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Former SEC Chairman Christopher Cox to Join Bingham McCutchen in Orange County
Former SEC Chairman Christopher Cox will join law firm Bingham McCutchen in September. The National Law Journal reports today that Cox will join Bingham as a partner in the firm’s Orange County office in its corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and securities practice. Cox was Chairman of the SEC from 2005 through early 2009. Prior to [...]
Breaking: Court Dismisses SEC’s Insider Trading Case Against Mark Cuban
This morning, U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater dismissed the SEC’s insider trading case against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. The AP reports that the court gave the SEC 30 days to file an amended complaint.
Securities Docket A.M. News Wire for July 17, 2009
Allen Stanford Trial Delayed. http://bit.ly/12SPA4 # CBOE Chief Set to Urge Merger of SEC and CFTC. http://bit.ly/vaaYQ # SEC Says It Lacks Jurisdiction to Probe “Pay-to-Play” in Securities Class Actions. http://bit.ly/HRIyL # SEC ’s “Wish List” of 42 Changes It Seeks in the Federal Securities Laws. http://bit.ly/1zWmim # Stanford Victims Coalition Takes Full-Page Ad in [...]
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SEC Says It Lacks Jurisdiction to Probe “Pay-to-Play” in Class Actions
One week after receiving Senator Bob Bennett of Utah’s letter urging the SEC to expand its ongoing “pay-to-play” investigation to include practices related to securities class actions, SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro wrote back on Tuesday, July 14 with the SEC’s response: No can do.
SEC’s “Wish List” of 42 Changes It Seeks in the Federal Securities Laws
Fox Business reports that the SEC has submitted to Congress a “wish list” of 42 changes it would like made to the federal securities law. FOX Business reports that the SEC’s proposals “likely wouldn’t be brought up as legislation on their own, but could possibly be attached to a larger bill at some point.” The [...]
Stanford Victims Coalition Takes Full-Page Ad in WSJ Asking Obama For Assistance
The members of a group called the Stanford Victims Coalition have taken out a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal with an “Open Letter to US President Barack Obama.” In the letter, the Coalition says that they are “the victims of what has been alleged to be one of the most fraudulent, politically corrupt, and [...]
David Onorato Joins Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in New York
David J. Onorato has joined law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP as a partner in its New York office. The firm announced today that Onorato has joined its United States litigation practice group, focusing on matters involving securities and complex financial products. Onorato also will work with the firm’s global white-collar and investigations team. Previously, [...]
FOX Business Video: Madoff’s Prison Consultant on How He Prepared Madoff for 150 Year Sentence
In this FOX Business video, prison consultant Herb Hoelter, CEO of the National Center for Institutions and Alternatives, discusses how he prepared Bernie Madoff (whom he labels a “decent,” “remorseful,” and “humble” person) for 150 years in prison. Watch the latest business video at FOXBusiness.com
DOJ’s Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements Continues in Force Under Obama Administration
The DOJ’s use of deferred prosecution agreements in white collar criminal matters has continued under the Obama administration, and many more such agreements may be coming in the months ahead. Dow Jones Newswires reports that the DOJ has entered into 10 of these agreements through June 2009, slightly ahead of the pace from 2008. Gibson [...]