Securities and Exchange Commission v Sargent, et al.

  1. December 18, 2019

    SEC Says Disbarred NY Attys Must Face PixarBio Merger Suit

    A Massachusetts federal court should not allow two recently disbarred New York attorneys to duck a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission action accusing them of facilitating a sham merger involving biotech PixarBio, as the lawyers are subject to the Bay State's jurisdiction, the agency argued Wednesday.

  2. December 11, 2019

    Former NY Attys Want Out Of SEC's PixarBio Merger Suit

    A pair of former New York attorneys who recently accepted disbarment have asked a Massachusetts judge to dismiss an unrelated U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission action accusing them of facilitating a sham merger involving biotech PixarBio, saying they are not subject to the Bay State's jurisdiction.

  3. September 18, 2019

    Attys Say SEC Can't Tie Firm To Sham PixarBio Merger

    Four lawyers and a real estate agent have told a Massachusetts federal judge that the SEC can't directly tie them to an alleged sham merger between the embattled biotech business PixarBio and a supposed shell company.

  4. June 27, 2019

    SEC Targets 4 Attys Over Alleged Roles In PixarBio Fraud

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission leveled civil securities fraud allegations Thursday against five people, including four attorneys, who allegedly helped facilitate a sham merger and unlawful public stock sales involving embattled Massachusetts biotech PixarBio.