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The Government’s insider trading conviction last week in U.S.v. Stewart, No. 1:15-cr-00287 (S.D.N.Y.) is being hailed by some as the way forward for the DOJ and the SEC in a post-Newman world. Perhaps. But consideration of the jury instructions in …

Insider Trading: Is Stewart the Way Forward for the Government?

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One of the most closely watched cases of the coming Supreme Court term is Salman v. U.S., No. 15-628, the Ninth Circuit’s insider trading decision penned by Judge Rakoff. The issue for decision is the meaning of the “personal benefit” …

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