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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInWhat Robert Mueller Learned From Enron – The New York Times
As I talked with Mr. Mueller’s former Enron Task Force colleagues in recent weeks, it became clear to me that he believes the Enron team was successful — and understands why. That means his special counsel team will probably move more slowly than people anticipate. But it might also shock people with its aggressive investigative […]
Preet Bharara’s victories keep melting away | New York Post
Among the most frequent — and, at least according to those on the left, credible — critics of President Trump has been Preet Bharara, who was the most powerful federal prosecutor in the country until Trump fired him on March 10, along with 45 of his fellow US attorneys. That credibility took a hit Thursday, […]
In the Wake of Kokesh v. SEC: Whither Disgorgement in FCPA Cases – Lexology
On June 5, 2017, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held in Kokesh v. Securities and Exchange Commission [1] that disgorgement in SEC enforcement actions operates as a penalty, and as a result is subject to the federal five-year statute of limitations under 28 U.S.C. §2462. The Kokesh decision resolved a split between the US […]
S.E.C. Upholds Dismissal of Wells Fargo Insider Trading Case – The New York Times
The Securities and Exchange Commission has upheld the dismissal of an administrative case against a former Wells Fargo trader after two commissioners split on whether the evidence proved he had engaged in insider trading. The ruling came in an appeal by the commission’s enforcement division of an administrative law judge’s 2015 ruling dismissing the case […]