By: Sara Kropf One thing I miss about my former BigLaw firm is having the IT department around to help when something goes wrong with my computer. One thing I don’t miss is having the IT department tell me to reboot my computer every time I called them, no matter what...
By: Sara Kropf We’ve all seen the headline: “SEC charges S.A.C. Capital’s Steven A. Cohen.” There has been so much press about this investigation, particularly the criminal side of it, that it almost feels as though the SEC had to charge him or risk looking weak. The...
By: Sara Kropf Last week was a huge week for the Supreme Court. I’ll leave it to the experts to talk about DOMA, Prop 8 and the Voting Rights Act. And let’s not forget that there were a few important criminal cases that did nothing good for defendants’ constitutional...
By: Sara Kropf The government’s insider-trading investigation into SAC Capital Advisors, a Connecticut-based hedge fund that manages in excess of $15 billion, has been the subject of many press articles. But since neither the company, nor its leader Steven A. Cohen,...
By: Sara Kropf This is the first of what will be recurring posts that offer quick summaries of similar cases. Think of them as the Kay and Peele version of my blog posts, though not nearly as funny and always safe for work. SEC v. Richard Bruce Moore: The SEC charged...
By: Sara Kropf A former corporate executive was recently sued by the SEC for insider trading based on information he learned during meetings of the World Presidents’ Organization (“WPO”). Mark Begelman, who lives in Florida, is no stranger to corporate governance. ...