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DOJ’s Novel Application of Insider Trading to 10b5-1 Plans Leads to Conviction

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In April, we issued an alert discussing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and Department of Justice’s ("DOJ") expansion of insider trading to 10b5-1 plans. On June 21, 2024, a federal jury in California...more

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Conviction of Insider in Connection with 10B5-1 Trading Plan

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As discussed in our March 3, 2023 post, the DOJ and SEC brought an insider trading case against the founder and former CEO and Executive Chairman of Ontrak, Inc. based upon the former executive failing the “clean hands”...more

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Post-Panuwat: Have You Reviewed and Updated Your Insider Trading and Other Corporate Policies?

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As discussed in our September 1, 2021 post, the SEC brought its first “shadow insider trading” case against Matthew Panuwat, a company employee who purchased options in a competitor’s shares shortly after learning his...more

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SEC Focuses on Insider Trading and Leverages Market Analytics in Recent Slew of Enforcement Cases

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​​​​​​​On July 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced insider trading charges against ten individual defendants across four separate cases (Bhardwaj, Goel, Markin, and Buyer), filed in the...more

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SEC Brings Flurry of Insider Trading Cases Using Market Analytics

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On July 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) made headlines announcing insider trading charges against 10 individuals across four separate cases, signaling an increased and renewed focus on...more

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SEC and DOJ Bring Parallel Crypto Insider Trading Cases; SEC Alleges Nine Coinbase-Listed Tokens Are Securities

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Significant parallel actions commenced this week by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) bring crypto fraud enforcement into the spotlight, with the SEC alleging that multiple...more

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Insider Trading Trending

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This winter has seen insider-trading trending – and not just because President Trump pardoned Michael Milken.  In sequence, several legislative proposals have been working their way through Congress, the Second Circuit...more

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Bridging the Week - October 2015 #2

SEC-Sanctioned Trader Began Alleged Spoofing After Complaining About Spoofing by Others to NYSE - Eric Oscher and Briargate Trading, LLC, a company 50 percent owned by Mr. Oscher, agreed to pay an aggregate fine of US...more

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SEC – USAO Charge Trader In Analyst Insider Trading Case

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Earlier this month the SEC brought an insider trading case against Zachary Zwerko, a financial analyst at a pharmaceutical company identified only as Pharma Co. SEC v. Zwerko, Civil Action No. CV 8181 (S.D.N.Y. Filed Oct. 10,...more

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