Rakoff Looms Over DOJ's Newman Appeal Decision - McDermott Will & Emery

Rakoff Looms Over DOJ’s Newman Appeal Decision

Overview


Eugene Goldman predicted that “the government’s strong disagreement with the legal underpinnings” of the Second Circuit’s landmark Newman insider trading decision, particularly on the need to prove the remote tippee’s awareness of the tipper’s personal benefit, makes it “likely” that Supreme Court’s review will be sought for the case.