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This complaint stems from a massive Ponzi scheme allegedly perpetrated, in part, by Emanuel L. Sarris and his investment advisory firm, Sarris Financial Group, Inc. According to the complaint, Sarris convinced more than 70 investors to invest over $30 million in the "Kenzie Funds," which purportedly invested in foreign currency.

This action stems from the alleged fraudulent offer and sale of unregistered securities for the purchase of distressed real estate for investment.

The recent decision of the D.C. Circuit in Friedman v. Sebelius, No. 11-5028 (D.C. Cir. July 27, 2012), demonstrates the enforcement risk to pharmaceutical and medical device industry executives under the "responsible corporate officer" (RCO) doctrine.

Employers across the country have for years relied on a standard check box on their employment applications that asks each applicant whether he or she has been convicted of a crime.

New Jersey’s Conscientious Employee Protection Act is remedial legislation designed to protect employees who "blow the whistle" on illegal or unethical activity committed by their employers or co-workers.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published final regulations clarifying the rights and obligations of parties seeking to obtain benefits from certain retirement plans under qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs).

The first participant fee disclosures under the 404(a) (5) regulation are due by August 30.

A discussion relating to employees covered under a defined benefit pension plan retire, which may be faced with an unenviable choice – if the plan allows participants to elect either a lump sum distribution or a joint and survivor annuity, and how to make such a decision.

This article continues our discussion from the last newsletter of important considerations on which companies should focus to create an enforceable array of competitive advantage protections.

The United States Supreme Court recently granted certiorari of a decision by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Symczyk v. Genesis HealthCare Corp., 656 F.3d 189 (3d Cir. 2011), a case that could have a significant impact on employers’ litigation strategy in putative FLSA collective actions.

A discussion on a recent decision by Delaware District Court in Woolery, et al. v. Matlin Patterson Global Advisers, LLC, et al. , which was an eye opener for private equity firms and other entities owning a controlling stake in a faltering business.

In a decision firmly shutting the federal floodgates, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that federal common law nuisance claims cannot be brought against utilities for their greenhouse gas emissions.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently issued a final rule regarding the reporting and compliance obligations applicable to certain investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, whose investment advisers are required to register with the CFTC as commodity pool operators.

A discussion on the main priorities set by the SEC staff for the 2013.

On June 13, 2011, the Supreme Court of the United States held in a 5-4 decision that an investment adviser to a mutual fund does not "make" the statements contained in that fund’s prospectus for purposes of Rule 10b-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

On June 22, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held an open meeting to consider approving three final rule proposals relating to the implementation of various portions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank).

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued Release No. 34-66049, which seeks comments on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) second amendment (the Second Amendment) to proposed FINRA Rule 2210 (the Rule), which was issued in July 2011, regarding FINRA member firms’ communications with the public.