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Blair A. Nicholas
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Publications

• "Why Institutional Investors Opt-Out of Securities Fraud Class Actions and Pursue Direct Individual Actions," by Blair Nicholas and Ian Berg (PLI Securities Litigation and Enforcement Institute) (07/23/2009)
  

• “Credit Rating Agencies: Out of Control and in Need of Reform," by Blair A. Nicholas and Ian D. Berg (Securities Litigation & Regulation Reporter, June 30, 2009) (06/30/2009)
  

• "Ruling Warns Funds to Follow Class Actions," by Blair A. Nicholas and Ian D. Berg (Pensions & Investments, December 2008) (12/08/2008)
  

• "South Ferry: Applying Tellabs, 9th Circuit Lowers The Bar for Pleading Scienter Under the PSLRA," by Blair A. Nicholas (Securities Litigation & Regulation Reporter, October 2008) (10/07/2008)
  

• "The 7th Circuit Sends a Strong Message: Institutions Must Monitor Securities Class Actions Claims" by Blair A. Nicholas & Ian D. Berg (The NAPPA Report, August 2008) (08/01/2008)
  

• "'Industry-Wide Collapse' Defense Falls Flat In Recent Subprime-Related Securities Fraud Decisions" by Blair A. Nicholas & Jon Worm (Securities Litigation & Regulation Reporter, July 2008) (07/01/2008)
  

• "Auditor Liability: Institutional Investors Pursue Opt-Out Actions to Maximize Recovery of Securities Fraud Losses" by Blair A. Nicholas and David A. Thorpe (Securities Litigation and Enforcement Institute, 2007) (01/01/2007)
  

• "The 'Committee on Capital Markets Regulation'...a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing?" by Blair Nicholas & Niki Mendoza (10/01/2006)
  

• "Restoring Investor Confidence in the Securities Markets" by Blair Nicholas (The San Diego Union Tribune, July 26, 2002) (07/26/2002)
  

• "Reforming The Reform Act And Saving Our Securities Markets In The Post-Enron Era" by Blair A. Nicholas (Securities Reform Act Litigation Reporter, July 2002) (07/01/2002)
  

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University of San Diego School of Law, J.D.; Lead Articles Editor of the San Diego Law Review

University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., Economics

California

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

U.S. District Court, Southern District of California

U.S. District Court, Central District of California

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

U.S. District Court, District of Arizona