Mr. Moyle's practice focuses on securities and other financial litigation, regulatory and internal investigations, employment matters and general commercial litigation. He represents some of the nation's leading companies and regularly counsels officers and boards of directors on litigation avoidance strategies and compliance with the federal securities laws, including Sarbanes-Oxley, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Adviser's Act of 1940, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Martin Act and ERISA. He has been acclaimed as one of the top litigators in his field by Chambers USA and regularly speaks and writes on litigation topics.
- Representing a passive monitoring systems company and its officers and directors in a putative class action arising out of a merger with General Electric.
- Representing a $5 billion investment company, its officers and directors in an investigation by the SEC’s Asset Management Unit regarding investment advisory fees.
- Representing an investment adviser in matters pertaining to the $71 billion In re Citigroup Inc. Bond Litigation.
- Obtained summary judgment in the massive Enron litigation and, in a rare ruling, the court also granted Mr. Moyle’s request that the plaintiffs’ law firm pay a portion of the defense costs.
- Represented a major insurance company with respect to SEC and NYAG investigations, as well as a putative class action, pertaining to market-timing. All matters were closed or dismissed in favor of the client.
- Obtained dismissals for an investment advisory client in class and derivative securities claims seeking more than $1 billion in damages.
- Obtained the dismissal of a securities class action alleging misrepresentations in the initial public offering of a company dealing in an excess communications capacity.
- Successfully resolved contractual disputes arising from the collapse of outsourcer Satyam Computer Services.
- Represented a financial services company in litigation that culminated in a novel settlement that The Wall Street Journal described as the “Wall Street Legal Settlement of the Year.”
- Obtained emergency injunctive relief in a pro bono case for people with developmental disabilities that solidified the legal standard for irreparable harm and was featured in the New York Law Journal.
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July 5, 2011
In The Press
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June 11, 2010
In The Press
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October 5, 2009
In The Press
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“After the Storm: Financial Services Litigation in the Wake of the Credit Crisis,” Trends in Litigation, Alston & Bird, Summer 2010.
Summer 2010
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May 2010
Publications
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"Eighth Circuit Considers Gartenberg Factors," Investment Management NewsFlash, April 15, 2009.
April 15, 2009
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"Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Jones v. Harris Associates," Investment Management NewsFlash, March 10, 2009.
March 10, 2009
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"Regulatory Risk: Undergoing an Internal Investigation," Insurance Review, Autumn 2007.
Autumn 2007
Past Events
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March 26, 2010
Seminar
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November 3, 2009
Seminar