ASSURED GUAR. v. J.P. MORGAN

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York City ( Walter Rieman , Richard A. Rosen , John F. Baughman , Farrah R. Berse , and Jennifer K. Vakiener , of counsel), for appellant.

Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP, New York City ( William A. Maher , Vincent T. Chang , Randall R. Rainer , Michael P. Burke , and John E. Lazar , of counsel), for respondent.

Eric T. Schneiderman , Attorney General, New York City ( Richard Dearing , Barbara D. Underwood , and Alison J. Nathan , of counsel), for Attorney General of the State of New York, amicus curiae.

Lisa A. Catalano , Securities Arbitration Clinic, St. John's University School of Law, Jamaica and Law Offices of Timothy J. O'Connor, Albany ( Timothy J. O'Connor , of counsel), for Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association, amicus curiae.

William A. Jacobson , Cornell Securites Law Clinic, Ithaca, for Cornell Securities Law Clinic, amicus curiae.

Milberg LLP, New York City ( Robert A. Wallner , and Jennifer L. Young , of counsel), for New York State AFL-CIO and others, amici curiae.

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP, New York City ( Lori A. Martin , of counsel), and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, D.C. ( Paul R.Q. Wolfson , and Daniel S. Volchok , of counsel), for Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and others, amici curiae.

Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart, P.C., White Plains ( Barbara J. Hart , Thomas M. Skelton , and Jeanne D.'Esposito , of counsel), for New York State Common Retirement Fund and others, amici curiae.

Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges CIPARICK, READ, PIGOTT and JONES concur; Judge SMITH taking no part.