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28 Aug, 2007 8:20 am
... the most recent examples, former Veras hedge fund managers James McBride and Kevin Larson have
commenced a lawsuit against Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld ... 4:00 p.m. market close. Among other things, McBride and Larson allege they
explained to Akin Gump attorneys that brokers were engaging in this practice, inquired ... this practice was permissible, and their attorneys told them that it was legal on several
occasions. Larson and McBride seek damages in the amount of $4.4 billion. Akin Gump has ...
28 Sep, 2007 4:24 am
... fund client, but has permitted a fraud claim to go forward. In February, James McBride and Kevin Larson, the principals behind the Veras series of funds, sued Akin Gump for $4.4 billion, claiming the firm advised them that the trading of mutual fund
shares after the market close was ... Veras wound up paying more than $36 million in penalties before shutting down. McBride and Larson each
paid $750,000 and were barred from the industry. Their lawsuit had asserted 11 causes ...
18 Dec, 2007 2:02 am
... commercial fishing vessel, a 1967 31-foot Sea Skiff named "Dixie Mama," which had broken free from its anchor. According to FWC investigator Kevin Larson, an 8-foot dinghy was found adrift nearby. "It appears that this tragedy was an accidental drowning and
emphasizes the importance of wearing a life jacket when on the water," Larson said. Odom was not wearing a life jacket, according to FWC. FWC
continues to investigate the accident.
27 Sep, 2008 12:15 pm
A new study from Kevin Murphy and Tatiana Sandino is the first to analyze the compensation consultant data from publicly traded corporations.
Kevin J. Murphy & Tatiana Sandino, Executive Pay and "Independent'" Compensation Consultants (2008). Since 2006, the Securities and
Exchange Commission has required that public companies report any role that compensation consultants play in determining or recommending the amount of exeuctive or director
compensation. Based on their analysis of 938 ...
15 Aug, 2007 9:11 am
Like most hedge fund managers, James McBride and Kevin Larson expected to make a tidy sum. By the
fall of 2003, they seemed well on their way. The series of Veras funds they had launched less than two years before...
28 Sep, 2007 1:10 am
... Gump New York Law Journal A New York judge has granted Akin Gump's motion to dismiss several claims by a former hedge fund client, but has permitted a fraud claim to go forward.
James McBride and Kevin Larson, the principals behind the Veras series of funds, had sued Akin Gump
for $4.4 billion, claiming the firm advised them that the trading of mutual fund shares after the market close was a legal practice. Justice Bernard Fried ...
20 Feb, 2008 8:28 pm
... recipients of this litigation largess. Leading the list of plaintiffs firms that have filed borrower-driven putative class-actions: Law Offices of Jeffrey K. Berns in Tarzana,
Calif., and Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Kiesel, Boucher & Larson, LLP. The firms told the Law Blog they???ve jointly filed more than 50
suits, including many alleging violations of disclosure requirements during the sale of certain adjustable-rate mortgages, called ???option ARMs,??? that ensnared even borrowers with
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23 Jun, 2008 8:13 am
... appeals court has narrowed the scope of discovery Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld can seek from the former hedge fund managers who are suing the law firm for fraud and legal
malpractice. James McBride and Kevin Larson, the former principals of Veras Investment Partners, sued
Akin Gump for more than $4 billion in damages last year, claiming the firm advised it that the "late trading" activities which made the fund a target of former New ...
24 Jun, 2008 10:24 am
... appeals court has narrowed the scope of discovery Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld can seek from the former hedge fund managers who are suing the law firm for fraud and legal
malpractice. James McBride and Kevin Larson, the former principals of Veras Investment Partners, sued
Akin Gump for over $4 billion in damages last year, claiming the firm advised it that the "late trading" activities which made the fund a target of former New York ...
27 Jan 7:37 pm
... mortgages to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which can require RFC to repurchase nonconforming loans as well. Consequently, RFC is not profiting from the judgments it receives, said Don
Heeman, RFC's outside counsel from Minneapolis law firm Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt. "It's a down-the-stream passing of the money,"
Heeman said. "If there's a [nonconforming loan] in the securitization pool, the obligation flows to RFC." The increasing number of nonconforming loans is directly caused by the ...
3 Jun, 2007 6:55 pm
... of the names of the earliest blawgers I found: Denise Howell, Ernest Svenson, Rick Klau, Howard Bashman, Carolyn Elefant, Kevin Heller,
Eugene Volokh, Rory Perry, Sabrina I. Pacifici , Robert Ambrogi, Glenn Reynolds, Tom Mighell, Dennis Kennedy, Evan Schaeffer and ... s Lexis (Lawyers.com) and Thomson's West (FindLaw),
among the larger corporate citizens. People with vision like LexBlog's Kevin O'Keefe, ClarisLaw's Nick Carroll and Justia's Tim Stanley were
not only anticipating this growth and value ...
29 Dec, 2008 2:49 pm
The Lexis Nexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Powered by Larson's recently announced the 2008 honorees for the LexisNexis Top 25 Blogs for
Workers' Compensation. The New York Disability Law Blog, published by Turley, Redmond ... there for encouragement and technical expertise. We recently lectured together at the
Association of the Bar of the City of New York about "Blogging for Lawyers". Kevin and his Real Lawyers Have Blogs site was recently honored by
American Bar Association as one of the Top ...
31 Mar 3:27 pm
... , focused on legal issues related to sovereign wealth funds at the Georgetown University Law Center. Ahmed Mousa and Kevin Goldstein of the
GSIL and the GJIL staff are to be congratulated on putting together an excellent program. The daylong program featured a group of ... Bossu Senior Counsel, International Monetary Fund
Professor Anna Gelpern Rutgers School of Law--Newark Amb. Alan P. Larson Senior International Policy Advisor Covington & Burling LLP Dr.
Edwin M. Truman Senior Fellow Peterson ...
10 Feb, 2007 2:57 pm
... a nominal fee and was happy it was doing well, until she found out that the Larson estate was making millions and she was making nothing.
The same thing happens when freely shared knitting patterns are compiled into copyrighted books. Likewise with Kevin Greene's presentation on
African-American music. We need to learn more about the limits of altruism. We also need a strategy to make sure that materials ...
11 May, 2007 1:04 pm
It was close, but in the end, Team Robinson-Moriarty narrowly edged out Team Galvan-Bronin and Team Patel-Larson for the title of ATL Couple of
the Month for April 2007. This might be the first time two commoners have beat out two Rhodes Scholars for anything -- congratulations, Anne and Kevin! And to the commenter who speculated that Moriarty might be "campaigning" for the title, we can only quote from this assessment of Moriarty's powers: He
has ...
9 May, 2008 12:37 pm
... and Bar." The program should have a lot to offer: Welcome and Introduction Co-Moderator: Paul R. Kiesel Kiesel, Boucher & Larson, LLP,
Beverly Hills Co-Moderator: Brian S. Kabateck Kabateck Brown Kellner, LLP, Los Angeles How To Make An Impact From A Research Attorney's Perspective Jason E. Barsanti (State) Arias,
Ozzello & Gignac, LLP, Los Angeles Kevin McReynolds (Federal) U.S. District Court, Central District Want Your Settlement Approved? Hon.
Carolyn B. Kuhl (State) Los ...
8 May, 2008 2:49 am
... Brusven Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. Benjamin Butler Public Defender's Appellate Office Aimée D. Dayhoff Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. Kevin M. Decker Briggs and Morgan, P.A. Tracey Holmes Donesky Leonard, Street and Deinard, P.A. Erika N. Donner Kuhn Law Firm ... A. Hutton III Lommen, Abdo,
Cole, King & Stageberg, P.A. T. Nicole James Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Jennifer G. Lurken Larson • King, L.L.P. Maggie Mahoney Tobacco Law
Center Kimberly G. Miller Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, L.L. ...
1 Nov, 2008 10:33 pm
... counties; Woodford County Circuit Court Clerk Tricia Kittinger; Fayette County Commonwealth's Attorney Ray Larson; Fayette County Attorney
Larry Roberts; Damon Preston, director of the Trial Division of the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy; Kevin Smalley, manager of the AOC
Division of Clerk Services; Jim Columbia, manager of the AOC Division of Records and Statistics; Brian Sudduth, supervisor of the AOC ...
10 Feb 6:18 am
... J. Bennett A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America's First Presidential Campaign by Edward J. Larson A Man of
Letters by Thomas Sowell. My Review. How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization by Franklin Foer. The ... Currier Burden. Stealing Democracy: The New Politics of
Voter Suppression by Spencer Overton The Road to Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson Our Underachieving Colleges by Derek Bok: My
review John Dewey & The Decline of ...
25 Feb 5:12 am
... 38, told State police that she was on her phone when she struck another vehicle, killing Terry Higginbotham, 60, and Jeanie Larson, 64.
Graham later said in court that she wasn't using her phone. • Colorado - Erica Forney, 9, was struck and ... Mississippi - Puckett High School senior Daniel Howell was killed when he
crashed his car while using his cell phone. • Arkansas - Kevin L. Castillo, 22, was text-messaging on his phone when his truck left the road
and crashed. Castillo died in the crash. • ...
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