Description

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Insider Trading, a collaboration by Morrison & Foerster LLP attorneys, provides timely, expert analysis of recent developments and emerging trends in insider trading enforcement. This single-volume treatise, intended for white collar defense practitioners as well as experts in the field, provides a comprehensive overview of the complex legal landscape of insider trading. Subjects covered in the book include: - History of the development of insider trading law, including the statutory framework for insider trading and major case law on the subject;- Analysis of the costs and benefits of cooperating with investigations, including federal criminal sentencing data for all insider trading cases from 2010 to 2016;- Highlights of recent prominent insider trading prosecutions and SEC enforcement actions; - The "Perils of Pillow Talk" - insider trading investigations and prosecutions involving spouses, fiancees;- Analysis of the Supreme Court's recent insider trading decision, Salman v. United States, and the Second Circuit's decision in United States v. Newman; and- Compliance tools and guidance for preventing insider trading.

About the Author

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Carl (Chip) Loewenson, Jr. is a partner in the Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and White Collar Defense Practice group at Morrison & Foerster LLP in New York. He previously worked in the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, where he was a member of the Securities & Commodities Fraud Task Force. A graduate of Princeton University and Yale Law School, Mr. Loewenson clerked for the Hon. Frank M. Coffin on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Ruti Smithline is a partner in the Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and White-Collar Criminal Defense Group at Morrison & Foerster LLP. She represents corporate and individual clients in complex litigation matters, with an emphasis on white-collar criminal defense, SEC enforcement, and corporate internal investigations. Ruti received her J.D. from The George Washington University School of Law, where she graduated with honors and as a member of the Order of the Coif. She received her B.A. degree, cum laude, from Cornell University.