Securities,
Criminal
Apr. 1, 2020
Insider trading and COVID-19
While investigating and prosecuting insider trading violations is a fixture of SEC enforcement activity, enforcement actions against public officials, such as senators, are significantly less common than enforcement against private executives. But with stocks tumbling as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, recent trading activity by several senators seems to have attracted the attention of the SEC and the Department of Justice.
Nicolas Morgan
Partner
Paul Hastings LLP
Phone: (213) 683-6181
Email: nicolasmorgan@paulhastings.com
Nicolas is a partner in the firm's Litigation Department. He served as senior trial counsel in the SEC's Los Angeles office.
Thomas A. Zaccaro
Senior Counsel
Hueston Hennigan LLP
Phone: (213) 788-4039
Email: tzaccaro@hueston.com
Boston College Law School
Thomas is a partner in the firm's Litigation Department. He served as regional trial counsel in the SEC's Los Angeles office.
While investigating and prosecuting insider trading violations is a fixture of SEC enforcement activity, enforcement actions against public officials, such as senators, are significantly less common than enforcement against private executives. But with stocks tumbling as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, recent trading activity by several senators seems to have attracted the attention of the SEC and the Department of Justice. On March 23, the SEC relea...
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