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Reed R. Kathrein

Reed R. Kathrein

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Reed R. Kathrein is a partner at the San Francisco office of Hagens Berman. In 1988, after 11 years defending corporations, Mr. Kathrein devoted his career to prosecuting securities class-actions litigation and securities cases on behalf of individual and institutional investors. He has litigated over 100 securities fraud class actions. He worked behind the scenes in shaping the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Mr. Kathrein is active within the federal courts where the bulk of his practice centers. He was Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and a Lawyer Representative to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2008-2011). He chaired the Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel, United States District Court, Northern District of California (2006-2008) and co-chaired the Securities Rules Advisory Committee, United States District Court, Northern District of California (2004-2006).

Mr. Kathrein is a member of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys and the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems. He has been a member of the Council of Institutional Investors and the National Association of State Retirement Administrators. He is a regular public speaker on securities, class action and consumer law issues.

Profile

Reed R. Kathrein is a partner at the San Francisco office of Hagens Berman. In 1988, after 11 years defending corporations, Mr. Kathrein devoted his career to prosecuting securities class-actions litigation and securities cases on behalf of individual and institutional investors. He has litigated over 100 securities fraud class actions. He worked behind the scenes in shaping the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Mr. Kathrein is active within the federal courts where the bulk of his practice centers. He was Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and a Lawyer Representative to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2008-2011). He chaired the Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel, United States District Court, Northern District of California (2006-2008) and co-chaired the Securities Rules Advisory Committee, United States District Court, Northern District of California (2004-2006).

Mr. Kathrein is a member of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys and the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems. He has been a member of the Council of Institutional Investors and the National Association of State Retirement Administrators. He is a regular public speaker on securities, class action and consumer law issues.

Cases

  • Litigated over 100 securities fraud class actions including cases against 3Com, Adaptive Broadband, Abbott Laboratories, Bank of America, Capital Consultants, CBT, Ceridian, Commtouch, Covad, CVXT, ESS, Harmonics, Intel,  Leasing Solutions, Nash Finch, Northpoint, Oppenheimer, Oracle, Pemstar, Retek, Schwab Yield Plus Fund,  Secure Computing,  Sun Microsystems, Tremont (Bernard Madoff), Titan, Verifone, Whitehall, and Xoma.
  • Litigated many consumer, employment and privacy law cases including AT&T Wiretapping Litigation, Costco Employment, Solvay Consumer, Google/Yahoo Internet Gambling, Vonage Spam, Apple Nano Consumer, Ebay Consumer, LA Cellular Consumer, AOL Consumer, Tenet Consumer and Napster Consumer.

Courts

State of Illinois

State of California

State of Florida

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California

U.S. District Court, Southern District of California

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan

U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota

U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit

Articles

 

  • SEC Action Necessary, But Not Sufficient to Protect Investors, Hagens Berman, HBSS Securities News. (November, 2012)
  • What Do Trustees Need to Know When Investing In Foreign Equities?, HBSS Securities News. (November 2011)
  • Are You Watching Your Private Equity Valuations?, HBSS Securities News. (May 20, 2012)
  • Opt-Outs, MFNS and Game Theory: Can the High Multiples Achieved By Opt-Outs In Recent Mega-Fraud Settlements Continue, PLI. (2007)
  • Class Actions in Year 2000 Defective Software and Hardware Litigation, 18 U.Tex.Rev.Litg. 487. (1999)
  • R. Kathrein & D. Magraw, The Convention for the International Sale of Goods: A Handbook of Basic Materials. (ABA Chicago, 1987)
  • Criminal Enforcement of the Export Administration Act, International Criminal Law. (ABA/PLI, V. Nanda and C. Bassiouni eds. 1987)
  • International Update, International Business Council Mid-America, Newsletter on federal laws and regulations affecting international business (1982-1988).
  • Book Review, International Judicial Assistance, 20 Int'l Law. 1413. (1986)
  • Book Review, Hague Conference Handbooks, 19 Int'l Law. 1049. (1985)
  • Report, Latin America Economic Integration, 8 Law Am. 150. (1976)

Speeches

 

  • In support of advice and consent to the Convention on the International Sale of Goods, Child Abduction Treaty, and the Latin American Evidence and Service of Process Conventions, Senate Foreign Relations Committee. (1986)
  • In opposition to changes to Business Judgment Rule. California Law Revision Commission.  (1997-98)
  • In opposition to Year 2000 and Unfair Trade Practices Legislation, California Legislature. (1999-2001)
  • Panelist/Participant in Conference of Discovery Subcommittee on Discovery of Computerized Information, Advisory Committee on Civil Rules.  (March 2000).
  • Executive Enterprises Corporate Disclosure: The Investors Perspective, Dealing with Analysts and the Press. (1994-2006)
  • Accountant and Attorneys Liability Under the Securities Laws, Golden Gate University – Accounting Club. (March 7, 2006)
  • Ethics in Class Actions, Mealey’s Teleconference Seminar. (June 11, 2006)
  • New Developments in Class-action Litigation: How the 2004 Class Action Fairness Act is Changing the Landscape, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Northern California, (September 27, 2005).
  • The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, CLE International - 3rd Class Actions Annual Conference. (January 25-26, 2007)
  • The Options Scandal: SEC and Private Enforcement Trends, EEI’s Annual SEC Enforcement Institute, New York and Chicago. (May-June 2007)
  • The Consumers Legal Remedies Act, Plaintiffs Perspective, The 5th Annual Unfair Competition Law Program. (May 18, 2007)
  • Securities Litigation Updates—Plaintiffs and Defense Perspectives, Practicing Law Institute, Securities Litigation and Enforcement Institute 2008-2010. (Fall 2007-2010)
  • The Seven Most Important Things You Must Know Before Filing a Securities Fraud Class Action, 2nd Annual Class Action Seminar, CAOC College of Trial Arts. (March 5, 2008)
  • Minding the Money, The Lessons of Bernie Madoff, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Entertainment Law Section. (August 11, 2009)
  • Investor Friendly Legislation in Congress, NCPERS, Legislative Conference. (February 8, 2010)
  • The Future of Opt-Outs In Securities Fraud Class Action Litigation, Kentucky Governors Committee on Securities Litigation (May 2010)
  • The Immediate Need for Congress to Act on Investor Friendly Legislation, NCPERS, Annual Conference & Exhibition. (May 5, 2010)
  • Protection vs. Interference – What the New Federal Regulations Mean to Institutional Investors, NCPERS, Annual Conference. (May 23, 2011)
  • Legal Issues Facing Public Pensions, Opal, Public Funds Summit, (January 11, 2012)
  • Occupy Wall Street Through Reform of the Securities Law, NCPERS, Legislative Conference. (February 6, 2012)