Madoff suits pile up, but will they fly?
National Law Journal
As Bernard Madoff awaits trial for allegedly running a massive Ponzi scheme and the Madoff bankruptcy trustee collects claim forms, most lawyers offer a dim prognosis for private lawsuits against inv
'Clawback' Suits May Target Madoff Investors
National Law Journal
...Madoff matter "are getting concerned," said Berkeley, Calif., partner Reed Kathrein. "The issue may cause, until there's clarity on...
Firms Across U.S. Prepare Madoff Litigation
National Law Journal
...an individual investor living in Virginia, alleges federal securities fraud. But Reed Kathrein, a partner in the San Francisco office of Hagens Berman, said the...
Charles Legge
The Recorder
The retired Northern District judge brings "gravitas" to heated mediations
IN-BRIEF
National Law Journal
After laying off seven people in their marketing department last week, Duane Morris laid off 15 more staff in other departments. Plus, more of this week's news briefs
Hagens Berman lead counsel in investor class action against Charles Schwab Corp.
National Law Journal
...debt funds. The case will be led by Reed R. Kathrein, a consumer and antitrust class action specialist for the firm in its...
Costco Wholesale Corporation v. Superior Court (Randall)
Law.com
...appearance for Respondent. Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Reed R. Kathrein, Lee M. Gordon, Elaine T. Byszewski and Steve W. Berman; Rehwald Glasner...
Browsing the Boutiques
The Recorder
Smaller firms often fly under the radar, but we have them on our screen. Our Hot Topic page collects stories on the specialization, lifestyle and economics of solos and small shops
When lawyers fly solo, they can miss the big-firm parachute
The Recorder
...rejoin established firms. Former Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins partner Reed Kathrein said recruiting into his startup was difficult, leading him to hop on...
When Lawyers Fly Solo, They Can Miss the Big-Firm Parachute
The Recorder
...rejoin established firms. Former Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins partner Reed Kathrein said recruiting into his startup was difficult, leading him to hop on...
Hearsay
The Recorder
...s all working right.'? Antitrust plaintiff's lawyer Reed Kathrein, on the frustration of setting up an office as a solo (...
Flying Solo, But Missing the Parachute
The Recorder
...Reed Kathrein said recruiting into his startup was difficult, leading him to hop...
Seattle firm opens S.F. outpost
National Law Journal
...lawyer firm tapped former Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins partner Reed Kathrein to head the operation. Kathrein will also oversee Hagens' two-lawyer Los...
Seattle plaintiffs shop snatches Lerach Coughlin partner for S.F. office
The Recorder
...lawyer firm tapped former Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins partner Reed Kathrein to head the operation. Kathrein will also oversee its two-lawyer Los...
Seattle Plaintiffs Shop Snatches Lerach Coughlin Partner for S.F. Office
The Recorder
...lawyer firm tapped former Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins partner Reed Kathrein to head the operation. Kathrein will also oversee its two-lawyer Los...
Seattle Plaintiff Shop Snatches Kathrein
The Recorder
...firm tapped former Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins partner Reed Kathrein to head the operation. Kathrein will also oversee its two-lawyer Los...
Lerach Coughlin Partner Opening Small Firm
The Recorder
...When Reed Kathrein opened a San Francisco office for the country's biggest plaintiffs firm...
Kathrein Broadens His Horizons
The Recorder
...When Reed Kathrein opened a San Francisco office for the country's biggest plaintiff firm...
Concept of Blogs as Full SEC Disclosure Raises Concerns About Leaks, Manipulation
National Law Journal
...are not considered reliable information; they're considered gossip mills," said Reed Kathrein, a securities plaintiffs attorney ...
In Camera
The Recorder
...where it got the information" that led to the bust, said Reed Kathrein, ...
In Brief
The Recorder
Anti-Slapp Motions Not Filed Reap No Fees ... Another From Ryan's Staff Named Judge ... Government, AT&T Appeal Wiretap Ruling ... Milberg Replaced As Lead In Bayer Sui
State Secrets Defense Rejected in NSA Wiretapping Case
The Recorder
...long as the door is open to us," said plaintiffs lawyer Reed Kathrein. Kathrein is litigating for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a San...
Plaintiffs Can Keep AT&T Papers in Domestic Spying Case
The Recorder
The media dominated U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker's San Francisco courtroom Wednesday, filling the benches for the first hearing in a suit accusing AT&T of illegally giving government spies acces
Plaintiffs Keep AT&T Papers on Spy Case
The Recorder
The telecom giant and its cloak-and-dagger compadres want papers pertaining to surveillance activities kept out of court. Judge Vaughn Walker shot that down, but is still wrestling with related issue
Plaintiffs keep AT&T papers on spy case
The Recorder
After ruling that the documents could remain in plaintiffs' hands ? but under seal ? U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker admonished Maria Morris, an associate at Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & R
Spooks Duck Spotlight in AT&T Wiretap Class Action
The Recorder
...he said. "I can't really say." Nor could Reed Kathrein, the co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs ...
AT&T Faces Scrutiny for NSA Wiretaps
The Recorder
...the case. They wouldn't say why.Lerach partner Reed Kathrein and Cindy Cohn, a lawyer with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said they...
AT&T Faces Scrutiny for NSA Wiretaps
The Recorder
...the case. They wouldn't say why.Reed Kathrein and Cindy Cohn, a lawyer with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said they...
Judicial Profile: Daniel Weinstein
The Recorder
The San Francisco JAMS mediator is not above playing both sides of the good-cop-bad-cop routine, as long as it produces the kind of results clients are willing to pay for
Conflicts Cause Former Wilson Sonsini Partner to Cut Short His Stay at Kirkland
The Recorder
...more involved in securities litigation in a more visible way," said Reed Kathrein, a partner with plaintiff firm ...
Lawyer Cuts Short His Stay at Kirkland
The Recorder
...more involved in securities litigation in a more visible way," said Reed Kathrein, a partner with plaintiff firm Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins. "I...
Will Idea of 'Air Time' for Attorneys Take Off?
The Recorder
...When plaintiffs attorney Reed Kathrein agreed to be interviewed on a program that's piped through passenger...
Spreading Franchise: Fraud Cases
National Law Journal
During the heyday of Internet startups. Silicon Valley was a veritable corporate wild West, yet it attracted little in the way of criminal securities fraud enforcement efforts. Then the Enron and Wor
DOJ Doles Out Securities Fraud Cases
National Law Journal
After the Enron and WorldCom scandals, the Justice Department broke New York's hold on securities fraud cases, franchising them in federal prosecutions around the nation
Can You Hear My Cell Phone Class Action Now? Good
The Recorder
...Nobody's been able to get any relief in court," said Reed Kathrein, a partner at plaintiff firm....
Parrish v. Cingular Wireless, LLC
Law.com
...Alan R. Plutzik, Lawrence Timothy Fisher. Lerach Coughlin Stoia & Robbins; Reed R. Kathrein, Jacqueline E. Mottek, Shana E. Scarlett, Pamela M. Parker. Franklin & Franklin; John...
ADR Company Blasted Over Class Action Policy
The Recorder
...will affect courts' views of JAMS' neutrality.Plaintiffs lawyer Reed Kathrein -- a partner with Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins -- says JAMS' decision...
Prop 64 Victory Makes Finding a Plaintiff Crucial
The Recorder
...specializes in consumer litigation.Blood and fellow Lerach partner Reed Kathrein said that for them, Business & Professions Code § 17200 was an effective...
Casino Come-Ons Return Bad Result for Search Sites
Law.com
...stop the search engines from sponsoring or advertising Internet gambling," said Reed Kathrein, a partner at Lerach Coughlin's San Francisco office who is representing...
Plaintiffs Bar Checks Into Hospitals
Law.com
The California plaintiffs bar has found a new target: nonprofit hospitals
Plaintiffs Bar Checking In to Hospitals
The Recorder
The plaintiffs bar has found a new target: nonprofit hospitals. In the past two weeks, plaintiffs firms have filed 19 class actions , claiming the hospitals are charging uninsured patients as much as
Judicial Profile: William Alsup
The Recorder
..."He's not afraid to experiment, which I love," said Reed Kathrein, a partner at the San Francisco office of Lerach, Coughlin, Stoia & Robbins...
Back to the Future
The Recorder
With the stock market continuing its downward spiral, Congress now hopes that passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act will appease the electorate. But, according to Reed R. Kathrein of Milberg Weiss Bersha
Focus on Securities Litigation
The Recorder
...Sarbanes-Oxley Act will appease the electorate. But, according to Reed R. Kathrein of Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach, Sarbanes-Oxley is little more than...
Alsup Turning Up the Heat in Securities Fraud Suits
The Recorder
If you're a corporate executive, U.S. District Judge William Alsup may be your worst nightmare. Through a series of increasingly striking orders, Alsup has made it known that he is hellbent on making
Federal Judge in California Tells Defense Bar to Watch Spending
The Recorder
...the guilty ones, having sold large amounts of stock, unscathed," said Reed Kathrein, a partner in the San Francisco office of Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes...
Alsup Tells Defense Bar toWatch Spending
The Recorder
...amounts of stock, unscathed," Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach partner Reed Kathrein said. Kathrein's firm was approved as lead counsel after Alsup...
Alsup Finds Ballyhooed Suit Didn't Live Up to Its Billing
The Recorder
...the effort put forth by Milberg Weiss' team, led by partner Reed Kathrein. Just nine witnesses were deposed, Alsup noted. Not among them were Peoplesoft...
Litigation Laboratory Closes With Network Associates Settlement
The Recorder
The pioneering stock drop suit involving Network Associates Inc. was in several ways a laboratory for the metamorphosis of securities litigation. A federal judge approved a class settlement of $30 mi
High Note for Napster Class Action
The Recorder
...Attorneys Hannah Bentley, of the Internet Lawyers Group, and Reed Kathrein, a partner in Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach's San Francisco office...
Copyright Suits Pile Up as Lawyers Pile On Napster
The Recorder
Consumers aren't the only ones downloading a treasure trove from Napster Inc. As of last week nine copyright infringement suits had been filed and more than a dozen law firms are now involved in liti
Spielhotz v. Superior Court (Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Company
Law.com
...S. Lerach, Leonard B. Simon, William Dato, Alan M. Mansfield, Reed R. Kathrein and Patrick W. Daniels; Ronald F. Hoffman for Petitioners. No...
Grundfest May Get Nod as SEC Chair
The Recorder
...the valley."Even Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach partner Reed Kathrein offered praise. "I consider him a friend," said Kathrein. "We have our...
Patent Pending at Milberg
The Recorder
...who can't afford to prosecute or defend his patent," said Reed Kathrein, a partner in Milberg Weiss' San Francisco office. He added that for...
Key Securities Ruling May Be Put in Play
The Recorder
...Arps would like the Supreme Court to adopt Silicon Graphics," said Reed Kathrein, a partner in Milberg's San Francisco office. "The likelihood of that...
U.S. Attorney Indicts Former HBO & Co. Execs for Fraud
The Recorder
The U.S Attorney's office announced it will charge two former top executives of a Georgia health care company with massive securities fraud. A 17-count federal grand jury indictment accuses both the
Y2K Lawyers: Don't Quit Your Day Job
The Recorder
...and waiting for Jan. 1. Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach's Reed Kathrein says his firm has seen "very, very few" cases filed in the...
Two Portraits of Milberg Emerge
The Recorder
...recognize that your reputation has been attacked," Cahill told Milberg partner Reed Kathrein, who was roughed up in Nangle's order.Kathrein said he...
Renegade Ruling to Be Reviewed
The Recorder
...words in attacking Alsup's order. Milberg Weiss partner Reed Kathrein, who represents three investors who allege losses of $400,000, argued that...
SEC Tries to Level Investor Playing Field
The Recorder
...give these analysts more information than they give the public," said Reed Kathrein, a San Francisco partner with Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach....
