Not exact matches
Beyond urging companies to create policies to better manage cybersecurity risks and disclose breaches, the guidance also called for
rules to prevent company
insiders from trading stock before the public is informed of a cyber incident.
One issue that will be investigated, is whether executives sold shares after learning about the security flaws, which could violate
rules prohibiting
insiders from trading on material information that is not known to the public.
In July, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a
ruling that the U.S. District Court in Denver miscalculated his sentence under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines by overstating his financial gain
from insider trading.
Rochester commercial litigation partner Carolyn Nussbaum was quoted in this article about possible ramifications
from the
ruling in the
insider trading case United States of America v. Mathew Martoma.
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