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.
Alycia Tulloch
Law Clerk
Paul Hastings LLP
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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