On September 9, 2024, the Hon. William Orrick of the District of Northern California imposed the maximum penalty sought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) against Defendant Matthew Panuwat—a civil fine of three...more
On April 5, 2024, after an eight-day trial, a jury found Matthew Panuwat liable for violating insider trading laws. Commenting on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s victory, Gurbir Grewal, the agency’s Director of the...more
In February 2022, in SEC Shadow Trading Case Breaks Ground, we discussed Securities and Exchange Commission v. Panuwat, the SEC’s first enforcement action brought on the theory of “shadow trading.”...more
In United States v. Blaszczak, the Second Circuit recently remanded a criminal conviction concerning the misappropriation of confidential information to the District Court in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Kelly v....more
A California Court recently allowed the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or “Commission”) to proceed with its first insider trading prosecution based on a theory of “shadow trading.” On January 14, 2022, Judge...more
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