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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInFormer Angels star Doug DeCinces found guilty in insider trading deal that netted him $1 million-plus – Orange County Register
A former Angel star was convicted Friday of insider-trading charges, as prosecutors alleged that non-public information the ex-ballplayer received from a CEO friend netted him more than $1 million in investments. Former Orioles and Angels third baseman Doug DeCinces was accused of receiving insider information from James Mazzo, a Laguna Beach neighbor of DeCinces who […]
Ex-DOJ Lawyer Returns to Irell as Global Investigations Head | The Recorder
Former federal prosecutor Jason Linder is returning to Irell & Manella’s Los Angeles office to lead the firm’s global investigations and anticorruption team. Linder was an associate at Irell & Manella from 2002 to 2007 before he joined the U.S. Department of Justice, where he most recently served as a senior trial attorney in the […]
What to Watch for From the New SEC Chairman | Orrick, Securities Litigation, Investigations and Enforcement
Last Thursday, Jay Clayton was officially sworn in as the new Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. As the new Chairman takes office, here are a few things we’re keeping an eye on. via What to Watch for From the New SEC Chairman | Orrick, Securities Litigation, Investigations and Enforcement
Chinese Hackers Must Pay $8.9 Million for Law Firm Data Theft | Big Law Business
Three Chinese hackers who traded on data they stole from two top New York law firms were ordered by a judge to pay $8.9 million. U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni in Manhattan on May 5 fined the men and ordered them to forfeit their profits, plus interest. The hackers, Iat Hong, Bo Zheng and Hung […]
Former Portfolio Manager Mathew Martoma Once Again Appeals Insider Trading Conviction | Business | indiawest.com
An attorney May 9 asked an appeals court in New York to reverse the 2014 insider trading conviction of Indian American Mathew Martoma, in the ex-portfolio manager’s second appeal. Martoma, who is serving a nine-year prison sentence following his conviction on securities fraud and conspiracy charges in one of the most lucrative schemes ever, is […]
Ex-Foley & Lardner Partner Charged With Insider Trading After Move to Bradley Arant | The American Lawyer
Walter “Chet” Little, a real estate and banking partner at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings who joined the firm’s Tampa office last summer, has been hit with criminal insider trading charges by federal prosecutors in New York. via Ex-Foley & Lardner Partner Charged With Insider Trading After Move to Bradley Arant | The American Lawyer
SEC charges law firm partner in $1 million insider trading scheme – LeapRate
The SEC alleges that Walter C. Little accessed confidential documents on his law firm’s internal computer network related to at least 11 impending announcements involving law firm clients, none of which he personally advised or billed for services. Little then allegedly traded in advance of each announcement and often tipped his neighbor Andrew M. Berke […]