By Greg Land | August 15, 2018
Judge Ed Kinkeade wrote that the plaintiffs sufficiently supported their allegations that Exxon Mobil and then-CEO Rex Tillerson misrepresented the value of the company's gas and oil reserves to keep its stock prices high prior to a $12 billion bond issue in 2016.
By R. Robin McDonald | July 24, 2018
A federal jury in Atlanta convicted the men in February of multiple fraud charges in connection with separate schemes to manipulate the stock market.
By Greg Land | July 5, 2018
The appellate court said there was enough evidence to allow legal malpractice and civil conspiracy claims to go forward, but it upheld U.S. District Judge Mark Cohen's dismissal of other claims filed by an investment group that sued after the collapse of a startup company whose founder and CEO looted the business.
National Law Journal | Analysis
By Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle | June 14, 2018
Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. and Justices Samuel Alito Jr. and Stephen Breyer each reported selling stock holdings, according to the latest financial disclosure forms, released Thursday. Other stock sales reported in the forms also help explain justices' recusal behavior in cases before the Supreme Court.
By Kristen Rasmussen | May 31, 2018
On June 13, all five SEC commissioners will participate in a public discussion on “Investing in America” at Atlanta's Georgia State University College of Law.
By Scott Flaherty | May 11, 2018
A lobbyist and a lawyer at Am Law 100 firm Baker Donelson operate an investment business that appears to have loaned money, including investments by a U.S. senator, to an admitted Ponzi schemer.
By Michael Booth | April 27, 2018
"The Georgia party has failed to allege that a specific member will be injured by the rule, and it certainly offers no evidence to support such an allegation," Judge Julie Carnes said.
By Melanie Waddell | March 15, 2018
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday divided 2-1 in striking down the Obama-era U.S. Labor Department's fiduciary rule. The regulations, targeting conflicts of interest in the retirement-savings industry, expanded the definition of "fiduciary." Business groups challenged the rule.
By R. Robin McDonald | February 14, 2018
The SEC says Timothy Batchelor used more than $1 million of investor funds for personal expenses, including student loans, university courses and new vehicles.
By Greg Land | February 14, 2018
The plaintiffs, a family-owned company, say Alston & Bird and former partner Jack Sawyer breached their legal and fiduciary duties by helping an older sibling allegedly steal nearly $1.5 million.
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