Last year, a group of U.S. military veterans and the relatives of troops killed in Iraq filed a lawsuit against several large international pharmaceuticals, accusing them of aiding and abetting terrorism by selling products...more
8/31/2018
/ AML/CFT ,
Antiterrorism Act ,
Banking Sector ,
BSA/AML ,
Corporate Liability ,
Crime Victims ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Just Compensation ,
Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) ,
Multinationals ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Technology Sector ,
Terrorist Acts ,
White Collar Crimes
Friends and relatives of corporate insiders who knowingly receive and trade on inside information now confront greater exposure for federal securities laws violations. On December 6, 2016, the Supreme Court held in United...more
12/9/2016
/ Confidential Information ,
Dirks v SEC ,
Financial Markets ,
Illegal Tipping ,
Insider Trading ,
Non-Public Information ,
Personal Benefit ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Violations ,
Tippees ,
Tippers ,
US v Newman ,
US v Salman ,
White Collar Crimes
Since the Second Circuit Court of Appeals’ December 2014 decision in United States v. Newman, the government’s ability to aggressively pursue insider trading cases involving tipping has been in doubt. But, on October 5, the...more
10/10/2016
/ Confidential Information ,
Dirks v SEC ,
Illegal Tipping ,
Insider Trading ,
Non-Public Information ,
Personal Benefit ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Violations ,
Tippees ,
Tippers ,
US v Newman ,
US v Salman