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Pres. Obama Selects Lanny Breuer as Assistant AG for DOJ’s Criminal Division
President Obama has named Lanny A. Breuer as Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ’s Criminal Division. The Federal Times reports that the selection was made last week along with three other key Assistant AG positions ( David Kris, assistant AG for national security; Tony West, assistant AG for the Justice Department’s civil division; and Christine [...]
Securities Docket News Wire for Jan. 24, 2009
Interactive international insider trading map. http://is.gd/h698 # UK investors planning Madoff-related legal action against HSBC, UBS, Barclays and Nicola Horlick’s Bramdean fund. http://is.gd/h67k # Copy of Second Circuit’s 1/21/2009 opinion affirming dismissal of Enron-related class action claims vs. JP Morgan. http://is.gd/h4DT # Former Brocade CEO Gregory Reyes pardon application deemed premature b/c has not been [...]
International Insider Trading Case Map
Securities Docket’s popular international insider trading case map that can be seen on our front page has been updated and now has its own page. To view this larger version of the interactive map, please visit the link in this post to the International Insider Trading Case Map page.
Canada: Newfoundland and Labrador Government Drops Insider Trading Complaint in FPI Case
Reflecting Canada’s currently fragmented and decentralized system of securities regulation, an insider trading complaint filed by the Newfoundland and Labrador government against investor George Armoyan has been dropped. The Globe and Mail reports that “the provincial government filed the complaint in May, 2007, after Mr. Armoyan made nearly $6-million from selling shares in [FPI], the [...]
Canada: “Bulldog” Tom Atkinson Chosen to Head Enforcement at Ontario Securities Commission
Tom Atkinson, a former regulator and Crown attorney, has been named the new head of enforcement at the Ontario Securities Commission. The Globe and Mail reports that Atkinson previously ran Market Regulation Services Inc., which regulated trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange until it merged with the Investment Dealers Association in 2007. He left the [...]
Securities Docket News Wire for Jan. 23, 2009
France: Prosecutors Recommend Termination of Case Targeting Former Vivendi CEO, Six Others. http://is.gd/h17V # Web Watch: Best Blog Posts and Columns For the Week Ending Jan. 23. http://is.gd/h0Qv # More on the Novel Administrative Claim Filed Against the SEC for Madoff Failings. http://is.gd/h0ds #
France: Prosecutors Recommend Termination of Case Targeting Former Vivendi CEO, Six Others
Prosecutors in Paris recommended Friday that a criminal case targeting former Vivendi Universal CEO Jean-Marie Messier (pictured) and six others be thrown out. The AP reports that Messier has faced fraud and other charges since June 2004. Other former top Vivendi officials charged in the case include ex-executive vice president Edgar Bronfman, Jr. Prosecutors reportedly [...]
Web Watch: Best Blog Posts and Columns For the Week Ending Jan. 23
Here is the weekly summary for Securities Docket’s Web Watch (”This Week’s Best Blog Posts and Columns”): THE 10B-5 DAILY (Jan. 22, 2009): What Does Undue Mean To You? A new case sheds light on whether a plaintiff suffers undue prejudice if not provided with documents that have already been produced to a government agency. [...]
John Thain’s Furniture Now Available on Craigslist! (Satire)
For the CEO who has everything… Here’s a listing on Craigslist that will appeal to anyone who has been searching for that special $87,000 area rug. (If you have no idea what this post is referring to, please read this first). Read “Craigslist: Antique furniture from former CEO’s office- $1.22 M (Financial District)”
Report: Former Securities Litigator Kirsten Gillibrand Selected to Fill U.S. Senate Seat in New York
Securities litigators, you know we are always keeping an eye out for your future career options (i.e., “Bailout Plan Watchdog“), and here is one more: U.S. Senator. The NY Times reports that Gov. David A. Paterson has selected Representative Kirsten Gillibrand, a 42-year-old congresswoman from upstate New York, to fill the United States Senate seat [...]