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S. GENE CAULEY is a partner in the Little Rock office of the firm. Mr. Cauley is a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Law where he was an oralist on the Jessup International Moot Court Team and represented Vanderbilt in appellate argument competitions. Mr. Cauley graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arkansas, where he was named the Outstanding Student in Finance and received the Presidential Scholar Award as the top third-year student in the entire College of Business Administration. Mr. Cauley has substantial jury trial and arbitration experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants. Mr. Cauley is a recognized authority on class action procedure and often serves as a guest lecturer on class actions. Mr. Cauley has published an article on class action procedure entitled "Life After Baker v. Wyeth Aherst and Arthur v. Zearley: What Is The Landscape For Class Actions In Arkansas State Court?" The ATLA Docket, Summer 1999. Additionally, Mr. Cauley is a regularly quoted expert in the financial press, most recently providing expert commentary on the CBS Morning Show. Mr. Cauley is licensed to practice in the State of Arkansas, the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, the District Court of Arizona and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third, Sixth, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits. In addition to these courts and jurisdictions, Mr. Cauley regularly works on cases with local counsel throughout the country. Since 1994, Mr. Cauley has concentrated his practice in the area of complex commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis on securities and consumer fraud litigation. Mr. Cauley currently serves as Lead Counsel, Co-Lead Counsel or on the Executive Committee of Counsel in multiple pending class actions and shareholder derivative litigations throughout the United States. A representative sample of these actions includes: In re NewPower Holdings Securities Litigation, U.S.D.C., Southern District of New York, No. 02Civ1550 (CLB) ($26 million proposed partial settlement); Marc Abrams v. Baxter International, Inc., et al., U.S.D.C., Northern District of Illinois, No. 02 C 5742; and Paul L. Ruble, et al. v. Rural Metro Corp., et al., U.S.D.C., District of Arizona, No. CIV-99-822-PHX-RGS ($15 million settlement). Examples of recent class actions in which Mr. Cauley played a significant role in achieving a substantial settlement include: Martin Fogel v. Information Management Associates, Inc., U.S.D.C., District of Connecticut, No. 3:00-CV-135 (AWT) ($4.1 million settlement); Lynne H. Sinay, et al., v. Boron Lepore & Associates, Inc., et al., U.S.D.C., District of New Jersey, No. 99-2231 ($4.7 million settlement); Isabel J. Griffin v. Medpartners, Inc., Cir. Ct. of Jefferson Cty., Alabama No.: 98-00297 (a case arising out of an initial public offering of securities which settled for $65 million, of which $25 million was allocated to the class of shareholders represented specifically by Mr. Cauley); State of Wisconsin Investment Board, et al. v. Harold Ruttenberg, et al. (Just For Feet), U.S.D.C., Northern District of Alabama, Southern Division, No. CV 99-BU-3097-S (Court Appointed Special Counsel; $34 million settlement); Trinity Holdings Corp. v. Sirrom Capital Corporation, et al., U.S.D.C., Middle Dist. of Tennessee, Nashville Div. No. 3-98-0643 (a case which settled for $15 million and in which Mr. Cauley was on the Executive Committee of plaintiffs’ lawyers); Bill Koplovitz, et al. v. Plains Resources, Inc., et al., U.S.D.C., Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, No. H 99-4212 (Lead Counsel; $5.4 million settlement); In re PaineWebber Limited Partnerships Litigation, U.S.D.C. Southern District of New York, No. 94 CIV 8546 (CSH) (a case involving the sale of limited partnerships by PaineWebber which resulted in a settlement of $200 million); Nasdaq Market-Makers Antitrust Litigation, U.S.D.C. Southern District of New York, No. CIV-94-3996 (an antitrust case against several market-makers which settled for over $1 billion); Dasburg, S.A. v. Corrections Corporation of America, et al., Court of the Chancery for the State of Tennessee, 20th Judicial Dist., Davidson Cty., No. 98-2391-III (settlement of $11.5 million in cash and stock); and John Neiger v. Doctor Crants, et al. (Prison Realty), U.S.D.C., Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division, No. 3-99-1205 (settlement of $11.5 million in cash and stock.) Mr. Cauley is or has been a member of the Pulaski County, Arkansas and American Bar Associations, and the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association. |
