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DOJ charges 30 in global insider trading ring spanning three continents
US prosecutors unsealed criminal charges against 30 individuals in a decade-long insider trading scheme that allegedly generated tens of millions of dollars in illicit profits by front-running approximately 30 merger and acquisition deals. Two attorneys are accused of exploiting law firm access to steal confidential deal documents.
By Tomás Iglesias
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Ex-Willkie M&A counsel pleads guilty as DOJ charges 30 in BigLaw insider-trading ring
Federal prosecutors charged 30 people in what they called a global insider-trading ring that used stolen merger files from three major New York law firms. A former Willkie Farr & Gallagher M&A counsel is among the cooperating witnesses.
By Tomás Iglesias
