Richard J Morvillo

February 15, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A discussion of the SDNY's Whistleblower Pilot Program which is designed to encourage early, voluntary disclosure of criminal conduct by individual participants in non-violent offenses involving fraud and public corruption.

By Richard J. Morvillo and Sarah E. Barney

7 minute read

April 03, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Richard J. Morvillo, a partner at Morvillo, LLP, writes that with the Division of Enforcement of the SEC scrutinizing the practices of defense counsel in preparing witnesses for testimony, a review of relevant ethics rules may be instructive, as well as a discussion of the line between witness preparation and improper coaching.

By Richard J. Morvillo

14 minute read

August 30, 2001 | Law.com

The purpose of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 was to return control of securities class action suits to investors and away from plaintiffs' attorneys, but this has proven difficult to achieve in practice. In an effort to return control of such suits to the putative shareholder class, courts are becoming more involved in both lead plaintiff appointments and selection of lead counsel.

By Richard J. Morvillo and Jeffrey F. Robertson

15 minute read