Study Group: SEC Regulation and Class Action Experts: Lawyers
Council Members in this Study Group: 15
This study group may include professors, attorneys, former regulatory officers, and consultants knowledgeable on topics such as law and litigation issues, lobbying, policy and government, elections, antitrust, immigration, intellectual property, and legislation, among others.
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Robert HeimPartner
MEYERS & HEIM LLP
Robert G. Heim is Partner at the law firm of Meyers & Heim in New York City, where he specializes in corporate and securities law, including corporate formation and capital raising, securities regulatory work, securities litigation, white collar criminal...
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January 5, 2007
Analysis by: Robert Heim, Partner,Apple ‘falsified’ files on Jobs’ options | www.ft.com
1. Companies are completing their internal investigations of stock option backdating.
2. Settlements with the SEC and the Department of Justice are likely to be reached in the first quarter of 2007. -
Stock Options Backdating Probe is Heating Up
July 27, 2006
Analysis by: Robert Heim, Partner,Backdating Battle Focuses on Fraud | www.thestreet.com
1. The filing of criminal charges by the Department of Justice and civil charges by the SEC against two former officers of Brocade signals that regulators are ready to begin enforcement actions in the stock option backdating scandal.
2. The early cases that are filed by regulators will serve as precedent for future actions against those involved in back dating stock options.
3. The DOJ and SEC probes into stock option back dating still have a long way to go before they are completed.
Members in this Study Group include these company types:
- Law Firm (general practice/large)
- Academic Institution*
- Policy or Political Consulting Firm
- Law Firm (Boutique / Specialized)
Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:
- Partner
- Attorney
- Professor
- Principal