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Reversals of Fraud Charges Highlight Difficulties in Bringing Market Manipulation Cases

WilmerHale on 8/5/2025

Establishing that criminal defendants engaged in market manipulation is extremely difficult, often due to the difficulty in establishing that the defendant created prices that did not reflect legitimate sources of supply or...more

Bye-Bye Big Boys? The SEC Turns its Enforcement Focus to Private Deals

King & Spalding on 5/31/2023

On April 4, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed suit against Charlie Javice, the 31-year-old founder of Frank, a student loan and financial aid assistance company. That same day, the U.S....more

Second Circuit Limits Use of Confidential Government Agency Information as Basis for Securities Fraud Prosecutions

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 3/15/2023

On December 27, 2022, the Second Circuit called into question the government’s theory of insider trading of confidential government agency information, potentially undercutting the DOJ’s enforcement of various white-collar...more

Top PHive Crypto Enforcement Notes: January Edition

Paul Hastings LLP on 1/13/2023

Happy New Year! While the holidays hopefully provided a chance to rest and recharge, things have not slowed down in the world of digital asset enforcement. We see a growing dedication of resources by government law...more

SCOTUS Vacates Class Certification In Suit Against Goldman Sachs And Clarifies Appropriate Scope Of Price Impact Evidence

Goodwin on 7/27/2021

SCOTUS Vacates Class Certification In Suit Against Goldman Sachs And Clarifies Appropriate Scope Of Price Impact Evidence; Stockholders Strike $110 Million Settlement In Suit Alleging Breaches Of Fiduciary Duties By Former...more

Criminal And Civil Charges Filed In Connection With Initial Coin Offering By Centra Tech

A&O Shearman on 4/10/2018

On April 2, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced criminal and civil charges against two startup co-founders for allegedly defrauding and conspiring to defraud...more

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