Newsroom - April 2010

Bob Brennan and Cinnamon Davis recently convinced arbitrators in two separate FINRA securities arbitrations to dismiss, prior to the final evidentiary hearings, all claims brought against a broker-dealer and a mutual fund manager. Despite the fact that FINRA's own rules state that pre-hearing motions to dismiss "are discouraged[,]" Bob and Cinnamon were able to convince the arbitrators in both cases that the claims were so meritless that an evidentiary hearing was not needed. In addition, the claimants in both cases were assessed FINRA forum fees by the arbitrators.

Upcoming Events

9/30/2010 - Jay Rankin will be teaching a class on intercreditor issues, use of cash collateral and post-petition financing in bankruptcy at Emory University School of Law on September 23, September 30 and October 21, 2010.

10/18/2010 - Eric Taylor will be speaking at the 5th Annual Advanced Forum on Residential Mortgage Litigation & Regulatory enforcement in Dallas for the American Conference Institute on October 18 and 19, 2010. Eric is giving two speeches: "Regulatory and Legislative Responses to the Turmoil in the Residential Mortgage Industry"; and "Master Class on Insurance Coverage and Litigation Issues in Subprime Mortgage Litigation."

12/7/2010 - Ed Dobbs will participate in the Atlanta Bar Association's annual Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Year in Review at the Capital City Club.

1/26/2011 - Eric Taylor will be conducting a two hour breakout session on the topic "The Current MDL Practice Landscape - What Is and Isn’t Working for Defendants?" at the 10th Annual Conference on Consumer Finance Class Actions & Litigation on January 26, 2011 in New York City.

During the conference, Eric is also a panelist, and will be discussing the topic "Managing the Current and Future Waves of Discriminatory and Predatory Lending/Servicing Cases" on January 27, 2011.