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So we have talked about allegations that Senator Richard Burr did something wrong when he dumped stocks after receiving Intelligence Committee briefings about the coronavirus in February. There was a factual dispute about what secret information Burr did or did not receive in those briefings, and about whether or not he traded based on it, […]
The Top Ten D&O Stories of 2020 | The D&O Diary
The directors’ and officers’ liability environment is always changing, but 2020 was a particularly eventful year, with important consequences for the D&O insurance marketplace. The past year’s many developments also have significant implications for what may lie ahead in 2021 – and possibly for years to come. I have set out below the Top Ten […]
A Simple Way to End Questionable Stock Trading by Lawmakers – The New York Times
Here is how it would work: The next head of the S.E.C., expected to be named in the coming weeks, could seek to put in place a new rule for broker-dealers, the financial intermediaries that all trades go through and that the agency oversees. The rule would require the broker-dealers to set up a special […]
First the Cyberattack Hits. Then the Insider Trading. | Institutional Investor
When companies get hacked, do their own employees and informed outsiders use that information in trading before the breach is disclosed? The answer is yes, according to our latest research. Source: First the Cyberattack Hits. Then the Insider Trading. | Institutional Investor
Robinhood Adds Another WilmerHale Lawyer As Legal Ranks Grow
Among Robinhood’s latest recruits is Erica Crosland, until this month a securities litigation and enforcement counsel at WilmerHale in Washington. Crosland, now a principal counsel for litigation and investigations at Robinhood, didn’t respond to a request for comment about her new role. Source: Robinhood Adds Another WilmerHale Lawyer As Legal Ranks Grow (1)