Abbe L. Dienstag

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Texas District Court Dismisses Insider Trading Charges Against Mark Cuban And Holds That Misappropriation Theory Requires Duty Not To Trade

On July 17, 2009, in a significant defeat for the Securities and Exchange Commission, Northern District of Texas, Chief District Judge Sidney Fitzwater dismissed the high-profile insider-trading charges that the SEC had brought against well-known entrepreneur Mark Cuban.1In a 35-page opinion,...

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Corporate America's Nominations Process: The Winds Of Change - Part II

Part I of this interview appeared in the May 2004 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.Editor: In light of the changes in the rules, is it becoming more difficult to find qualified candidates for the governing board? Kopelman: The general feeling is that finding qualified board members has...

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Corporate America's Nominations Process: The Winds Of Change - Part I

Part II of this interview appears in the June 2004 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.Editor: Would each of you give our readers some idea of your background and experience? Dienstag: I joined Kramer Levin after having clerked for Judge Jack Weinstein in the Eastern District of New York....

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