BOB FAIRBANK IS THE CO-HEAD of a multi-disciplinary team that provides independent advice to institutional investors in their role as lead plaintiff or plaintiff in securities cases. The team, co-headed by retired District Judge J. Lawrence Irving, includes experts on securities laws (Bob), investment banking, accounting, and damages (Rock Hankin of Hankin & Company), and bankruptcy (Ken Klee of Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern). From 2002-09, Bob and the multi-disciplinary team were retained by The Regents of the University of California to consult in the Enron, WorldCom, AOL/Time Warner, and Dynegy securities cases. Judge Irving also retained Bob (and Rock Hankin) to assist him in his court-appointed role as guardian ad litem for the class in the Halliburton federal securities class action (2004).

Representative Cases:

• In re Enron Corporation Securities Litigation (U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, Case No. H-01-3624) [Lead Plaintiff: The Regents of the University of California].

• WorldCom [The Regents of the University of California v. Salomon Smith Barney, Inc., et al. (U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, Case No. CV 0301119)] [Opt-out case].

• In re Dynegy, Inc. Securities Litigation (U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, Case No. H-092-1571) [Lead Plaintiff: The Regents of the University of California].

• AOL/Time Warner [The Regents of the University of California, et al. v. Richard D. Parsons, et al. (Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BC 293848)] [Opt-out case].

• Richard Moore v. Halliburton Company (U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, Case No. 3: 02-CV-1152-M) [Court-appointed guardian ad litem for the class].