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Fortune’s 21 Dumbest Moments in Business 2008: #17–“SEC’s Madoff Miss” http://is.gd/edEY # Susan Markel, Chief Accountant for Enforcement Division, to Leave SEC After 14 Years of Service. http://is.gd/ecWh # Invitation to Free January 6 Webcast: 2008 Year in Review–Securities Litigation and Enforcement. http://is.gd/8kWS # Hedge funds bracing for raft of more stringent requirements and regulatory […]
US Attorney Richard Roper Joins Thompson & Knight
Richard Roper, U.S. Attorney for the N. D. Tex., has resigned and will join law firm Thompson & Knight’s as a partner in its Fort Worth and Dallas offices. The Star-Telegram reports that Roper will handle white-collar fraud and corporate investigation matters for the Dallas-based law firm, which has about 400 attorneys. Roper has served […]
SEC Enforcement Chief Accountant Susan Markel Leaving SEC for AlixPartners in January
The SEC announced today that Susan G. Markel, Chief Accountant for the Division of Enforcement, will leave the agency in January to become a Managing Director in the Corporate Investigations practice of AlixPartners LLP, a global business advisory firm. Ms. Markel joined the SEC staff in 1994 as a Staff Accountant in the Division of […]
SEC’s Case Against Madoff Will See Flurry of Activity on New Year’s Eve
The last day of 2008 will be an eventful one in the SEC’s civil case against Bernard Madoff that is now pending before Judge Louis L. Stanton of the SDNY. Beginning tomorrow, Judge Stanton will consider three important issues in the case, the NY Times reports. First, Judge Stanton will consider investor requests to broaden […]
Australia’s ANZ Banking Group Labels US Class Action Against it “Strange” and “Without Foundation”
Australia-based ANZ Banking Group Ltd said Tuesday that a class action filed against it by US law firm Vianale & Vianale in the SDNY over certain disclosures is “starnge” and “without foundation,” The Age reports. The lawsuit was filed on Monday alleging that ANZ violated US securities laws by failing to adequately disclose the range […]
Please Attend Our Jan. 6 Webcast: The 2008 Year in Review
On January 6, 2008, Securities Docket will present its first webcast — a review of the most important developments in 2008, and a look ahead to 2009. The webcast is the first of many to come on the new Securities Litigation and Enforcement Channel, and is sponsored by Innovative Discovery. We are delighted to have […]