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Practice/Industry Group Overview
Led by some of the nation's most respected corporate and securities practitioners, Cadwalader regularly provides counsel to shareholders, directors and management on a wide range of business and corporate governance matters.
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Services Available
Our litigators have substantial experience in dealing with disputes arising out of virtually every kind of corporate transaction -- from tender offers, proxy contests, and consent solicitations to mergers, stock and asset purchases, joint ventures and recapitalizations. In connection with such transactions, we counsel buyers and sellers, as well as lenders, accounting firms and financial advisers. We also regularly advise clients regarding their general defensive posture and preparedness in the event of control or takeover contests, including analyzing charter provisions, state takeover statutes, shareholder rights plans and strategic and financial structural defenses, as well as developing appropriate responses to specific takeover threats. Adept at dealing with the intricacies of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company and Investment Advisers Acts of 1940, and related federal and state laws, our litigators represent clients in shareholder class actions, often following public offerings or events that are claimed to affect the price of securities, derivative suits, customer disputes, and a wide variety of other cases. We also counsel clients concerning their disclosure obligations under the federal securities laws. In addition, we handle special investigations on behalf of audit committees and boards of directors to investigate suspected wrongdoing, to assist officers and directors in fulfilling their fiduciary duties, to address threatened or pending litigation, and to deal with government or agency investigations. Our services extend to the development of internal compliance programs for a wide variety of corporations to assist them in conducting their business in a manner consistent with ethical and legal standards.
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Clients:
Bear, Stearns & Co., Bank of America Corp., Banc of America Securities, Conoco Inc., BDO Dunwoody, Dot Hill Systems, Detection Systems, Nissho Iwai Corp., Network Systems, Lehman Brothers, Inc., Box Hill Systems, e.spire Communications, FirstWorld Communications, ECI
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