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Paul Hastings Associate Charged in Insider Trading Scheme

An associate of  Los Angeles’ Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker was charged in a $4.8 million insider trading scheme involving a former Lehman Brothers representative and his wife, who worked at…

New York Law School Files Investor Suit Against Merkin

New York Law School Files Investor Suit Against Merkin

As we reported earlier today, New York Law School has filed an investor lawsuit against J. Ezra Merkin, one of his funds and its auditor over investments made through Bernard…

Why Madoff Gets Bail, While Dreier Sits in Jail

The WSJ Law Blog speculates on why disgraced investor Bernie Madoff is out on bail, while disgraced investor (and lawyer) Marc Dreier sits in a jail cell: [Law Professor Peter…

Conman Who Posed as Barrister is Jailed

Conman Who Posed as Barrister is Jailed

Ian Clegg, a 32-year-old conman who pretended to be a barrister and represented clients in court, has been jailed for two years by the Crown Court in Durham, England. After buying a…

Prosecutor: $380 Million Lost in Dreier Fraud

A US prosecutor estimates losses of $380 million in an alleged hedge fund fraud linked to prominent New York attorney Marc Dreier. Prosecutor Jonathan Streeter called Dreier a “Houdini of impersonation.”…

Dreier Arraigned, Receiver Assigned

Dreier LLP founder Marc Dreier was arraigned yesterday on federal charges of selling $113 million in fake securities to two hedge funds. Separately, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed suit to…

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