Partner Mark P. Fickes discusses the SEC's enforcement action against NASDAQ for the botched Facebook IPO. Law360

Mark P. Fickes comments on the SEC's suit against a proxy advisory firm. Law360

Partner Rebecca Cross discusses the difficulty of legally enforcing GMO food labels. FoodNavigator-USA.com

Partner Philip Leider will provide a California Section 17200 update at the annual Class Actions and Other Aggregate Litigation conference in Seattle on May 13 & 14, 2013.

Mark P. Fickes discusses KPMG insider trading case with the LA Times. Los Angeles Times

Partner Mark P. Fickes speculates that KPMG will sustain only reputational damage as a result of former partner Scott London's investigation for alleged insider trading. Law360

Rebecca Cross discusses the impact the AriZona Iced Tea class action dismissal will have on litigation surrounding use of the term "all-natural". FoodNavigator-USA.com

BraunHagey attorney Rebecca Cross comments on Parkay Spray class action lawsuit. FoodNavigator-USA.com

Supreme Court of Delaware upholds Court of Chancery's 2012 ruling awarding more than $35 million in damages to BraunHagey clients who were defrauded by their former business partner.

BraunHagey successfully represents America's Cup sailing team in maritime action. Read the press release on Energy Team's website. Read the initial media coverage of the suit: San Francisco Chronicle; CBS Bay Area; Trade Only Today

Partner Mark P. Fickes comments on George Canellos's appointment as fill-in chief of SEC enforcement. Law360

Mark P. Fickes discusses the challenge shareholders will face proving executive wrongdoing in Rio Tinto losses. Law360

BraunHagey adds Richard O. Jackson to its practice. Rich is a former Assistant Solicitor General of New York under Andrew M. Cuomo, where he received the State Attorney General's Award in 2009. He argued over forty-five appeals in federal and state courts and drafted the New York Public Pension Fund Reform Code of Conduct to address the pay-to-play scandal. Prior to the AG's office, Rich was in the commercial litigation group at Patterson Belknap in New York where he represented media, internet, financial services and medical device companies. His work included a Second Circuit appeal that reversed a $54 million jury verdict in a recording industry dispute. San Francisco Business Times; The Recorder

Partner Mark P. Fickes describes Robert Zhuzami's work at the SEC as a "largely positive but mixed legacy." Law360

Partner Philip Leider leads a distinguished panel in a discussion of Trends in California Class Action Law. Law Seminars International

BraunHagey partner Mark P. Fickes reflects on Mary Schapiro's legacy as the chairman of the SEC. Law360

BraunHagey welcomes associate Allyson Fair to the team.

Partner Mark P. Fickes discusses what the Obama win means for the SEC and CFTC. Law360

Attorney Rebecca B. Cross discusses potential legal challenges to Prop 37 regulations. FoodNavigator-USA.com

BraunHagey represents former partner of Kentfield investment manager. Marin Independent Journal

BraunHagey partner Mark P. Fickes weighs in on the potential survival of the SEC's controversial Dodd-Frank rule. Law360

Partner Mark P. Fickes quoted in article about SEC's record-breaking enforcement year. Law360

Partner Mark P. Fickes discusses the SEC's $12 million Goldman Sachs fine. Law360

San Diego city officials are subpoenaed to testify in a BraunHagey whistleblower suit alleging that city help-desk services were outsourced in violation of "no offshoring" contract provision. The Daily Transcript; ABC 10News

BraunHagey welcomes associate Alfredo W. Amoedo to the team.

BraunHagey partner Mark P. Fickes comments on SEC's first whistleblower award. Law360

Mark P. Fickes argues that the impact of the SEC's high turnover rate is difficult to measure; also discusses the Second Circuit decision that expands the types of fraud cases the SEC can bring against defendants. Law360; Law360.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denies a petition for rehearing from former Maxim CFO Carl Jasper, who was found liable for securities fraud in 2010. BraunHagey partner Mark P. Fickes tried the case when he was Senior Trial Counsel at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Law360

The First District Court of Appeal rules that multi-state corporations doing business in California are paying too much income tax. BraunHagey partner Matthew Borden represented the Council on State Taxation, a Chamber of Commerce-affiliated organization that was one of several amici curiae in the case. The Recorder

BraunHagey attorney discusses a U.S. Senate bill that would allow the SEC to impose bigger fines for financial fraud. Law360

BraunHagey attorney discusses the increase in SEC settlements with individuals. Law360

Partner Mark P. Fickes comments on the surge in tips to the SEC since the Dodd-Frank law created the potential for huge financial awards for whistleblowers. Law360

BraunHagey clients awarded more than $35 million in damages by Delaware Court of Chancery, which ruled that their former business partner forged his track record. Futures; CFO; Reuters; HedgeCo.net; The Litigation Daily; FINalternatives; Law360; Marin Independent Journal

Mark P. Fickes appears on NBC to comment on the Sierra LaMar case and how to prosecute a murder case when no body has been found. NBC

BraunHagey partner Mark P. Fickes comments on JP Morgan shareholder suits. Law360

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds jury verdict finding that former Maxim CFO Carl Jasper illegally backdated stock options. BraunHagey partner Mark P. Fickes tried the case when he was Senior Trial Counsel at the Securities and Exchange Commission. CFO; The Recorder

BraunHagey suit alleges that a gaming company failed to pay an $18 million commission to its trademark developers for their comprehensive licensing strategy. Courthouse News; San Francisco Daily Journal

BraunHagey partner Mark P. Fickes discusses the SEC's opposition to tighter money market regulations with Law360. Law360

Mark P. Fickes comments on whether the Volker rule would have prevented JPMorgan's recent trading losses. SNL

BraunHagey whistleblower suit calls defendant's cross-claims of misappropriation illegal and retaliatory. Law360

BraunHagey partner Matthew Borden discusses U.S. District Judge William Alsup with Mercury News in advance of the Oracle v. Google trial. San Jose Mercury News

BraunHagey attorney discusses Morgan Stanley's expanded clawback provisions for recovering compensation from executives involved in improper or erroneous earnings statements. Law360

Partner Mark P. Fickes discusses SEC clawback suit filed against AnthroCare Corp. executives. Law360

Mark P. Fickes appears on Bloomberg to discuss the SEC's Groupon investigation. Bloomberg

BraunHagey attorney comments on CFTC suit against the Royal Bank of Canada. Law360

BraunHagey attorney discusses Groupon's drop in share prices after an accounting error and the launch of an SEC investigation. Law360

BraunHagey whistleblower suit alleges that a computer help desk violated its contract by outsourcing San Diego city operations to offshore call centers. Ten News San Diego; CIO; Reuters; Huffington Post

Further expanding its roster of top trial and appellate attorneys, BraunHagey adds insurance litigation veteran William F. Campbell as counsel in the firm’s San Francisco office. Bill counsels clients and litigates in a wide range of insurance coverage, professional liability, and other business cases. He was recently selected as a Super Lawyer for the third time and is a recipient of the American Bar Association Litigation Section’s Litigation Star award and its Award of Excellence. Law Firm Insider; The Deal; AM Law Daily

BraunHagey partner Mark Fickes is interviewed by Advanced Trading regarding the SEC's position on high-frequency trading. Advanced Trading

Advanced Trading consults BraunHagey partner Mark Fickes on the regulation of high-frequency trading. Advanced Trading

BraunHagey attorney compares high-profile Stanford conviction to Madoff and Rajaratnam scandals. Law 360; BNA Securities Law Daily

Continuing to grow its team of top trial and appellate attorneys, BraunHagey adds noted class action defense attorney Philip A. Leider as a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office. The firm also welcomes Gregory K. Gomes aboard. San Francisco Business Times; The Recorder

BraunHagey celebrates its three year anniversary with a party honoring City Hall Fellows founder Bethany Rubin Henderson. Bethany was named one of the 40 under 40 progressive political entrepreneurs by the New Leaders Council. Her San Francisco program won awards in 2011 from the National League of Cities and American City and County Magazine.

BraunHagey partner Mark P. Fickes appears on Bloomberg West to discuss Facebook IPO. Bloomberg.com

Partner Mark P. Fickes speaks at the Bar Association of San Francisco's event Securities Litigation and Enforcement: What to Expect in 2012.

BraunHagey attorney discusses Diamondback Capital's ability to bounce back after insider trading allegations. Absolute Return

BraunHagey attorney comments on changing SEC policies with regards to No Admit, No Deny settlements. Law360

BraunHagey partner Mark P. Fickes discusses correspondence between the SEC and Groupon on Bloomberg West. Bloomberg.com

BraunHagey attorney provides commentary to Bloomberg regarding U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff's challenge to SEC "no liability" settlement policies. Bloomberg Business Week

BraunHagey attorney discusses Citigroup's unwillingness to formally admit liability to the SEC. Bloomberg.com

Partner Mark P. Fickes featured on Accounting Today podcast discussion of MF Global's bankruptcy and regulatory concerns. Accounting Today

BraunHagey moves into new office space at 220 Sansome, taking over entire floor of historic Class A office building in San Francisco's financial district. The office is conveniently located across the street from the former Pacific Coast Stock Exchange and next to the International Mandarin Hotel.

BraunHagey partner Mark P. Fickes provides commentary to Private Equity Hub on the ripple effects of MF Global's bankruptcy claims on its underwriters and auditors. PEHUB

Partner Mark P. Fickes featured on Bloomberg West television discussing the outlook for Facebook's IPO. Bloomberg.com

BraunHagey attorney provides commentary to Law 360 on MF Global bankruptcy. Law360

BraunHagey attorney discusses insider trading charges against former Goldman Sachs director Rajat K. Gupta. Law 360

BraunHagey obtains significant auditor liability ruling, ordering claims to proceed against hedge fund's former accountants. Accounting Today; HedgeFund.net; Thomson Reuters; Daily Journal; Law 360

BraunHagey attorney provides Bloomberg with commentary on Groupon's IPO. Bloomberg Businessweek

Partner Mark P. Fickes featured on Bloomberg West television discussing Groupon's IPO. Bloomberg.com

Partner Mark P. Fickes interviewed by Corporate Crime Reporter. Corporate Crime Reporter

BraunHagey attorney discusses Groupon's troubles with the SEC. Law 360

Partner Mark P. Fickes featured on Bloomberg West television discussing Groupon's potential violation of SEC quiet period rules. Bloomberg.com

BraunHagey's elder abuse lawsuit against Country Villa nursing facility is covered by the Associated Press. Orange County Register; CBS News Los Angeles

BraunHagey attorney comments on Steve Job's responsibilities with regards to reporting his ill health to Apple investors. Forbes.com

Partner Mark P. Fickes joins BraunHagey from the SEC, where he served as Senior Trial Counsel and prosecuted some of the country’s most complex securities cases, including the first backdating case to go to trial and the largest financial fraud case ever brought by the San Francisco Regional Office. Mark has successfully tried over 60 cases to verdict and was formerly associated with Wilson Sonsini in Palo Alto. San Francisco Chronicle; Financial Fraud Law; The Recorder; Law360; Hedge Fund Law Report

Managing Partner Noah Hagey featured on Bloomberg West television discussing potential SEC enforcement issues with Groupon’s pending IPO. Bloomberg.com

Following a two week federal trial in San Francisco, BraunHagey obtains multi-million dollar settlement on eve of closing argument.

Managing Partner Noah Hagey featured on Bloomberg West television to discuss securities law developments affecting Groupon’s filing for initial public offering. Bloomberg.com

BraunHagey obtains favorable six-figure settlement for engineering client in trade secret defamation lawsuit pending in San Francisco federal court.

Counsel Greg Call joins BraunHagey from Franklin Templeton, where he served as in-house corporate litigation counsel. Greg was previously associated with Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco and Cravath Swaine & Moore in New York. US News & World Report's Law Firm Insider

BraunHagey obtains dismissal of counterclaim as well as sanctions against both opposing counsel and in-house counsel, including hefty court cost penalties, in highly-publicized trade secret action in San Francisco federal court. ABA Journal; The Recorder; National Law Journal; New Jersey Law Journal

BraunHagey successfully represents leading international architecture firm in design dispute over new Smithsonian African American History Museum in Washington, D.C.

BraunHagey sponsors and rides the 2010 Deathride, a 133 mile, 15,000 feet of climbing, single day bike race in California’s sierra mountains.

BraunHagey advises on litigation risk in $90 million private equity transaction of health supplement company.

BraunHagey wins a bet-the-company case, obtaining a dismissal of a $300 million Lanham Act unfair competition lawsuit brought in Tennessee federal court.

BraunHagey overturns previously granted patent on the sale of memorabilia in baseball card packs. Case was won in the Federal Circuit on behalf of baseball card manufacturer Upper Deck.

Partner Matt Borden joins BraunHagey. Matt was formerly associated with Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco and served as a law clerk to Hon. William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

BraunHagey obtains favorable settlement of federal whistleblower claims against private equity firm client in premium beverage industry.

BraunHagey wins dismissal and no-cost settlement of $20 million claim pending against client Snack Factory in New Jersey federal court.

BraunHagey obtains dismissal of twelve class actions against Pirate Brands (makers of Pirate’s Booty snacks) pending in federal and state court in Pennsylvania, Florida, New York, New Jersey and California.

BraunHagey wins class certification dismissal of California class action against client Pirate Brands (makers of Pirate’s Booty snacks).

BraunHagey is founded by Noah (Braun) Hagey, formerly associated with Quinn Emanuel in New York and San Francisco. Rebecca Cross is hired as the firm’s first associate. The firm is retained to serve as lead counsel by private equity fund client to manage complex litigation at portfolio company level.

Partner Mark P. Fickes discusses Tesla's first quarter profit and Twitter disclosures.

Mark P. Fickes talks about Hewlett-Packard Co.'s claims of accounting improprieties at Autonomy Corp.

Mark P. Fickes appears on Bloomberg to discuss Facebook's conflict with the SEC.

Mark P. Fickes appears on NBC to comment on the Sierra LaMar case and how to prosecute a murder case when no body has been found.

Mark P. Fickes appears on Bloomberg to discuss the SEC's Groupon investigation.

BraunHagey partner Mark P. Fickes appears on Bloomberg West to discuss Facebook IPO

BraunHagey partner Mark P. Fickes discusses correspondence between the SEC and Groupon on Bloomberg West.

Partner Mark P. Fickes featured on Bloomberg West television discussing Groupon's IPO

Managing Partner Noah Hagey featured on Bloomberg West television discussing potential SEC enforcement issues with Groupon’s pending IPO.

Managing Partner Noah Hagey featured on Bloomberg West television discussing the implications of Groupon Chairman Eric Lefkosky's comments to Bloomberg News.

Cross, Rebecca, Proposition 37: California's Newest Challenge For Food Product Companies, FoodProcessing.com, September 2012; Republished in Consumer Litigation, ABA Section of Litigation Newsletter, Fall 2012, Vol. 16 No. 1.

Hagey, J.N., Borden, Matthew, and Cross, Rebecca, How Food Processors Can Avoid 'Natural' Disasters, Food Processing, April 2012; Republished in Law360; Sustainable Plant.

Fickes, Mark P., and Hagey, J. N., Looking Behind the Curtain: How to Respond to the New Era of SEC Enforcement Activity, Understanding Legal Trends in the Private Equity and Venture Capital Market, 2012.

Fickes, Mark P., SEC Analysis: Enforcement Data Shows SEC Ramping it Up, Wall Street Lawyer 16.2, February 2012.

Leider, Philip A., UCL Class Certification Prospects Still Hazy after Tobacco II, CADS Report: Class Action and Derivative Suits Newsletter 21.2, Winter 2011.

Fickes, Mark P., Regulators Should Act Fast for MF Global Investors, MarketWatch, November 11, 2011.

Hagey, J.N. and Borden, Matthew, Bulletproof Your Exit, The Deal, November 1, 2011.

Leider, Philip A., In re Tobacco II Reins in Unfair Competition Class Actions in California, CADS Report: Class Action and Derivative Suits Newsletter 20.2, Winter 2010.

Hagey, J.N., Supreme Court Sides With Consumers in Federal Arbitration Ruling, National Law Journal, March 2009.

Hagey, J.N., Supreme Court Curtails Federal Jurisdiction Over Arbitrability Disputes, ABA Litigation Section Case Note, March 2009.

Call, Greg. Taking Stock: Backdated Options and What You Need to Know, California Business Law Practitioner, Spring 2007 (with Jordan Eth and Anna Erickson-White).

Hagey, J.N. and Gay, F., Corporate Liability Under the Alien Tort Claims Act, New York Law Journal, Oct. 25, 2007.

Cross, Rebecca. Behind the Firm’s Doors, New York Law Journal, Sept. 2005.

Hagey, J.N., Moderator/Lecture, Investment Opportunities in Turkey, Turkish Consulate General, New York City, Feb. 23, 2005.

Campbell, William F., Do Your Insurance Policies Cover 21st Century Risks? 15 Coverage 32 (January/February 2005).

Campbell, William F., Contributor, US Primary Risk, Broker and Reinsurance Regulatory Issues in 2004, The Euromoney Global Insurance Handbook, 2005.

Cross, Rebecca. Deception by Prosecutors, 31 Forham Urban Law Journal 215-234 (2004).

Campbell, William F., The Incredible Shrinking Advertising Injury Coverage, 14 Coverage 1 (May/June 2004).

Campbell, William F., New Policies, Less Coverage: Insurance Coverage for Intellectual Property Claims, 22 IPL Newsletter 13 (2004).

Hagey, J.N., Chapter editor, Commentary On The Conflict Of Laws, Foundation Press (Weintraub, 4th Ed. 2002).

Leider, Philip A., Domestic AIDS Vaccine Trials: Addressing the Potential for Social Harm to the Subjects of Human Experiments, California Law Review 88.4, July 2000.

Campbell, William F., Contributor, California Liability Insurance Practice: Claims and Litigation, Continuing Education of the Bar, 1991 (1992-2011 annual updates).

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