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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInGetting Away With Murder | by Jed S. Rakoff | The New York Review of Books
Criminal law and its enforcement are notoriously hypocritical. It is bad enough that, as Anatole France wrote in 1894, “the law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets, and steal loaves of bread.” But now, more than a century later, even the […]
OppenheimerFunds, Custodian Sued for Account Takeover
A former OppenheimerFunds IRA account holder sued the since-absorbed company, as well as custodian Pensco, for failing to stop a fraudster from stealing nearly $200,000 from his account, court documents show. OppenheimerFunds allegedly gave the thief clearance to transfer assets after he posed as account holder Michael Eckenwiler, even though he used an incorrect middle […]
Securities Docket Announces ‘Enforcement 40’ for 2020
Securities Docket announces its list of the 40 best securities enforcement defense lawyers.
California Board Diversity Laws Make Waves
Experts following the new statutes agree on two key points. First, California corporations have succeeded in finding women directors from diverse backgrounds in response to the 2018 statute, despite opponents’ assertions that boards would have difficulty identifying good nominees. As a result, they contend that boards won’t have trouble identifying other diverse candidates either. And […]
California Board of Directors Diversity Bill Signed Into Law, Challenged by Lawsuit | The D&O Diary
In addition to the recent litigation, efforts to advance board racial diversity have included legislation. Earlier this year, the California legislature passed a bill mandating the inclusion on boards of California headquartered companies of representatives of “underrepresented communities.” On September 30, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsome signed the bill into law. As discussed below, even […]
Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Publication of Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework | OPA | Department of Justice
“At the FBI, we see first-hand the dangers posed when criminals bend the important technological promise of cryptocurrency to illicit ends,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray. “As this Enforcement Framework describes, we see criminals using cryptocurrency to try to prevent us from ‘following the money’ across a wide range of investigations, as well as to […]
Insider trading scandal ‘final nail in the coffin’ for index committees
The role of index committees at S&P Dow Jones Indices was thrown into the spotlight last week after one of its members allegedly made $900,000 from insider trading on index changes he was privy to. James Yang, a senior index manager at SPDJI, was responsible for managing a wide range of US indices with more than $70bn […]
Seeking Nominations for Securities Docket’s ‘Enforcement 40’ for 2020
Securities Docket welcomes your nominations for our ‘Enforcement 40’ for 2020 — the 40 best and brightest securities enforcement defense professionals in the industry.
At Large: The cobra effect is an enemy of compliance | The FCPA Blog
Getting what you pay for but not what you hope for is also known as the cobra effect. During colonial rule in India, British officials came up with a plan to reduce the number of dangerous cobras in Delhi. They offered a bounty for every dead snake. Over time, more and more dead cobras were […]