By C. Ryan Barber | January 8, 2019
US House Democrats aren't just posturing. They're hiring. Plus: our regulatory and compliance news roundup, spotlighting emerging regulatory risks, the latest lobbying filings and more. Scroll down for new moves and firm announcements. Thanks for reading!
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Amanda Senske and Daniel A. Cohen | January 8, 2019
Imagine that a boss prepares a materially false statement and directs her employee (who knows the statement is false) to email it to investors. Is the employee liable as a “primary violator” under the securities laws, or does her conduct constitute at most secondary liability, i.e., aiding and abetting securities fraud? The U.S. Supreme Court held oral argument on Dec. 3, 2018 in Lorenzo v. SEC to answer that question and resolve an apparent Circuit split.
By Colby Hamilton | January 7, 2019
The panel's decision represented the latest retreat from the appellate court's holding in 2014's "U.S. v. Newman," which narrowed prosecutors' ability to prove insider trading.
By Colby Hamilton | January 7, 2019
The panel's decision represented the latest retreat from the appellate court's holding in 2014's "U.S. v. Newman," which narrowed prosecutors' ability to prove insider trading.
By Colby Hamilton | January 4, 2019
The firm's litigators see class-action increases and the fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court's 'Cyan' decision continuing to have an impact in 2019.
By Colby Hamilton | January 4, 2019
The firm's litigators see class-action increases and the fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court's 'Cyan' decision continuing to have an impact in 2019.
By C. Ryan Barber | Mike Scarcella | December 28, 2018
A collection of our 2018 public-records reporting on the financial disclosures from Big Law partners who left, among other firms, Paul Weiss; King & Spalding; Williams & Connolly; Kirkland & Ellis, Covington & Burling, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; and Wilmer.
By Mike Scarcella | December 28, 2018
Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. attorney for SDNY, reported earning about $3.5 million in salary and bonus last year at Greenberg Traurig. Marc Berger, director of the SEC's New York office, earned a partnership share of $2.4 million last year from Ropes & Gray.
By Michael Booth | December 27, 2018
The office's Bureau of Securities issued a cease-and-desist order to the company, Complete Business Solutions Group.
By Dan Clark | December 27, 2018
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations detailed its priorities for 2019 in a recent report.
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