In unsuccessfully seeking rehearing in United States v. Newman, 773 F.3d 438 (2d Cir. 2014), reh’g denied, Nos. 13-1837, 13-1917 (2d Cir. Apr. 3, 2015), the government acknowledged that the Second Circuit’s recent decision in...more
On April 3, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied the request of Preet Bharara, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, for an en banc hearing after the court issued a ruling in December that...more
April 3, 2015, the Second Circuit handed a significant victory to prospective defendants in insider trading cases — as well as the two defendants whose convictions had been reversed — by denying U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara’s...more
The Second Circuit rejected a petition for rehearing by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Newman case. There the Court reversed and dismissed the insider trading actions against two traders based on the failure of the court...more
The Second Circuit today denied the request by the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York for panel or en banc rehearing of the landmark U.S. v. Newman decision, which overturned insider-trading...more
Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, has petitioned the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit for a rehearing en banc of last month’s landmark decision vacating multiple...more
The significant impact on insider trading prosecutions following the Second Circuit’s landmark ruling in United States v. Newman, 773 F.3d 438 (2d Cir. 2014) continues. ...more
The Second Circuit’s decision in U.S. v. Newman, Nos. 13-1837-cr. 13-1917-cr (2nd Cir. Dec. 10, 2014) continues to be the key focus in insider trading cases. There the Court held that remote tippees must not only know that...more
The U.S. Government filed a petition seeking panel and en banc rehearing of the Second Circuit’s December 2014 decision in United States v. Newman and Chiasson, ___ F.3d ___, 2014 WL 6911278 (2d Cir. Dec. 10, 2014). That...more