Legal Opinion

Securities & Exchange Commission v. Contorinis

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided February 18, 2014No. 12-1723-cvPublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GERARD E. LYNCH, Circuit Judge:

Joseph Contorinis appeáls from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Richard J. .Sullivan, Judge) ordering him to disgorge $7,260,604 in profits from illegal insider trading, enjoining him from further violating the securities laws, and ordering him to pay prejudgment interest on the entire disgorgement amount. The primary issue presented is whether an' insider trader who trades on behalf of another person or entity using funds he does not own, and thus produces illegal profits that he does not personally realize,…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. United States v. BajakajianSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  2. United States v. UrserySupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Securities and Exchange Commission v. First Jersey Securities, Inc. And Robert E. BrennanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  4. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Manor Nursing Centers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
  5. Dirks v. Securities & Exchange CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by81 opinions

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