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US Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to Salman Insider Trading Decision

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the challenge to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision in United States v. Salman, a case that...

OSC Reaches No-Contest Settlement with CI Investments

In a major development for securities law enforcement in Ontario, on February 10, 2016, the OSC announced its approval of a “no-contest”...

Defining a ‘Whistleblower’

On December 31, 2015, U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III denied an employee whistleblower protection under the Dodd-Frank Act. Rather than reporting...

Lawyer as Gatekeeper: Ending up on the wrong side of the law

There were plenty of headlines in 2015 for Martin Shkreli, the 32-year old former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, who eventually became known as the...

U.S. Department of Justice Claims Billions from Volkswagen in the Latest Emissions Scandal Salvo

One of the highest-profile corporate scandals of 2015 has continued to plague German automaker Volkswagen in 2016, as the U.S. Department of Justice...

Sanctions Ordered in Finkelstein/Azeff Insider Trading and Tipping Decision

On August 24, 2015, the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) released its long awaited Reasons and Decision on Sanctions and Costs in the...