July 19, 2021
A federal judge in New York has dismissed a civil lawsuit brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission against an ex-BigLaw attorney-turned-hedge fund pro who was recently sentenced to six months in prison for bankruptcy fraud, in light of a settlement agreement between the parties.
June 21, 2021
An ex-BigLaw attorney-turned-hedge fund pro who was sentenced last month to six months in prison for bankruptcy fraud wants a New York district court to toss a parallel civil suit brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, arguing that the agency failed to state a securities fraud claim.
October 20, 2020
The federal government can intervene in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's extortion lawsuit against a hedge fund founder and onetime Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP bankruptcy lawyer and stay discovery until a parallel criminal case is resolved, a New York federal judge ruled Tuesday.
September 03, 2020
A hedge fund founder and onetime Simpson Thacher bankruptcy lawyer was arrested Thursday in New York on federal charges of illegally pressuring Jefferies Financial Group not to challenge his lowball bid for assets being sold by insolvent retailer Neiman Marcus.