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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInFirst Conviction for Insider Dealing in Irish Legal History – Lexology
The case is the first criminal conviction for insider trading in the history of the State. In May 2022, the High Court confirmed sanctions imposed by the Central Bank Enforcement Division on a former director and chairman of several public companies, who was found to have engaged in insider dealing in 2008. He was fined […]
Remarks to the 2023 Conference on SEC Regulation Outside the United States: Fifth Annual Scott Friestad Memorial Lecture — SEC Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda
However, enforcement actions are not subject to notice and comment. The only individuals involved in the discussions are the enforcement staff, the defendants, and their counsel. The language of enforcement orders is negotiated among them, and the full context of those discussions may not be included. While some may view an order as providing guidance […]
MoloLamken adds accomplished federal prosecutor Jenn Schubert — MoloLamken LLP
MoloLamken continues to add elite cross-border, white collar, and trial firepower with accomplished federal prosecutor Jenn Schubert. Schubert spent a decade prosecuting bank and wire fraud, money laundering, corruption, obstruction, terrorism, and human trafficking as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. She served as EDNY’s Computer Hacking and Intellectual […]
Thinking About Emerging AI Risks | The D&O Diary
For readers of this blog, one rather urgent question is the extent to which AI also presents corporate and securities litigation risks. It doesn’t take much of an imagination to prognosticate that AI-related risks could lead to significant corporate and securities litigation, although it perhaps does take more imagination than this author can muster to […]
Katherine L. Wawrzyniak, Former Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division of the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, Joins Goodwin in San Francisco | Goodwin Procter
Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Katherine L. Wawrzyniak joined the firm’s Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice as a partner, resident in the San Francisco office. Katie joins the firm after serving as Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California (USAO). Source: Katherine L. Wawrzyniak, Former […]
The SBF Case Was Easy – Bloomberg
… And for a normal person who does not love financial complexity and have a soft spot for fraud, this case was very very very very very very very simple. Obviously a lot of people — not just Bankman-Fried but also the prosecutors, journalists, etc. — have some incentive to make it seem complicated. But […]
Bored Ape crypto fans report ‘eye burn’ after Hong Kong party
The company behind the Bored Ape crypto art craze has said it is looking into reports that some attendees suffered “eye burn” from bright light displays at an event it hosted over the weekend in Hong Kong. The ApeFest event was targeted at holders of so-called non-fungible tokens — artwork linked to blockchain technology that […]