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Insider trading settlement conditionally approved

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 22 2013

On April 16th, U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero thoughtfully explained why he has conditionally approved the SEC's proposed $600 million

SEC enforcement attorney questioned concerning "extra-judicial" comments

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 1 2013

On March 25th, Reuters reported a SEC enforcement attorney has been questioned by a federal district court judge concerning a SEC press release which

SEC's insider trading charges survive summary judgment

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 11 2013

On March 5th, a U.S. District Court denied the motion for summary judgment filed by Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, in an SEC

Judicial developments

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 4 2013

Two recent federal court cases provide additional insight into FCPA enforcement. In SEC v. Straub, the potential cross-border and long-lasting reach

U.S. Federal Court dismisses SEC civil suit against Siemens executive for lack of jurisdiction

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 26 2013

A federal district court judge in New York dismissed the SEC's civil suit against the former CEO of Siemens' Argentinian subsidiary, Herbert Steffen

Lack of knowledge removes control person liability but imputed knowledge raises Rule 10b-5 liability

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 25 2013

On February 22nd, the Third Circuit partially reinstated securities fraud and state law unfair trading practices claims asserted by investors against

The long arm of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 19 2013

On February 8th, the U.S. District Court allowed the SEC's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act lawsuit against executives at Deutsche Telekom's Hungarian

Parent liability

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 14 2013

On January 7th, the U.S. District Court denied a motion to dismiss in a federal securities fraud and common law fraud action. Plaintiff seeks to hold

Oregon adopts fraud-on-the-market presumption of reliance

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 17 2012

On December 13th, the Oregon Supreme Court held that a stock purchaser alleging material misrepresentations in the sale of securities in violation of the state's blue sky laws may establish reliance by means of the "fraud-on-the-market" presumption

Crown court sentences banker for insider dealing

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • December 17 2012

On December 13th, the Financial Services Authority announced that the Southwark Crown Court has sentenced Thomas Ammann, an investment banker and former FSA Approved Person, to 2 years and 8 months imprisonment for two counts of insider dealing and two counts of encouraging insider dealing