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Insider Trading: Can There Be a Tippee Without a Tipper?

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It is generally understood that it is unlawful to trade on nonpublic, market-moving information, or tips from someone with inside information—but what if the tip was not unlawful in the first place? When someone receives a...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Vacates Second Circuit’s Expansion of Criminal Insider Trading Liability

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On January 11, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the 2019 decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in United States v. Blaszczak, which substantially broadened the scope of criminal insider trading...more

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Reminder of STOCK Act Implications When Gathering Political Intelligence

In light of recent news reports on stock trades made by certain senators after they received intelligence briefings on the COVID-19 crisis, we want to remind you of the provisions of the Stop Trading on Congressional...more

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SEC and U.S. Attorney’s Office Continue Their Pursuit of Criminal Actions Against Purveyors of “Political Intelligence”

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On May 24, 2017, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched their latest criminal and civil salvos against prohibited insider trading by...more

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Insider Trading Law After Salman v. United States

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In Salman v. United States, decided on December 6, 2016, the Supreme Court upheld a conviction for criminal violations of insider trading laws. The Court, however, declined to adopt the expansive theories of insider trading...more

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Trading and Markets Enforcement Report - January 2017

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January 2017 - The last several years have seen law enforcement and regulatory bodies sharpen their focus on trading activity in the securities and derivatives markets. This focus has coincided with the advent of new and...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Corporate Investigations and White Collar Defense - December 2016

Insider Trading: Supreme Court Affirms Salman - Why it matters: On December 6, 2016 the Supreme Court decided Salman v. U.S., in which it upheld the petitioner’s insider trading conviction. The Court found its 1983...more

King & Spalding

Timely Reminders to Avoid Inadvertent Tipping Liability

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Just in time for the annual season of work holiday parties and family gatherings, the United States Supreme Court unanimously confirmed that leaking material non-public information to a close relative who then trades in...more

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Left Swinging: Why Mickelson Went Uncharged For Insider Trading

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In Depth - The Securities and Exchange Commission recently revealed details of an insider trading case against a gambler named William Walters, who allegedly engaged in insider trading based on information he obtained...more

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Tippee of Broker Resolves Insider Trading Charges with SEC

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The SEC filed its second action tied to illegal tipping by brokerage firm registered representative Kevin Dowd. The first was SEC v. Dowd, Civil Action No. 3:13-cv-00494 (D. N.J. ) filed in January 2013. The second is SEC v....more

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Insider Trading: Dirks, Newman, Salman and Payton – Part II

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This is the second of two posts on the personal benefit test for tipping and insider trading. The first appeared yesterday. ...more

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Post-Newman Reality: Investigations Involving Unwitting “Tips” to Close Friends and Relatives Will Continue

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Earlier this week, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear the federal government’s appeal of the ruling by the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in U.S. v. Newman. This leaves intact the Second Circuit’s quid...more

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SEC ALJ Dismisses Case: Inside-Info Trades, But No Tipper Benefit

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An SEC administrative law judge (“ALJ”) found that former Wells Fargo trader Joseph Ruggieri traded on material nonpublic information tipped him by former analyst Greg Bolan, but dismissed the insider-trading charges against...more

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Supreme Court Called Upon to Review the Newman Case and Address Insider Trading Liability

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The Supreme Court is very likely to enter into the fray over the Second Circuit’s controversial Newman decision concerning insider-trading liability. The government has filed a petition for certiorari, and the stakes are...more

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2015 Mid-Year Securities Litigation and Enforcement Highlights

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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

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation

United States Supreme Court Poised to Address Standard for Insider Trading Following Second Circuit’s Decision in United States...

On July 31, the Solicitor General filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in United States v. Newman, 773 F.3d 438 (2d Cir. 2014), asking the United States Supreme Court to address the standard for insider trading in a...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

United States Supreme Court Poised to Address Standard for Insider Trading Following Second Circuit's Decision in United States v....

Today, the Solicitor General filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in United States v. Newman, 773 F.3d 438 (2d Cir. 2014), asking the United States Supreme Court to address the standard for insider trading in a...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

Pleading Standard Saves SEC’s Insider-Trading Case

A federal judge in the Southern District of New York recently sustained the SEC’s insider-trading complaint against two alleged tippees, holding that, under the pleading standard applicable to a motion to dismiss, the SEC...more

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Another SEC Insider Trading Case: Does it Comply With Newman?

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The SEC continues to bolster its allegations regarding the relationships between tipper and tippee in insider trading cases as well as the knowledge of the tippee. Whether those allegations will be sufficient to meet the...more

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The Impact of Newman on SEC Enforcement: Part II

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This is the second segment of a five part series discussing the impact of the Second Circuit’s ruling in Newman on SEC insider trading cases. The Immediate Impact of Newman - The most immediate impact of Newman is...more

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The Impact of Newman on SEC Enforcement: Part I

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This is the first segment of a five part series discussing the impact of the Second Circuit’s ruling in Newman on SEC insider trading cases. Introduction - In seeking rehearing and an en banc hearing before the...more

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