Gibson Dunn Attorneys Share Lessons from Their Insider Trading Trial Win Against the SEC

After an investigation and litigation that spanned 13 years, a jury found Nelson J. Obus, Peter F. Black and Thomas Bradley Strickland not liable for insider trading in the shares of SunSource, Inc. at the time of its acquisition by Allied Capital Corporation in 2001.  In a recent panel discussion, two of Obus’ defense attorneys, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Joel M. Cohen and associate Mary Kay Dunning, shared the lessons they learned from contending with the SEC investigation, the insider trading litigation and the trial of the case – lessons applicable to many types of litigation against the government.  See “Litigation, Settlement and Risk Management Lessons Learned from Recent FCPA Trials” (Nov. 7, 2012).

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