December 17, 2015
A Georgia federal judge has rebuffed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's bid to impose an $8 million penalty against a former Level Global portfolio manager who pled guilty to insider trading, opting instead for a mere $62,003 in disgorgement, interest and penalties.
September 24, 2015
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission beat a former Level Global portfolio manager's bid to skip civil liability for insider trading he'd already pled guilty to when a Georgia federal judge ruled Thursday that the Newman case wasn't a "sea change."
January 22, 2014
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is in settlement discussions with former Level Global Investors LP portfolio manager Mark Megalli, who pled guilty in November to an insider trading scheme that earned the hedge fund at least $2.5 million, his attorney told Law360 on Wednesday.