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SEC Prevails in Novel "Shadow Trading" Insider Trading Trial

JD Supra: Mergers

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") won at trial in its first "shadow trading" case, holding a corporate official liable for insider trading for using nonpublic information about his company's acquisition to trade in securities of a third-party company that was not involved in the acquisition.

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“Shadow Trading” is Insider Trading: Jury Establishes Liability in Historic Shadow Trading Case

JD Supra: Mergers

On April 5, 2024, a jury found Matthew Panuwat civilly liable for insider trading in violation of federal securities laws in a first-of-its-kind “shadow trading” case (also referred to as “sympathy trading”), which was commenced by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 17, 2021.

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New Insider Trading Precedent: Time To Update Insider Trading Policy

JD Supra: Mergers

On April 5, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) obtained a verdict after an eight-day civil jury trial in SEC v. Panuwat”), in which the SEC alleged shadow insider trading, in violation of the federal securities laws. Pfizer”) to trade ahead of the news for his own enrichment. Matthew Panuwat (“SEC v.

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Takeaways for In-House Counsel from the SEC’s “Shadow Insider Trading” Trial

JD Supra: Mergers

On April 5, 2024, a jury in California federal court found a former corporate executive liable for insider trading in SEC v. Panuwat, a novel enforcement action involving a theory known as “shadow trading.” In Panuwat, the U.S.

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TD Securities taps Deutsche Numis for new director of sales trading

The TRADE

TD Securities has appointed Rob Fallon as director of sales trading, based in Dublin. Fallon joins the firm from Deutsche Numis, where he spent the last two years, most recently serving as director of sales trading. The post TD Securities taps Deutsche Numis for new director of sales trading appeared first on The TRADE.

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SEC Wins Trial Involving First-Ever Shadow Trading Case

JD Supra: Mergers

On April 5, 2024, a federal jury in the Northern District of California found defendant Matthew Panuwat liable for insider trading in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) first-ever case involving the so-called “shadow trading” theory of insider trading. By: Paul Hastings LLP

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Out from the Shadows: The SEC Succeeds on Shadow Insider Trading Theory

JD Supra: Mergers

The Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a victory in a closely-watched trial when a jury found Matthew Panuwat liable for insider trading based on a “shadow trading” theory.

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