In recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court has narrowed the scope of various federal criminal fraud statutes. For example, in McDonnell v. United States, the Court overturned the honest services fraud conviction of the former...more
12/23/2022
/ Bid Rigging ,
Bribery ,
Chris Christie ,
Construction Industry ,
Criminal Code ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Fraud ,
Government Officials ,
Insider Trading ,
Right to Control ,
SCOTUS ,
Wire Fraud
The Supreme Court of the United States recently upheld a broad interpretation of the antifraud rule of the federal securities laws that likely will have far-reaching implications for enforcement and civil actions....more
4/4/2019
/ Appeals ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Statements ,
Fines ,
Intent to Defraud ,
Investment Banks ,
Lorenzo v SEC ,
Material Dissemination ,
Misleading Statements ,
Reaffirmation ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Suspensions
Welcome to the 2017 Year-End Report from the BakerHostetler Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Practice Team.
The purpose of this report is to provide a periodic survey of matters we believe to be of interest...more
On February 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers resolving the circuit split on whether the anti-retaliation provision of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...more
2/27/2018
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Digital Realty Trust Inc v Somers ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Internal Reporting ,
Retaliation ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
On Aug. 23, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a split decision in United States v. Martoma, upholding a portfolio manager’s insider trading conviction and finding that a tippee need not...more
9/13/2017
/ Criminal Prosecution ,
Dirks v SEC ,
Illegal Tipping ,
Insider Trading ,
Personal Benefit ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Violations ,
Tippees ,
Tippers ,
US v Newman ,
US v Salman
Welcome to the 2017 Mid-Year Report from the BakerHostetler Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Practice Team.
The purpose of this report is to provide a periodic survey – in addition to our Practice Team...more
7/31/2017
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Hedge Funds ,
Insider Trading ,
Internal Reporting ,
Investment Adviser ,
Kokesh v SEC ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
SLUSA ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
Welcome to the 2015 Year-End Report from the BakerHostetler Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Practice Team. The purpose is to provide a periodic survey, apart from our team Executive Alerts, on matters we...more
2/25/2016
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Halliburton v Erica P. John Fund ,
Hedge Funds ,
Insider Trading ,
Libor ,
RMBS ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
US v Newman ,
US v Salman ,
Whistleblowers
Welcome to the 2015 Mid-Year Report from the BakerHostetler Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Practice Team. The purpose is to provide a periodic survey, apart from our team Executive Alerts, on matters we...more
8/5/2015
/ 401k ,
Administrative Procedure Act ,
Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Duty to Monitor ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Statements ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Form 10-Q ,
Futures ,
Hedge Funds ,
Insider Trading ,
Interest Rates ,
Investment Adviser ,
KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) ,
Libor ,
Loss Causation ,
Merrill Lynch ,
Omnicare v Laborers District Council ,
OMWI ,
Pensions ,
Perez v Mortage Bankers Assoc ,
Popular ,
Registration Statement ,
Regulation SHO ,
RICO ,
RMBS ,
Scienter ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Litigation ,
SLUSA ,
Stocks ,
Tibble v Edison Int ,
Tippees ,
UK ,
US v Newman ,
Whistleblowers
On March 24, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided the closely followed case of Omnicare v. Laborers District Council Construction Industry Pension Fund concerning liability for false statements of opinion made in...more
In This Issue:
- I. Supreme Court Cases Review
- II. Securities Law Cases
- III. Insider Trading Cases
- IV. Settlements
- V. Investment Adviser and Hedge Fund Cases
- VI. CFTC Cases and...more
2/10/2015
/ CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Hedge Funds ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tolling
Welcome to the 2014 Mid-Year Report from the BakerHostetler Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Practice Team. Its purpose is to provide a periodic survey, apart from our team Executive Alerts, on matters we...more
7/31/2014
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FIfth Third Bancorp v Dudenhoeffer ,
Financial Institutions ,
Futures ,
Halliburton v Erica P. John Fund ,
Hedge Funds ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
Municipal Securities Issuers ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Risk Alert ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
Stock Drop Litigation ,
Whistleblower Awards
Table of Contents -
I. Supreme Court Case Review (October 2012 Term)
II. Rule 10b-5 Cases
III. Investment Adviser and Hedge Fund Cases
IV. Settlements
V. Commodities and Futures Litigation and...more
7/31/2013
/ Amgen Inc. v Connecticut Retirement Plans ,
Comcast ,
Commodities ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Gabelli v SEC ,
Hedge Funds ,
Investment Adviser ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation
Will a challenge to the use of predictive coding or technology-assisted review (TAR) disguised as a recusal fight capture the attention of the U.S. Supreme Court? Probably not....more