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Fried Frank litigators are experienced in takeover contests, proxy fights and disputed merger transactions. In contested situations, initiating or defending litigation may be critical to the outcome. Preemptive action may win the day. Effective advocacy often prevails. We have the litigation resources to accomplish our client’s objectives.

Either separately or in conjunction with our mergers and acquisitions practice, we are prepared to give sound litigation judgments and to move swiftly and effectively to protect our clients' interests in court. Our extensive experience in securities and shareholder litigation also strengthens our takeover litigation prowess. We also work closely with other Firm practices – antitrust, commercial litigation, environmental, government contracts, intellectual property and technology and white-collar crime. 

We advise clients in situations involving unsolicited bids, and we represent them when these bids result in hostile takeover litigation. We have been involved in many of the seminal takeover cases of the past 20 years, including the Bendix-Martin Marietta Pac-Man case, the US Supreme Court Burlington Northern case and the Delaware Supreme Court Household, Revlon, Time-Warner and Paramount/QVC cases.


 
 
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PCAOB Issues Concept Release Soliciting Comments on Potentially Wide-Sweeping Changes to the Auditor’s Reporting Model
Kimberly A. Cain,Stuart H. Gelfond,David B. Hardison,Vasiliki B. Tsaganos,Steven M. Witzel, July 11, 2011
On June 21, 2011, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board issued a concept release (PCAOB Release No. 2011-003) soliciting public comment on possible changes to the current requirements for the form and content of reports on audited financial statements. The Release responds to concerns...

The SEC's Whistleblower Program: What the SEC Has Learned From the False Claims Act About Avoiding Whistleblower Abuses - and What FCA Enforcement Stands to Learn from the SEC
Douglas W. Baruch,John T. Boese,Dixie L. Johnson, June 29, 2011
The sweeping overhaul of the financial system in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”) included provisions in Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Section 21F”) that required the SEC to pay substantial monetary...

Living with the SEC’s Whistleblower Rules
Dixie L. Johnson,William F. Johnson,Carmen J. Lawrence, June 27, 2011
On May 25, 2011—with two Commissioners dissenting—the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) released final rules implementing the new whistleblower program created by The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act...