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Second Circuit Endorses New Criminal Theory for Insider Trading Prosecution

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For the first time since the Supreme Court’s 1983 decision in Dirks v. SEC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed an insider trading conviction without proof of a personal benefit to the insider...more

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Insider Trading Law Alert: The Second Circuit Clears the Path for Insider Trading Convictions Absent a Dirks Personal Benefit

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On December 30, 2019, the Second Circuit issued a consequential insider trading decision in United States v. Blaszczak. In Blaszczak, the Second Circuit faced the question whether the “personal benefit” test set forth in...more

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