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On June 18, 2018, Judge J. Paul Oetken appointed Lowey Dannenberg as interim class counsel in the consolidated action In re Mexican Government Bonds Antitrust Litigation, 18-cv-02830 (S.D.N.Y). The case alleges that a group of government-appointed market makers conspired to fix Mexican government bond prices and the bid-ask spread charged to investors between at least January 1, 2006 and April…

June 8, 2018 -- Barbara Hart of Lowey Dannenberg, P.C. and Garden City Group hosted a Women in Power luncheon titled “Conscious Risk Taking as the Key to Success”. In attendance were about sixty mid to senior level women from various industries. There were two very accomplished speakers who shared their personal experiences with conscious risk taking and how that…

June 2018 -- Lowey Dannenberg, P.C. has joined Public Justice, an organization devoted to fighting injustices and bringing about legal reforms that help real people and communities. Lowey joins in and supports the advocacy work of Public Justice. “Our involvement in efforts to preserve access to justice and civil liberties reflect Lowey’s values as we continue to champion issues that…

On June 13, Barbara Hart spoke at The Engagement & Communication Conference for Management, Boards and Institutional Shareholders. Ms. Hart and panelists from KPMG and Morgan Stanley discussed Setting the Corporate Agenda: What Recent Engagement and the Fink Letter Say about Activism and Passive Investing in Our Distruptive Times. Charlotte Laurent-Ottomane, Executive Director of Thirty Percent Coalition moderated the discussion.…

June 2018 -- Lowey joins the Thirty Percent Coalition, advocating for diversity in corporate boardrooms.  Membership includes Institutional Investors, representing more than $3.2 trillion in assets under management. Barbara Hart, President and CEO of Lowey noted that joining the Thirty Percent Coalition reflects that Lowey shares the values and goals of its institutional investor clients. “Inclusion is a commitment of our clients;…