Insider Trading

Insider Trading, a collaboration by Morrison & Foerster LLP attorneys, provides timely, expert analysis of recent developments and emerging trends in insider trading enforcement. This single-volume treatise, intended for white collar defense practitioners as well as experts in the field, provides a comprehensive overview of the complex legal landscape of insider trading. Subjects covered in the book include: - History of the development of insider trading law, including the statutory framework for insider trading and major case law on the subject;- Analysis of the costs and benefits of cooperating with investigations, including federal criminal sentencing data for all insider trading cases from 2010 to 2016;- Highlights of recent prominent insider trading prosecutions and SEC enforcement actions; - The "Perils of Pillow Talk" - insider trading investigations and prosecutions involving spouses, fiancees;- Analysis of the Supreme Court's recent insider trading decision, Salman v. United States, and the Second Circuit's decision in United States v. Newman; and- Compliance tools and guidance for preventing insider trading.