney, a Democrat, signed Senate Bill 313 (S.B. 313), which sailed through the Delaware State Assembly in June despite concerns raised by dozens of academics, shareholder rights’ advocates, and two judges. Critics said the state’s bar association and lawmakers too hastily drafted the law, contending that it allows side agreements whereby a company’s board of directors can cede its rights to a few powerful stockholders.
Summer 2024 Shareholder Advocate Released
The Summer 2024 issue of the Shareholder Advocate, our quarterly securities litigation and investor protection newsletter, features: Supreme Court to Weigh Cases that May Increase Hurdles for Securities Fraud Plaintiffs – Laura H. Posner and Alexandra Gray Delaware Enacts Fast-Tracked Bill that Critics Say Diminishes Shareholders’ Rights – Richard E. Lorant Using AI for Good: Artificial Intelligence in Shareholder Advocacy – Aaron J. Marks and Lyzette M.
Books and Record Demands Offer Shareholder a Powerful Tool
In our inaugural installment of Securities Litigation 101, we discussed the ins and outs of shareholder derivative actions—lawsuits in which shareholders act on behalf the company to sue its directors for fiduciary breaches that caused harm to the company. Today, we will explore a powerful tool that shareholders can use to determine whether to file a derivative lawsuit: a books and records demand.
Spring 2024 Shareholder Advocate Released
The Spring 2024 issue of the Shareholder Advocate, our quarterly securities litigation and investor protection newsletter, features: Carol Gilden and Jan Messerschmidt on the Pluralsight litigation settlement Molly Bowen and Carol Gilden on the shareholder derivative lawsuit aiming to hold Abbott accountable for baby formula contamination Aaron Marks on antitrust litigation as a tool for multi-employer health funds to recover damages for inflated prescription prices Molly Bowen and Richard...
Securities Litigation 101: The Role of the Lead Plaintiff
By Christopher Lometti and Richard E. Lorant Shareholder Advocate Winter 2023 In previous articles, we wrote about factors a fund may consider when deciding whether to file a motion for lead plaintiff in a securities class action and the criteria a judge uses to select among competing movants. In this installment, we discuss what is required and expected of the court-appointed lead plaintiff during the litigation, with institutional investors in mind.
What The SPAC?! Blank-Check Explosion Draws New Regulatory Scrutiny
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. By now even casual followers of financial news have heard of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs, blank-check companies that purportedly provide a smoother path for privately held companies to go public with less exposure to liability.
Group Including Bobby Brown Shot At; Sister's Fiancee Dies
BOSTON (AP) _ Rhythm-and-blues singer Bobby Brown, husband of singer Whitney Houston, escaped injury early today when a gunman opened fire outside a run-down city bar, but his sister's fiance was killed. Steven Sealy, 31, of Chamblee, Ga., was shot in the head while sitting in Brown's cream-colored Bentley. Brown, 26, was standing outside the car with a bodyguard. The shooting of Sealy set off a brief gun battle, with more than a dozen shots fired, witnesses said.
Singer Bobby Brown Uninjured After Shootout Which Killed Friend Brown Was Leaving Seedy Bar Near His Boyhood Neighborhood
Bobby Brown has gone far since leaving the housing project where he grew up: pop stardom, marriage to Whitney Houston, a performance at the White House. But the streets of his old neighborhood nearly reclaimed him Thursday, when a shooting outside a run-down bar left a friend dead and Brown shaken but unscathed.
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