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Securities fraud attorney on Genesis bankruptcy: 'Accountholders need to protect themselves'
Genesis, a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group (DCG), has been impacted by the collapses of crypto exchange FTX and crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital and has now filed for bankruptcy. Securities fraud attorney David Silver, a founding partner of Silver Miller Law, said Genesis users should seek legal counsel if they want to recover their assets. Despite this latest bankruptcy filing, some crypto experts believe these challenges will help to reshape the crypto industry, not end it. -
Greenberg Traurig Wins Five Honors in Daily Business Review’s 2022 Florida Legal Awards
Greenberg Traurig Wins Five Honors in Daily Business Review’s 2022 Florida Legal Awards. -
Greenberg Traurig Elevates 11 Florida Attorneys to Shareholder, 2 to Of Counsel
Greenberg Traurig Elevates 11 Florida Attorneys to Shareholder, 2 to Of Counsel. -
Greenberg Traurig Enhances Key Practices with Addition of Monica Lopez-Rodriguez in Miami Office
Greenberg Traurig Enhances Key Practices with Addition of Monica Lopez-Rodriguez in Miami Office. -
Class action over XRP tokens piggy-backs on SEC lawsuit
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Problems for a cryptocurrency outfit called Ripple Labs continue, as a new class action lawsuit follows litigation from the Securities and Exchange Commission. -
Imprisoned Hillsboro Beach attorney disbarred following 'pump-and-dump' conviction
TALLAHASSEE — Longtime Hillsboro Beach attorney James M. Schneider, sentenced in February for his alleged role in a "pump-and-dump" securities fraud scheme, has been disbarred following a March 7 Florida Supreme Court order, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Investment company won't get funds intended for Mutual Benefits fraud victims, federal magistrate judge rules
An investment management company that bought up policies from victim investors in a $1 Billion fraud scheme revealed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2004 will not receive money from a fund set up for victims, a federal magistrate judge ruled earlier this month. -
Florida-based Dycom faces putative federal securities investor class action
A Florida-based telecommunications infrastructure company and its leading executives misled investors about the company's expected growth ahead of a sharp drop in its share price earlier this year, according to a putative federal securities class action filed this week. -
Five men, Bank Of America accused in $102 million Ponzi scheme
ORLANDO (Florida Record) — An Ocala resident, four other men and the Bank of America were complicit in a $102 million Ponzi scheme over the past seven years, according to a putative class action lawsuit filed in federal court. -
Palmetto securities law attorney among defendants in fraud case
FORT MYERS - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a motion to restrain and enjoin defendants accused of violating federal securities laws. -
Miami attorney suspended following conviction on SEC charges in StratoComm attorney letters fraud
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Miami attorney Stewart Alan Merkin, practicing in Florida for about 45 years, has been suspended following a Aug. 24 Florida Supreme Court after his conviction on U.S. Security And Exchange Commission allegations that he violated federal securities laws, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Aventura attorney in Haitian earthquake temporary housing scheme agrees to disbarment
Aventura attorney Ronny Jay Halperin, who in 2012 was an alleged -
Appeals court rules in favor of J.P. Morgan Securities in $25 million investment case
A $25 million investment that went awry for a Florida company recently ended with an appeal before Florida's Fifth District Court of Appeal. -
Palm Beach attorney receives revocation for securities fraud
The Florida Supreme Court recently issued a disciplinary revocation to Jonathan Paltiel Flom, an attorney in Palm Beach, Fla., stemming from his federal money laundering conviction. -
Everbank settles lawsuit for $300K
EverBank Financial Corp. has settled a lawsuit over alleged securities-law violations. -
Appellate court allows whistleblower to pursue suit against Miami alleging retaliation
MIAMI – The appellate court declared that a former independent auditor general (IAG), who exposed indiscretions in Miami’s government offices, was protected under the Whistleblower’s Act. -
Florida Supreme Court suspends Maria Elena Perez for ethics violations
TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Supreme Court has suspended Maria Elena Perez, the Coral Gables lawyer who represented Nevin Shapiro in his Ponzi scheme case, for ethics violations of the rules regulating the Florida Bar. -
Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals files for bankruptcy
WILMINGTON -- Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals and its two wholly-owned subsidiaries have filed for bankruptcy protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware. -
Law professor: 'FINRA would be a better and more effective organization with the reforms'
ORLANDO – The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) plays an important in helping keeping the public’s investments safe, and law professor Benjamin Edwards wants to make sure the organization is keeping up its end of the bargain. -
Sharehold sues board amid merger move
MIAMI — A shareholder has filed a class-action suit against the Jarden Corp. board of directors, claiming that the defendants issued a false and misleading proxy statement.