Carrington Coleman is representing directors and officers in what are without a doubt the highest profile and cutting-edge securities lawsuits being litigated today. We also represent investment banking houses, broker dealers, issuers of securities, and underwriters in major securities disputes. And we have a very active securities arbitration practice, with experience over the last 25 years before all of the sponsoring arbitration organizations, involving several hundred hearings in Texas and throughout the United States. This breadth of experience in all types of securities matters — shareholder class actions, SEC and Self Regulatory Organization investigations and enforcement actions, FBI and Department of Justice investigations, ERISA litigation, and arbitrations — enables us to navigate strategically what has become a veritable minefield for issuers, directors, officers and investment firms.
The depth of our experience in securities arbitration during the last two decades is, in part, our legacy from Paul Carrington, one of the drafters of the Texas Arbitration Act. Members of our group have served as arbitrators for the NASD, NYSE, AMEX, American Arbitration Association, and at the private request of parties, besides our extensive work as advocates for parties in all of the arbitration arenas. We also have significant experience before the Commodities Future Trading Commission.
In addition, from the very beginning of our firm, we have represented officers, directors, and majority shareholders in complex litigation that has focused on corporate fiduciary obligations. As a result, we have lawyers that are recognized experts in this field. Post-Sarbanes-Oxley, this expertise has become even more important to our clients. Our lawyers have defended officers and directors in a wide array of fiduciary duty litigation, represented directors in special committee litigation, and assisted directors in special investigations. Of course, we also advise directors, officers, and majority shareholders concerning the myriad of new legal and regulatory requirements that have arisen post-Sarbanes-Oxley, and we provide seminars for our clients to ensure that they are up-to-date on this quickly changing area of the law.
Just as significant as our experience is the fact that we operate quite differently around here. We take great pride in obtaining good results for clients at a reasonable fee, and the latter half of that statement is as important as the first. Lawyers steeped in experience in securities and related litigation actually work our cases, which increases our efficiency and reduces costs. Finally, we work efficiently, we encourage our lawyers to record only solid billable time, and we eliminate any financial incentives to do otherwise.
For more information, please contact:
Bruce Collins
214-855-3018
bcollins@ccsb.com
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