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The ‘Eddie Murphy Rule’ Earns Its Moniker: The CFTC Brings a Classic Insider Trading Case

While it took a few decades to surface, the fact pattern set forth in the movie “Trading Places” has finally come to pass. However, instead of the alleged wrongdoers bribing a U.S. government official for a sneak peek at...more

Increasing Government Enforcement in Insider Trading of Commodities

Key Points - The DOJ and CFTC have filed insider trading charges against a Houston-based energy trader for allegedly disclosing confidential information to a third party who then used the information to trade profitably....more

SEC Brings First-Ever ‘Alternative Data’ Enforcement Action

Key Points - The SEC has charged App Annie, Inc. and its former CEO with violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5, which constitute the primary mechanism for enforcing insider trading violations. This...more

New “Shadow Insider Trading” SEC Enforcement Action -- Four Lessons for Private Fund Managers

Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint in federal court in California premised on the novel legal theory that the insider trading laws apply where an insider uses confidential information...more

CFTC Brings Energy Market Insider Trading Case, Announces Insider Trading Task Force

• The CFTC has filed a new “insider trading” enforcement action involving the energy markets—the agency’s third energy market insider trading case since 2015. • The CFTC also created an Insider Trading and Information...more

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