Albert M. Myers, a partner in the New Orleans office of KSF, prosecutes the rights of shareholders in class action litigation, shareholder derivative litigation, and corporate governance litigation around the world. In addition, he represents consumers in financial services class action litigation.
Mr. Myers is currently handling many KSF lead counsel engagements, including:
- In re Alcon, Inc. Shareholder Litigation, No. 10 Civ. 139 (S.D.N.Y. 2010) (VM) (Chair of Plaintiffs' Executive Committee)
- In re Bank of America Corp. Securities, Derivative, and ERISA Litigation, No. 09 MDL 2058 (DC) (S.D.N.Y. 2009) (Co-Lead Counsel for Derivative Plaintiffs)
- In re Barnes & Noble Stockholder Derivative Litigation, C.A. No. 4813-VCS (Del. Ch. 2009) (Co-Lead Counsel)
- In re Arthrocare Corp. Securities Litigation, No. A-08-cv-00574-SS (W.D. Tex. 2009) (Co-Lead Counsel for Derivative Plaintiffs)
- In re Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. Auction Rate Securities Derivative Litigation, No. 08 Civ. 7587 (AKH) (S.D.N.Y. 2008) (Lead Counsel)
- In re American International Group, Inc. 2007 Derivative Litigation, No. 07 Civ. 10464 (LTS) (S.D.N.Y. 2007) (Co-Lead Counsel)
Since he began his practice in 1994, Mr. Myers has represented clients in securities or corporate disputes in numerous courts. Successful results for clients include:
- In re Intelligroup Securities Litigation, 468 F. Supp. 2d 670 (D.N.J. 2006)
- Bailey v. Cumberland Casualty & Surety Co., No. 7:04-cv-02162-TMP, slip op. (N.D. Ala. June 3, 2005), aff'd, No. 05-13740-BB (11th Cir. May 11, 2006)
- In re Recoton Corp. Securities Litigation, 358 F. Supp. 2d 1130 (M.D. Fla. 2005)
- Oran v. Stafford, 226 F.3d 275 (3d Cir. 2000)
- Kwiatkowski v. Bear Stearns Co., No. 96 Civ. 4798 (JGK), 1997 WL 538819 (Aug. 29, 1997)
- Quaker Oats Co. v. Borden, Inc., No. 95 Civ. 9300 (RO), 1996 WL 255386 (S.D.N.Y. May 15, 1996).
Mr. Myers received his B.A. from Yale University and his J.D., magna cum laude, from New York Law School, where he was the John Ben Snow Scholar (1991-1994), a Teaching Fellow, and Chief Articles Editor of the New York Law School Law Review, and coached the school's moot court team in the Kaufman Securities Law Competition.
He served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Prudence Carter Beatty of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, and is the author of Anatomy of a Cross-Border Securities Investigation: A Case Study (Int'l Bar Ass'n Oct. 2004), Whom May the Corporation Serve?—The Constitutionality of Nonstockholder Constituency Statutes, 39 N.Y.L. Sch. L. Rev. 449 (1994), and other publications.
Mr. Myers is a member of the Georgia and New York bars, the Federal Bar Association, and the International Bar Association.