Foley attorneys Jonathan Halpern and Ehren Fournier contributed an article, “Why the Second Circuit Refuses to Reconsider its Newman Decision,” to FINalternatives on April 14, 2015. The article provided an overview of the United States v. Newman decision, which revolves around the complex relationship between insider trading tippers and tippees, and discussed the consequences of the decision.
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