Matthew Aaron Ford, Gentile's attorney said the definition of solicitation in the jury instructions "completely nullifies the exemption." By defining solicitation to include "any affirmative act to induce a single transaction or ongoing business relationship," the...
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Matthew Aaron Ford And Stephen Halpin Named To The Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation
We are pleased to announce that Lawdragon included Matthew Aaron Ford, Stephen Halpin from Ford O'Brien Landy LLP for their selection to the The 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation. The editorial team selected the 500 honorees through submissions; journalistic...
Social Media Stock Promoter Beats Trader’s Suit For Good | Law360
Ford O'Brien Landy LLP attorney Matthew Aaron Ford, counsel for Constantin, told Law360 in an email on Tuesday that the ruling represents a "great victory" for investors utilizing X, formerly known as Twitter. "We are pleased with Judge Sim Lake's dismissal of the...
Well Reasoned Opinion By United States District Judge Sim Lake Dismissing The Case With Prejudice And Finding That FinTwit Users Have No Duty To Disclose Their Stock Sales
Case Name: Adams v. Constantin Case Number: 4:23-cv-04785 "Adams alleges that Constantin's "plan to sell when [a] stock reached a certain price" was new information that made his "earlier representation to Plaintiff false and misleading," but Adams fails to allege...
SEC Says Bahamas Firm Was Set Up To Skirt Day Trading Rules | Law360
In his opening remarks to jurors, Gentile's attorney Matthew Ford said the SEC had for years assured his client that a foreign broker-dealer that shared SureTrader's policies could accept U.S. customers. The company had required all U.S. customers to sign a form...
DOJ Loses Bid To Sell Amadea Superyacht | Global Investigations Review
The government hasn’t presented any evidence to show the expenses were “atypical” and hasn’t identified a similar yacht as a benchmark for comparison, he added. “While the Court acknowledges that the Amadea’s maintenance costs are undeniably large in an absolute...
Broker’s Bids To Knock Out Bahamians’ Testimonies | The Tribune
Guy Gentile, head of the now-defunct Mintbroker International, in May 17, 2024, legal filings asserted that the testimony given by his ex-employees creates “considerable fairness concerns” and US federal regulators should not be permitted to employ it against him....
Exec, Owner Of Simi Valley Company Charged With ‘Pump And Dump’ Securities Fraud | VC Star
"In an email to The Star, Kabilafkas’ attorney, Matthew Ford, said he and his client are 'somewhat baffled by these charges, which seek to impose criminal sanctions on Mr. Kabilafkas because a start-up business failed. We plan to vigorously defend against them and...
Men Let Off $114M Fraud Fight Feds Dismissal Pause | Law360
"Constantinescu's counsel, Matthew A. Ford of Ford O'Brien Landy LLP, meanwhile, said the government's theory that his client was liable since he did not to disclose private stock sales on social media "never made any sense." "We would be surprised if the government...
Judge Tosses DOJ Suit Against Social Media Influencers In Alleged Pump-and-Dump Scheme | CNN
Congratulations to our legal team for this amazing victory! Legal team: Matthew Aaron Ford, Stephen Halpin III Read the full article