Matthew Stock

1 month ago | lexology.com | Jason Zuckerman |Matthew Stock

On February 20, 2025, Judge Horan held in Edwards v. First Trust Portfolios LP that a Dodd-Frank whistleblower retaliation plaintiff is not entitled to a jury on the Dodd-Frank claim under the Seventh Amendment. This opinion underscores the importance of bringing additional claims that are triable before a jury, including a . Aaron Edwards filed suit against his former employer, First Trust, alleging that he was terminated in retaliation for raising concerns about a gift program.

1 month ago | lexology.com | Jason Zuckerman |Matthew Stock

Market manipulation undermines the integrity of the price discovery process and fair dealing between market participants. Schemes that influence market prices through means other than legitimate supply and demand forces harm consumers by inflating prices for essential commodities, disrupt production planning and profitability for producers, undermine the utility of futures markets as hedging and price discovery mechanisms, and reduce market liquidity.

Dec 4, 2023 | lexology.com | Jason Zuckerman |Matthew Stock

DOJ’s Increased Focus on Intersection of Corporate Crime and National Security On November 28, 2023, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller delivered remarks at the New York City Bar Association’s International White Collar Crime Symposium, concerning the DOJ’s efforts to “address the rapidly increasing intersection between corporate crime and the risks that threaten both U.S. and global security.” Those risks include: terrorist financing; sanctions evasion; export...

Feb 1, 2023 | lexology.com | Matthew Stock

This week Transparency International released its 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), an indicator of public sector corruption that scores 180 countries based on perceptions of public sector corruption. The 2022 CPI shows that corruption remains prevalent across the Americas, as rates remain stagnant in the region:“Throughout Latin America, leaders have failed to take decisive action against corruption and strengthen public institutions.