Disentangling the Growing FCPA Web
Enacted in 1977, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) prohibits the bribing of foreign officials…
Browsing: SEC Investigations
Battle over Herbalife Should Raise Concerns about the Influence of Short Sellers
William Ackman is so sure that Herbalife is a fraudulent company that he is literally…
Bitcoiners in the Court Room, Part I: Government Oversight
By: William B. Fleming and Joseph Evans Bitcoiners beware, in SEC v. Shavers, No. 4:13-cv-416,…
Summer Suits
By: Jared Sorin Although summertime is normally characterized by beaches and swim suits, this past…
Striking a Balance- Citigroup Fraud Settlement Take Two
By: Kirill Kan According to a per curiam opinion issued by the Court of Appeals…
Occupy Federal Courts: Where Are the Financial Fraud Prosecutions?
By: Sean Disken In these days, following some of the most comprehensive financial instability in…
Madoff Victims Sue JPMorgan Chase
By: Andrei Girenkov Bernie Madoff’s $17 billion dollar Ponzi scheme may go down as the…
Do SEC Settlements Prospectively Change Conduct?
By: David Mou Over the past few years, Judge Jed Rakoff, Federal District Court Judge…
To Not Admit or To Not Deny, That is the Question: Accountability and the Proposed Citigroup Settlement
By: Thomas Michael What does it mean to neither admit nor deny allegations? In one…
SEC Gets Tough on Insider Trading
By: Christopher Santopolo The SEC has hardened its stance on insider trading in recent years.…