Second Circuit: Court Vacates Insider Trading Convictions in Landmark Case
Date: 12/11/14
In United States v. Newman et al., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that "in order to sustain a conviction for insider trading, the Government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the tippee knew that an insider disclosed confidential information and that he did so in exchange for a personal benefit." This landmark decision heightens the standard for prosecuting individuals who are not directly connected to the source of confidential information in insider trading cases, and calls into question a number of criminal convictions and guilty pleas secured by the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
CGR Memo - Second Circuit - Court Vacates Insider Trading Convictions in Landmark Case.pdf (pdf | 132.52 KB )