Securities and Exchange Commission v. Govil

  1. January 01, 2024

    Appellate Outlook: Circuit Splits & Hot Topics To Track In 2024

    The 2024 appellate almanac is looking lively after eye-popping opinions and arguments in 2023's homestretch. As the new year begins, several circuit splits seem more serious, ideological imbalances are in the spotlight, and luminaries of the U.S. Supreme Court bar are locked in a burgeoning battle over alleged corporate complicity in terrorism.

  2. December 09, 2023

    Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To 2023's Most Memorable Moments

    A former BigLaw partner in his 30s made history by joining a preeminent circuit court, a former BigLaw partner in his 50s made waves by leaving the largest circuit, and a former chemist in her 90s made enemies by resisting a probe on the most specialized circuit. That's a small sample of the intrigue that flourished in 2023 throughout the federal appellate system, where diversity bloomed and controversy abounded.

  3. November 01, 2023

    2nd Circ. Reverses Extra Disgorgement Order In Fraud Case

    The Second Circuit has vacated a district court's disgorgement order against the founder of an industrial manufacturer who allegedly diverted more than $7.3 million of investor funds from his company to his private accounts, saying the lower court got it wrong when it failed to credit the value of his surrendered securities against the disgorgement award and did not find that the defrauded investors were harmed to justify additional disgorgement.