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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInSen. Burr’s Stock Trade Argument May Not Hold Water With SEC | ThinkAdvisor
Recent reports of Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., selling certain stocks after receiving information in a closed-door government briefing highlight an issue important for anyone contemplating securities transactions while in possession of material non-public information: You don’t have to actually use the MNPI to face insider trading charges. Burr tweeted that his trading was based on publicly available information […]
US: SCOTUS Appears Willing to Let SEC Disgorgement Stand
On March 3, 2020, the US Supreme Court heard oral argument on whether the SEC has the authority to obtain disgorgement of “ill-gotten gains” in federal court for securities law violations. During the oral argument, in their questioning, the Justices frequently referred back to district courts’ inherent authority to enter equitable relief. Based on this […]