2nd Circ.'s Broad View Of Insider Trader's Civil Liability

Law360, New York ( February 27, 2014, 6:40 PM EST) -- On Feb. 18, 2014, in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Contorinis,[1] the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed an order requiring Joseph Contorinis to personally disgorge more than $7 million in insider trading profits realized by a fund he co-managed, even though he did not personally receive those profits. In doing so, the court continued its expansive reading of civil liability for insider trading....

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