Sophisticated investors won a $54 million arbitration award against Citigroup Global Markets Inc. related to the MAT leveraged municipal arbitrage hedge fund. It is by far the largest FINRA award rendered against Citi related to MAT. The award in the matter named Hosier v. Citi also includes $17 million in…
FINRA fined UBS Financial Services, Inc. $2.5 million, and required it to pay $8.25 million in restitution for omissions and misleading statements made regarding the “principal protection” feature of Lehman Brothers100% Principal-Protection Notes (PPNs). Our firm is presently representing investors of the Lehman PPNs against UBS in arbitrations at FINRA.…
A Florida FINRA panel awarded $6.4 million to an investor in Citi’s MAT municipal bond arbitrage fund this week. It’s the largest award rendered against Citi related to its MAT and Falcon proprietary fund blow-ups. The case is Berghorse v. Smith Barney (FINRA 08-04466). Although damages claimed on the award…
Rich & Intelisano recently won a FINRA arbitration award which included $100,000 in punitive damages. The case is Stora, et al. v. Strasbourger, Pearson et al. (FINRA 09-01769). We represented a group of investors who were defrauded by a broker dealer and its registered representatives. Matthew Woodruff of our office…
Below is a CNBC guest blog by Ross Intelisano on the two year anniversary of Madoff’s arrest. Madoff Two Years Later – It’ll Never Be the Same by Ross B. Intelisano – Rich & Intelisano, LLP December 11, 2008 started like a typical year-end work day. Then the phone rang…
Below is a New York Times piece about the Firm’s $20.6 million arbitration award against Goldman Sachs being upheld by Judge Rakoff in a sternly written opinion. DealBook – A Financial News Service of The New York Times November 30, 2010, 6:16 pm Goldman’s $20 Million Consequence By SUSANNE CRAIG…
Below is an AP article regarding insider trading which quotes Ross Intelisano. Probe leads investors to wonder: Is game rigged? By RACHEL BECK, BERNARD CONDON and PALLAVI GOGOI, AP Business Writers Rachel Beck, Bernard Condon And Pallavi Gogoi, Ap Business Writers Wed Nov 24, 4:13 pm ET NEW YORK –…
Below is a piece by the American Lawyer. Top Story of the day. TOP STORY November 9, 2010 The Am Law Litigation Daily – Did Goldman Make Bad Gamble With Arbitration Award? Arbitration / Commercial Judge Rakoff Confirms $20.6 Million Arbitration Award Against Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs isn’t known for…
Here is a piece from Reuters on the Firm’s recent win against Goldman Sachs. Goldman loses bid to toss record Bayou award 3:46am EST By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday rejected Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s bid to throw out a record $20.6 million (12.8…
Below is a piece from the NY Times’ DealBook about Judge Rakoff confirming the $20.6 million arbitration award against Goldman Sachs, the largest arbitration award ever rendered against the firm. DealBook – A Financial News Service of The New York Times November 8, 2010, 11:29 am Judge Upholds Award Against…