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Former Apple Corporate Lawyer Sentenced to Probation for Insider Trading

In a recent development, Gene Levoff, Apple's former top corporate lawyer, will avoid prison time after pleading guilty to U.S.…

Lawyers Have Trouble Finding Impartial Jurors in Martin Shrekli Trial

Summary: Monday kick-started the beginning of Martin Shkreli's criminal trial. Martin Shkreli has earned the nicknames "Pharma Bro" and "The…

Chet Little Charged with Insider Trading

Summary: Attorney Chet Little and an acquaintance were charged in New York with using the information he gained from his…

Former Jefferies Group Trader Found Guilty of Misrepresenting Bond Prices

A jury in the U.S. District Court in New Haven, Conn., found former Jefferies Group LLC trader Jesse Litvak guilty…

Raoul Weil Prepares his Defense

Raoul Weil was formerly a Swiss banker who served as chief executive of the Swiss private bank Reuss Private Group.…

The Remark that Won’t Be Heard by the Jury

  A judge has ruled in the criminal trial of five former Bernard Madoff employees who are accused of assisting…

Billionaire Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban Testifies in SEC Trial

Mark Cuban, billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks testified that he “generally doesn’t agree to treat as confidential information what…

Disbarred Former Baker & McKenzie Partner Sentenced 2 Years for Money Laundering and Conspiring Securities Fraud

  Martin Weisberg, former partner at Baker & McKenzie was found guilty and sentenced two years for conspiring to commit…

Inside Trader Tied to Kluger Case Pleads Guilty

According to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, a stock trader…

Zvi Goffer and Two Others Convicted in Insider-Trading Case

The ABA Journal reported on a fraud conspiracy case that involves convict Zvi Goffer and two others who are charged…

UnitedHealth Fraud a Symptom of Sick Economy

Since the severe economic downturn of 2008, securities-fraud class-action suits have increased tremendously and show no signs of slowing down.…

Former McGuireWoods Partner Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud

Louis W. Zehil, a former securities lawyer and partner at McGuireWoods, pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy to commit securities…