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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. COOPERMAN et al
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May 19, 2017
SEC's Cooperman Deal Gives Defense Bar New Tool
Billionaire hedge fund founder Leon Cooperman and his firm Omega Advisors Inc. managed to avoid an industry bar in settling the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's insider trading claims, and experts say their unusual compromise of retaining a compliance consultant gives the defense bar ammunition for negotiating future deals.
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May 18, 2017
Cooperman, Omega Pen $4.9M Insider Trading Deal With SEC
Omega Advisors Inc. and its billionaire founder Leon Cooperman reached a $4.9 million deal in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's insider trading case that the hedge fund investor had called "untested," according to a consent order that lets Cooperman continue working in the securities industry.
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April 06, 2017
Omega Founder Asks 3rd Circ. To Hear 'Untested' Insider Case
Omega Advisors Inc. founder Leon Cooperman has asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to let the Third Circuit take up his challenge to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s "untested" insider trading case against him, saying the judge’s acknowledgement of the case’s novelty makes it vital to let the appeals court weigh in before the fraud case goes to trial.
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March 20, 2017
Omega Advisors Founder Can't Ditch Insider Trading Claims
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday said Omega Advisors Inc. founder Leon Cooperman can still be liable for trading on nonpublic information from a pipeline company executive even if he didn't pledge not to trade until after the exec passed the tip, denying Cooperman's motion to dismiss the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's suit.