Blackstone Group v. Litwin

Published on:
August 1, 2011

SIFMA submitted an Amicus “Friend of the Court” Brief.

Amicus Brief Issue:

Whether, contrary to established judicial and regulatory authority, a court may apply a purely qualitative, segment-by-segment analysis for purposes of establishing the materiality of misstatements or omissions in a securities registration statement.

Counsel of Record:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Charles E. Davidow

John H. Longwell

Brad S. Karp

Susanna M. Buergel

David K. Kessler

Other Amici on SIFMA’s Brief: 

None

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