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Prominent Miami Investor and Philanthropist Sues NY Hedge Fund

February 22, 2012
Hugh Culverhouse targets John Paulson’s Sino-Forest investment A prominent Miami investor and philanthropist filed suit yesterday against the adviser and the administrator of one of the world’s largest hedge funds, claiming that they recklessly bought a large position in a Chinese timber company that has been exposed as a potential fraud.
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17 Baker & Daniels Partners Recognized as Leading Benchmark Litigators

December 7, 2011
Seventeen Baker & Daniels LLP partners are being recognized by Benchmark Litigation 2012, the definitive guide to America's leading law firms and attorneys. Also, Baker & Daniels has been named a "highly recommended" law firm in Indiana and a "recommended" law firm in Illinois by the publication.
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Litigation from Auction Rate Securities Collapse Begins to Shake-out

May 25, 2010
While the subprime mortgage crisis captured most of the spotlight during the recent recession, the little discussed auction rate securities (ARS) market, once considered a very safe investment, suffered a concurrent collapse, leaving billions of investment dollars frozen and causing an outcry amongst investors who accused brokerages of misrepresenting the reliability of the ARS market. 
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Cappola Joins Skjold-Barthel, P.A. Litigation Group

May 25, 2010
Skjold - Barthel today announced that Joseph M. Cappola has joined its Minneapolis office. Cappola will practice in the firm’s Litigation Group, serving clients in securities litigation, FINRA arbitrations, shareholder disputes and contract cases.
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