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Snell & Wilmer

SEC v. Panuwat: The SEC’s “Shadow Trading” Paradigm

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On April 5, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) obtained its first favorable insider trading verdict based on “shadow trading.” The SEC filed suit against Matthew Panuwat, claiming that he accessed highly...more

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Shady Days: SEC Secures Another Insider Trading Stat on Shadow Trading Theory

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The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on May 30, 2024, approved a settled final judgment against technology company Arista Networks' former chairman and CEO, Andreas "Andy" Bechtolsheim based on...more

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SEC Enforcement Against Cheetah Mobile Execs Reflects Heightened Scrutiny of 10b5-1 Plans

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​​​​​​​On September 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged the CEO, Sheng Fu, and former president, Ming Xu, of Chinese-based technology company Cheetah Mobile Inc. (“Cheetah Mobile” or the...more

King & Spalding

Reviving the Holiday Gathering This Year? Avoid Adding Insider Trading Liability to the Mix.

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As we each cautiously approach the holidays with our own versions of in-person holiday parties and family gatherings, and with many of us now exploring the “hybrid” working environment, we are here to remind you that insider...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Circuit Upholds Rajaratnam SEC Civil Penalty

In an appeal arising in the aftermath of Raj Rajaratnam’s criminal conviction for insider trading, the Second Circuit (Lynch, Raggi, Droney) issued an opinion upholding an almost $93 million Securities and Exchange Commission...more

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SEC and DOJ Charge Board Member with Trading on Inside Information . . . During a Board Meeting

On Friday, the SEC filed a complaint against James C. Cope, a former member of the Executive Committee of Pinnacle Financial Partners’ (“PFP”) board of directors, alleging that he engaged in insider trading. The same day,...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SEC Settles Another Insider Trading Case Tied To Brocade Deal

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The acquisition of Foundry Networks, Inc., a networking hardware company, by Brocade Communications System, Inc., a technology company specializing in data and storage networking products, announced on July 21, 2008, has...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Raj Rajaratnam Appeals $92 Million Civil Fine to Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Convicted investment fund founder Raj Rajaratnam filed an appeal of his Securities and Exchange Commission case in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, arguing that the district court improperly sought...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation

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Rengan Rajaratnam settled his insider trading case with the SEC this week, consenting to the entry of a permanent injunction and agreeing to pay disgorgement, prejudgment interest, a civil penalty and to be barred from the...more

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