Corporate and Finance Law: Mystery Solved
Summary: There's a mystique around corporate and finance lawyers. What do they do? Where do they go? More importantly, what do…
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Hedge Funds and Other Speculators Misjudged Gold Prices
According to Bloomberg News, hedge funds and other speculators misjudged gold prices. This is the second time in three weeks…
Power in Financial Reform
Wall Street is entering an uncertain new era as the Volcker Rule — the regulation at the heart of Washington’s…
Judge has Mixed Feelings about SAC Settlement in $602 Million Insider Trading Settlement
Judge Victor Marrero is not at all happy about the sorts of deals the S.E.C. has been working out with…
GM on the Brink of Being Hit with $1 Billion Penalty
In a matter, Motors Liquidation Company GUC Trust v The Liverpool Limited Partnership et al, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District…
Proskauer Continues Expansion of Corporate Department with Team of Premier Attorneys
In recent days, law firm Proskauer announced the addition of two premier attorneys to its Finance Group and global Corporate…
Rajaratnam Convicted on Insider Trading Case
Hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam, from the Galleon Group, was convicted on 14 counts of insider trading on May 11.…
Cadwalader Gains DLA Piper Practice Head
Drew G.L. Chapman, who served as head of DLA Piper’s alternative asset management group in New York, has left the…
Walkers Announces Appointment of Carol Hall as Head of Investment Funds Group
Walkers, a leading International Financial Centre law firm, announced the appointment of Carol Hall as head of its newly established…
Dreier Formally Indicted On Securities & Wire Fraud Charges
Everyone's favorite lawyer Marc Dreier, founder of New York's Dreier LLP, was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday. The…
Guess What? I Gave Your Money To Madoff, And Now It’s Gone
Last week, investment fund manager J. Ezra Merkin sent a very interesting letter to investors in his Ascot Partners fund. In the…
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…