| Walter B. Stuart |
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Experience | Education | Recognition | Activities | Publications
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Biography
Walter is one of the most active and accomplished practitioners in securities and complex financial litigation in the United States. His trial, advocacy and negotiating skills have benefited companies and individuals engaged in the financial, energy, technology, insurance and telecommunications industries, in matters involving securities, antitrust, contract, accounting and intellectual property issues. Walter co-chairs the firm's Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice Group.
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Representative Experience
View All- Represented over 100 officers and directors of publicly traded corporations in derivative action and shareholder litigation throughout the United States; in most cases, these matters were resolved at no cost to our clients
- Represented corporate clients throughout the United States as lead or national coordinating counsel in federal and state class action litigation, including securities litigation
- Representing a large national financial holding company and its banking subsidiary in major litigation against the United States; obtained a multi-million dollar judgment in a six-week trial before the Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C.
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Results depend upon the facts of each case.
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Education and Professional Background
- Tulane Law School, J.D. with honors, 1973 (Editor-in-Chief, Tulane Law Review; Order of the Coif)
- Tulane University, B.A., 1968 (Omnicron Delta Kappa)
- Admitted to practice: Louisiana, 1973; New York, 1980; Colorado, 1988; and Texas, 1989
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Professional Recognition
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- The Best Lawyers in America in business litigation, corporate law, and banking law
- "Best Lawyers in America" in banking law, Corporate Counsel magazine, since 1987
- Who's Who in American Law
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Activities and Affiliations
View All- Life Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation
- Chair: Financial Institutions Subcommittee, Corporate Counsel Section, American Bar Association
- President: Texas Association of Bank Counsel, 1994
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Publications and Presentations
- Lender Liability: Theory and Practice (co-author)
- Written numerous articles for law reviews and other publications
- Speaker for various seminars, including televised seminars throughout the United States and in Europe
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