• U.S. ex rel. Kraus v. Wells Fargo & Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-11-27
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Chief Judge Robert Katzmann
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: James J. Sabella, Sharad A. Samy, Kyle J. McGee, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, New York, and Tejinder Singh, Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Bethesda, Maryland, on the brief, Jay W. Eisenhofer, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Stephen G. Rinehart, on the brief, Amy Pritchard Williams, Troutman Sanders LLP, Charlotte, North Carolina. For the United States, Amici Curiae: Joseph H. Hunt, Assistant Attorney General, Richard P. Donoghue, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Charles W. Scarborough, Joshua M. Salzman. For Amici Curiae Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System: Richard M. Ashton, Joshua P. Chadwick, Yvonne F. Mizusawa, Katherine A. Pomeroy. For Amici Curiae Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Meghann E. Donahue, Michele Kalstein. For Amici Curiae Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond: Keith Goodwin, Gregory J. Ewald.

    Case Number: 18-1746

    Federal Reserve Banks Are 'Agents' of U.S. Under 31 USC §3729(b)(2)(A)(i)

  • U.S. v. Klein

    Publication Date: 2019-01-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Securities Litigation
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Chief Judge Robert Katzmann
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Jo Ann M. Navickas and Julia Nestor, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief, David C. Pitluck, Assistant United States Attorney, for Richard P. Donoghue, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, New York
    for defendant: For Defendant‐Appellant: John E. Roberts, on the brief, Mark D. Harris, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, New York

    Case Number: 17-3355

    Intent Evidence Supports Tipper's Conviction Where Tippee Traded on Inside Information

  • August 25, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    Attorneys Say 'Martoma' Does Little to Settle Insider Trading Concerns

    The Second Circuit's split decision in an insider trading case 'United States v. Martoma' was a clear win for attorneys at the DOJ and SEC. But it may not put to rest uncertainty over the nature of relationships that may create liability under securities law.

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