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Federal Judges Would Face Tougher Stock-Trading Rules Under Bipartisan Bill – WSJ

By Securities Docket on October 26, 2021, 7:52 am

Federal judges would be required to report stock trades over $1,000 within 45 days and post their financial-disclosure forms online under legislation proposed by a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives. The two bills were drafted by both Democrats and Republicans in response to a Wall Street Journal investigation finding […]

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Manhattan federal judge William Pauley dies at 68 | Reuters

By Securities Docket on July 7, 2021, 9:53 am

U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III, who oversaw two decades of Manhattan federal court fights including the criminal case against longtime Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, has died. He was 68. Pauley died Tuesday morning “after a battle with an illness,” Southern District of New York district court executive Edward Friedland said in an […]

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Katherine B. Forrest, Former U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, Rejoins Cravath – News Landing – Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

By Securities Docket on September 12, 2018, 11:13 am

On September 12, 2018, Cravath announced that Judge Katherine B. Forrest, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice and U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, has rejoined the Firm as a partner. via Katherine B. Forrest, Former U.S. District Judge for the Southern District […]

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Batista Insider Trading Case in ‘Turmoil’ After Judge Seen Driving Seized Porsche | Compliance Week

By Securities Docket on February 25, 2015, 11:44 am

Yesterday, the landmark Eike Batista insider trading trial in Brazil was “thrown into turmoil” when reporters spotted the judge in the case driving Batista’s white Porsche Cayenne that had been previously seized by authorities along with several other luxury vehicles belonging to Batista. via Batista Insider Trading Case in ‘Turmoil’ After Judge Seen Driving Seized […]

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Haywood Gilliam, Jr. Confirmed as Federal Judge in California | Compliance Week

By Securities Docket on December 18, 2014, 10:55 am

Yesterday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., a prominent white collar and securities enforcement defense attorney, to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. via Haywood Gilliam, Jr. Confirmed as Federal Judge in California | Compliance Week

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Lawyer Haywood Gilliam confirmed as federal judge – SFGate

By Securities Docket on December 18, 2014, 7:23 am

The Senate has confirmed President Obama’s nomination of Haywood Gilliam, a San Francisco business lawyer and former federal prosecutor, to become a federal judge. via Lawyer Haywood Gilliam confirmed as federal judge – SFGate

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Federal judge overseeing Madoff liquidation dies — Reuters

By Securities Docket on January 14, 2014, 8:08 am

The federal bankruptcy judge presiding over the liquidation of assets related to Bernard Madoff’s epic Ponzi scheme has died, a clerk to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York said on Monday. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland, 84, died on Sunday, according to the clerk, Vito Genna. Genna said he did not know the cause […]

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SEC Enforcement Lawyer Confirmed to be Youngest Federal Judge in U.S. – Compliance Week

By Securities Docket on October 16, 2013, 10:07 am

The government shutdown did not stop the U.S. Senate from confirming SEC Enforcement attorney Andrea R. Wood on Tuesday to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Wood, presently a Senior Trial Counsel, will at age 40 become the youngest federal court judge in the U.S. when she […]

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Federal Judge Joins Former Partners to Launch New Litigation Boutique

Federal Judge Joins Former Partners to Launch New Litigation Boutique

By Securities Docket on February 7, 2012, 7:17 pm

The Hon. Richard J. Holwell (SDNY) steps down from bench to start a boutique litigation firm.

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Hon. Stephen C. Robinson (SDNY) to Join Skadden in New York

Hon. Stephen C. Robinson (SDNY) to Join Skadden in New York

By Securities Docket on June 29, 2010, 2:36 pm

Judge Robinson has been a federal judge since 2003.

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