In a case likely to have ongoing ramifications, the Second Circuit recently upheld the conviction of Matthew Martoma, a former portfolio manager for Stephen Cohen’s SAC Capital. In so doing, the court clarified, at least for...more
Last week's dueling Second Circuit opinions in United States v. Martoma – Chief Judge Katzman’s 37-page majority opinion and Judge Pooler vigorous 44-page dissent – once again transformed insider trading law. In the aftermath...more
A divided Second Circuit panel (Katzmann, Pooler (dissenting), Chin) on Wednesday upheld the insider trading conviction of former SAC Capital portfolio manager Mathew Martoma. Confronting its precedent in United States v....more