The Law of the Financial Markets from Top Securities Lawyers
Sunday, January 29, 2023
Even a looming scandal wouldn’t deter some of Congress’ most eager stock traders.” This article from Politico details the outrageous trading patterns of some members of Congress, who despite the STOCK Act, continue to trade in the securities of companies who are the influenced by their investigations and legislation. The […]
Insider trading laws have significant impact on the stock market, and the conduct of investors. I have been representing investors and financial professionals in insider trading investigations for over 30 years. In the mid-1980’s when my then-partner and I represented a financial printer in an SEC</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>The United States Securities and Exchange Commission is the federal agency charged with the regulation and oversight of the securities markets, public companies and securities professionals.(…)</div>” href=”https://www.seclaw.com/glossary/sec/” data-gt-translate-attributes='[{“attribute”:”data-cmtooltip”, “format”:”html”}]’>SEC federal court proceeding. […]
Again. The Abuse of Power. The second part of the story is undoubted of more interest to securities lawyers, judges, and law professors, but the rest of you should continue reading. Government abuse is a topic that affects all of us and unfortunately happens too often. The abuse involves quests […]
What they are, how they work, and when they do not work. By Mark J. Astarita, Esq. 10b5-1 Plans- Insider Trading Defense As executive compensation becomes increasingly based on stock options, more and more executives find themselves in an insider trading quagmire when they attempt to sell their securities for […]
Proving Aesop Right Once Again – We Often Give Our Enemies the Means of Our Own Destruction By Mark J. Astarita, Esq. Avoid a remedy that is worse than the disease. We had better bear our troubles bravely than try to escape them We often give our enemies the means for […]
