In connection with the securities fraud class action tilted In re American International Group, Inc. 2008 Securities Litigation, No. 1:08-cv-04772 (S.D.N.Y.), Atara Twersky, Esq. (AF&T) filed direct actions against AIG and others on behalf of General Electric...
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No. 1:15-cv-00774 (S.D.N.Y.); and General Electric Pension Trust v. American International Group, Inc., No. 1:15-cv-00957 (S.D.N.Y.) Ms. Twersky was instrumental in bringing direct actions against AIG and others on behalf of General Electric Pension Funds and Lord...
2:11-cv-02559-BRO (C.D. Cal.) Ms. Twersky was also involved in the firm’s representation of the Puerto Rico Teachers Retirement System in a securities class action where AF&T, serving as Lead Counsel, secured a $2.5 million settlement to resolve class claims...
No. 5:11-cv-01252-EJD (N.D. Cal.) Ms. Twersky played a key role in AF&T’s representation of the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System in the recently settled securities class action that involved allegations that Finisar misled investors by grossly...
No. 2:19-cv-09074-ES-MAH (D.N.J.) Twersky was active in firm’s representation of the City of Hialeah Employees’ Retirement System in a recently settled securities class action in which AF&T served as Lead Counsel on behalf of a class that alleged American Renal...
No. 11 Civ. 4248 (PJH) (N.D. Cal.) Ms. Twersky had a primary litigation role in a shareholder derivative action brought on behalf of Google, Inc. in which substantial governance reforms were achieved. Under the terms of the settlement, Google was required to spend at...
