On June 25, 2018, a divided panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reaffirmed the insider trading conviction of a hedge fund portfolio manager in United States v. Martoma on different grounds from...more
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 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 2016 Year-End Report from the BakerHostetler Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Practice Team.
The purpose of this Report is to provide a periodic survey, apart from our team Executive...more
2/1/2017
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Futures ,
Hedge Funds ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
SLUSA ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
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