WILSON v. MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel C. Girard ( Jonathan K. Levine , Aaron M. Sheanin , on the brief), Girard Gibbs LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jay Kasner ( Scott D. Musoff , on the brief), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees.

Jacob H. Stillman , Solicitor ( Tracey A. Hardin , Senior Litigation Counsel, of counsel), for amicus curiae Securities and Exchange Commission.

David L. Schwarz ( Mark C. Hansen , Kevin J. Miller , of counsel), Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae The Anschutz Corporation.

William F. Sullivan , Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, Los Angeles, CA ( Howard M. Privette , D. Scott Carlton , Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Stephen B. Kinnaird , Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, Washington, D.C., Barry Sher , Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, New York, NY, Kevin M. Carroll , Associate General Counsel, The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, of counsel) for amicus curiae The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.

Before: KEARSE, SACK, and KATZMANN, Circuit Judges.