news
News
January 24,2012
BraunHagey attorney discusses Diamondback Capital's ability to bounce back after insider trading allegations. Absolute Return
January 6,2012
BraunHagey attorney comments on changing SEC policies with regards to No Admit, No Deny settlements. Law360
December 29,2011
BraunHagey partner Mark P. Fickes discusses correspondence between the SEC and Groupon on Bloomberg West. Bloomberg.com
November 29, 2011
BraunHagey attorney provides commentary to Bloomberg regarding U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff's challenge to SEC "no liability" settlement policies. Bloomberg Business Week
November 23, 2011
BraunHagey attorney discusses Citigroup's unwillingness to formally admit liability to the SEC. Bloomberg.com
November 16, 2011
Partner Mark P. Fickes featured on Accounting Today podcast discussion of MF Global's bankruptcy and regulatory concerns. Accounting Today
November 11, 2011
BraunHagey moves into new office space at 220 Sansome, taking over entire floor of historic Class A office building in San Francisco's financial district. The office is conveniently located across the street from the former Pacific Coast Stock Exchange and next to the International Mandarin Hotel.
November 10, 2011
BraunHagey partner Mark P. Fickes provides commentary to Private Equity Hub on the ripple effects of MF Global's bankruptcy claims on its underwriters and auditors. PEHUB
November 9, 2011
Partner Mark P. Fickes featured on Bloomberg West television discussing the outlook for Facebook's IPO. Bloomberg.com
November 4, 2011
BraunHagey attorney provides commentary to Law 360 on MF Global bankruptcy. Law360
October 26, 2011
BraunHagey attorney discusses insider trading charges against former Goldman Sachs director Rajat K. Gupta. Law 360
October 19, 2011
BraunHagey obtains significant auditor liability ruling, ordering claims to proceed against hedge fund's former accountants. Accounting Today; HedgeFund.net; Thomson Reuters; Daily Journal; Law 360
October 3, 2011
BraunHagey attorney provides Bloomberg with commentary on Groupon's IPO. Bloomberg Businessweek
September 7, 2011
Partner Mark P. Fickes featured on Bloomberg West television discussing Groupon's IPO. Bloomberg.com
September 6, 2011
Partner Mark P. Fickes interviewed by Corporate Crime Reporter. Corporate Crime Reporter
August 29, 2011
BraunHagey attorney discusses Groupon's troubles with the SEC. Law 360
August 26, 2011
Partner Mark P. Fickes featured on Bloomberg West television discussing Groupon's potential violation of SEC quiet period rules. Bloomberg.com
August 25, 2011
BraunHagey's elder abuse lawsuit against Country Villa nursing facility is covered by the Associated Press. Orange County Register; CBS News Los Angeles
August 25, 2011
BraunHagey attorney comments on Steve Job's responsibilities with regards to reporting his ill health to Apple investors. Forbes.com
August 22, 2011
Partner Mark P. Fickes joins BraunHagey from the SEC, where he served as Senior Trial Counsel and prosecuted some of the country’s most complex securities cases, including the first backdating case to go to trial and the largest financial fraud case ever brought by the San Francisco Regional Office. Mark has successfully tried over 60 cases to verdict and was formerly associated with Wilson Sonsini in Palo Alto. San Francisco Chronicle; Financialfraudlaw.com; The Recorder; Law360; Hedge Fund Law Report
August 10, 2011
Managing Partner Noah Hagey featured on Bloomberg West television discussing potential SEC enforcement issues with Groupon’s pending IPO. Bloomberg.com
July 2011
Following a two week federal trial in San Francisco, BraunHagey obtains multi-million dollar settlement on eve of closing argument.
June 6, 2011
Managing Partner Noah Hagey featured on Bloomberg West television to discuss securities law developments affecting Groupon’s filing for initial public offering. Bloomberg.com
May 2011
BraunHagey obtains favorable six-figure settlement for engineering client in trade secret defamation lawsuit pending in San Francisco federal court.
April 2011
Counsel Greg Call joins BraunHagey from Franklin Templeton, where he served as in-house corporate litigation counsel. Greg was previously associated with Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco and Cravath Swaine & Moore in New York. US News & World Report's Law Firm Insider
December 2010
BraunHagey obtains dismissal of counterclaim and sanctions against both opposing counsel and in-house counsel, including hefty court cost penalties, in highly-publicized trade secret action in San Francisco federal court. ABA Journal; The Recorder; National Law Journal; New Jersey Law Journal
August 2010
BraunHagey successfully represents leading international architecture firm in design dispute over new Smithsonian African American History Museum in Washington, D.C.
July 2010
BraunHagey sponsors and rides the 2010 Deathride, a 133 mile, 15,000 feet of climbing, single day bike race in California’s sierra mountains.
June 2010
BraunHagey advises on litigation risk in $90 million private equity transaction of health supplement company.
April 2010
BraunHagey wins a bet-the-company case, obtaining a dismissal of a $300 million Lanham Act unfair competition lawsuit brought in Tennessee federal court.
March 2010
BraunHagey overturns previously granted patent on the sale of memorabilia in baseball card packs. Case was won in the Federal Circuit on behalf of baseball card manufacturer Upper Deck.
January 2010
Partner Matt Borden joins BraunHagey. Matt was formerly associated with Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco and served as a law clerk to Hon. William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
December 2009
BraunHagey obtains favorable settlement of federal whistleblower claims against private equity firm client in premium beverage industry.
November 2009
BraunHagey wins dismissal and no-cost settlement of $20 million claim pending against client Snack Factory in New Jersey federal court.
October 2009
BraunHagey obtains dismissal of twelve class actions against Pirate Brands (makers of Pirate’s Booty snacks) pending in federal and state court in Pennsylvania, Florida, New York, New Jersey and California.
June 2009
BraunHagey wins class certification dismissal of California class action against client Pirate Brands (makers of Pirate’s Booty snacks).
April 2009
BraunHagey is founded by Noah (Braun) Hagey, formerly associated with Quinn Emanuel in New York and San Francisco. Rebecca Cross is hired as the firm’s first associate. The firm is retained to serve as lead counsel by private equity fund client to manage complex litigation at portfolio company level.
Fickes, Mark P., Regulators Should Act Fast for MF Global Investors, MarketWatch, November 11, 2011.
Hagey, J.N. and Borden, Matthew, Bulletproof Your Exit, The Deal, November 1, 2011.
Hagey, J.N., Supreme Court Sides With Consumers in Federal Arbitration Ruling, National Law Journal, March 2009.
Hagey, J.N., Supreme Court Curtails Federal Jurisdiction Over Arbitrability Disputes, ABA Litigation Section Case Note, March 2009.
Call, Greg. Taking Stock: Backdated Options and What You Need to Know, California Business Law Practitioner, Spring 2007 (with Jordan Eth and Anna Erickson-White).
Hagey, J.N. and Gay, F., Corporate Liability Under the Alien Tort Claims Act, New York Law Journal, Oct. 25, 2007.
Hagey, J.N., Moderator/Lecture, Investment Opportunities in Turkey, Turkish Consulate General, New York City, Feb. 23, 2005.
Cross, Rebecca. Behind the Firm’s Doors, New York Law Journal, Sept. 2005.
Cross, Rebecca. Deception by Prosecutors, 31 Forham Urban Law Journal 215-234 (2004).
Hagey, J.N., Chapter editor, Commentary On The Conflict Of Laws, Foundation Press (Weintraub, 4th Ed. 2002).