Legal Opinion
Williams & Connolly v. Securities & Exchange Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 9, 2011No. 10-5330PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
RANDOLPH, Senior Circuit Judge:
The United States prosecuted Walter A. Forbes for securities fraud. Forbes’s first two trials resulted in hung juries; the third resulted in a verdict of guilty. Cos-mo Corigliano and Kevin Kearney testified as government witnesses in each trial. The Securities and Exchange Commission had been investigating Corigliano and Kearney for related securities violations. During and after the criminal proceedings, Forbes’s defense counsel — Williams & Connolly LLP — sent Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. §…
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