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Client Newsletter, Spring 2008:

• Kofi Annan Inspires Delegates at the Third Annual Rights & Responsibilities of Institutional Investors Seminar
• The Current State of Stock Option Backdating Litigation
• SBTK GUEST COLUMN Hidden Damages By David A. Schwerin, Ph.D.
• Second Circuit Affirms "Corporate Scienter" Doctrine
• SBTK Wins Back-To-Back Appeals under the Securities Act of 1933
• Brocade Federal Securities Class Action Settles for $160,000,000
• 2008 Upcoming Events

Client Newsletter, Winter 2008:

• Recent Opinions Change Landscape of ERISA Litigation
• Founding Partner Richard S. Schiffrin Announces His Retirement
• Sovereign Wealth Funds Target of U.S. and European Scrutiny
• The Economics of Class Actions
• News Briefs
• SBTK Secures $50 Million Settlement from Transkaryotic Therapies
• 2008 Upcoming Events

Client Newsletter, Fall 2007:

• SEC Denies Shareholder Access to Proxies
• Study Shows Europeans Believe Class Actions Are on the Way
• RRII 2008 UPDATE
• SBTK GUEST COLUMN Public Employee, Retirement Security Under Attack By: Hank H. Kim, Esquire
• Brocade Class Action Granted Class Certification
• Fighting the High Cost of Health Care
• 2008 Upcoming Events

Client Newsletter, Summer 2007:

• SBTK Settles Securities Class Action Against Delphi Corporation and Certain Defendants
• Court Limits Vivendi Class To Investors In U.S., France,England and the Netherlands
• Brocade Communications CEOFound Guilty In Criminal Trial; Civil Actions Continue
• SBTK Recovers Additional $225 Million For Class In Tyco Securities Litigation
• SBTK GUEST COLUMN - Class Actions In Denmark, By: Jens Rostock-Jensen, Jurister
• RRII 2008 Announced
• SBTK Settles Family Dollar Stores Option Backdating Case
• 2007 Upcoming Events

Client Newsletter, Spring 2007:

• SBTK Secures $3 Billion Settlement in Tyco
  Securities Litigation — Case Continuing Against Auditor
• Dutch Economist and Pension Expert Peter Kraneveld Joins SBTK as Advisor
• Collective Actions in Italy: Mired in Opposition
• Congress Passes Legislation to Rein-in Runaway Boards: Shareholder Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
• SBTK’s Second Annual Seminar on Shareholder Rights and Responsibilities Again Attracts over 100 Delegates from Around the World
• Tellabs Update:SBTK Files an Amicus Brief on Behalf of the
  National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems
• Israeli Strategic Alliance Further Expands Global Presence for SBTK
• Have They No Shame? Robert Nardelli’s $210 Million Golden Parachute

Client Newsletter, Winter 2007:

• Tellabs:  The SEC Seeks to Limit Shareholder Protections
• Investors Demand a "Say On Pay"
• Schiffrin & Barroway Adds Topaz and Kessler as Named Partners and Opens California Office
• Court Denies PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s Motion for Summary Judgment in the In re Tyco Int’l Securities Litigation
• Options Backdating Litigation Update
• Responsible Investment Initiatives Gaining Steam
• SBTK Announces Alliance with Italian Law Firm
• Court Lifts Discovery Stay in Delphi Class Action

• Study Finds That Institutions Add Value to Securities Class Actions
• Bed Bath Backdating & Beyond
• Delphi Securities Litigation: Full-Steam Ahead
• SBTK's Investigative Services Department the Newest Weapon in the Firm's Legal Arsenal
• Global Group of Investors Seeks "Basic" Rights with Respect to U.S. Corporate Boards

Client Newsletter, Summer 2006:

• SBTK Takes Leading Role in Response to Corporate America's Latest
  Executive Scandal:  The Back-Dating Game
• SBTK Scores a Major Victory in the Viacom Executive Compensation Case
• Major Victory for Plaintiffs in Tyco International Class Action
• Major Victory for Plaintiffs in Tyco International Class Action
• J.P. Morgan Agrees to $425 Million Settlement for its Role in In Re Initial
  Public Offering Securities Litigation; First of 55 Underwriters to Settle

Client Newsletter, Spring 2006:

• SBTK Seminar on Shareholder Rights and Responsibilities Attracts Over 100 Delegates from Around the World
• Executive Compensation is Focus of Several Shareholder Cases at Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP
• Unique Defenses Cannot Prevent Class Certification
• Court Sustains Claims Against NYSE Specialists LaBranche and Van der Moolen
• SBTK Wins Motion Benefiting Prescription Drug Purchases

Client Newsletter, Winter 2005:

• Shareholder Activism On The Rise Globally
  
• SBTK Wins Major Victory For European Investors In DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. Case
  
• SBTK Achieves Substantial Recovery For Class Members In CVS Pharmacy, Inc. Securities Litigation
  
• Bristol-Myers Squibb ERISA Litigation Ends In Victory For Plan Participants
  
• Bankruptcy At Delphi Corp. Bringing Twists To Class Action Case
  
• SBTK Achieves Significant Corporate Governance Victories In Two Cases
  

Client Newsletter, Fall 2005:

• SBTK Achieves Victory Under Often Over-Looked Securities Act
  
• Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP – The French Connection
  
• Court Upholds 10B-5 Claims Against Parmalat’s Auditors And Bankers
  
• Litigation Bulletin: Class Action Fairness Act Of 2005
  
• Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP’s ERISA Litigation Department Earns Landmark Third Circuit Decision
  
• The Dura Pharmaceuticals Opinion: The U.S. Supreme Court Confirms Existing Law On Pleading Requirements And Loss Causation
  
• SBTK Lawyers Take Part In Pension Fund Conferences
  

Client Newsletter, Spring 2005:

• Court Grants Preliminary Approval Of Settlement In Securities Litigation
  
• SBTK Upholds Shareholders’ Inspection Rights
  
• Governments Around The World Consider Class Action Litigation
  
• Corporate Governance On The Rise In Class Action Settlements
  
• E-Discovery Making Life Easier For Litigators
  
• Billions Still Being Left On The Table
  
• SBTK’s ERISA Department Taking Prominent Role
  
• Trends In Class Action Litigation 2004
  

Client Newsletter, Winter 2004:

• Court Sustains Amended Complaint In Tyco Case
  
• Vivendi Decision Victory For Foreign Plaintiffs
  
• Motion To Dismiss Denied In Tenet Healthcare Corporation Class Action
  
• Interpublic Group Of Companies, Inc. Settlement Valued At Over $96 Million Gets Final Approval
  
• Court Permits IPO Securities Litigation Focus Cases To Proceed As Class Actions
  
• Insider Trading Claims Held Viable Where Underlying 10(b) Claim Is Time-Barred In Tracinda Action
  
• Foreign Institutional Investors Coming Forward As Lead Plaintiffs In Growing Numbers of U.S. Class Actions
  
• $1.8 Billion Left On The Table In 2003 As Institutional Investors Fail To File Claims: SBTK Offers Help
  
• $79 Million Settlement Achieved in In re Global Crossing “ERISA” Litigation
  
• Obtaining Corporate Governance Relief In Securities Settlements
  
  

Client Newsletter, Spring 2003:

• SBTK Achieves Settlement In Aremisoft Corp. Case
  
• New Attorneys Join The Firm
  
• The Effects Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 On Securities Litigation
  
• Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP Unveils New Website
  
• SBTK Selected By State Of New Jersey To Litigate Securities Class Action Against Tenet Healthcare
  
• Institutional Investors Have Weapon Against Corporate Fraud
  
• Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP Helps Employees Recover 401(K) Losses