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George Hickey and Tim McAnally, Principals and M&A Litigation Practice Co-Leaders, discuss appraisal rights, with a particular focus on their application in the Cayman Islands. Appraisal rights allow shareholders to dissent from a merger and seek a court's determination of the value of their shares. George and Tim focus on two jurisdictions, Delaware and the Cayman Islands, as well as how the...

In this episode, Brattle Principals Alberto Vargas and Paul Hinton explore funds tracing, shedding light on the tools used to identify the movement of specific funds. From cases of employee misappropriation to complex bankruptcy proceedings, Alberto and Paul discuss the challenges and uncertainties faced in tracing the flow of funds. They also touch upon the multiple purposes of tracing, from fill...

In this episode, Brattle Senior Associate Shastri Sandy discusses a recent article about how AI might lead to unintentional discrimination with his co-author, Christine Polek. They review the evolving landscape of AI regulations and the uncertainties surrounding them, both in the United States and globally. Using real-world examples, their research highlights instances where AI models lead to outc...

In this episode, Brattle Principal David McKnight and Senior Associate Ryan Leary discuss event studies and their relevance in the context of securities litigation. Event studies provide a formal approach to assess how a stock reacts to disclosures such as earnings releases, allowing experts to assess damages in securities class action lawsuits. However, these models can lead to incorrect conclusi...

In the second part of our deep dive into securities fraud class actions, Dr. Torben Voetmann, President & Principal of The Brattle Group, and Dr. Drew Roper, Principal and Co-Leader of the Securities Class Actions Practice, pivot their focus to the intricacies of price impact following the Halliburton II decision. They examine the role investor sentiment plays in influencing stock values, and...

In this episode, Dr. Torben Voetmann , President & Principal of The Brattle Group, and Dr. Drew Roper , Principal and Co-Leader of the Securities Class Actions Practice, roll back the clock to the pivotal years of 2014-15, exploring the Halliburton II decision and shedding light on its foundational role in reshaping class certification protocols in securities fraud class actions. Further, they...

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