Ms. Parker advises individuals and companies prior to and during SEC and CFTC investigations, and has litigated against the SEC in trial and appellate courts in a variety of contexts, including insider trading, Section 5 and market manipulation allegations.
SELECTED REPORTED CASES
SEC v. Vianna (S.D.N.Y. and Second Circuit), denial of preliminary injunction against relief defendant after ex parte TRO.
SEC v. Morelli (S.D.N.Y.), an insider trading trial in which the court ordered a directed verdict against the SEC.
SEC v. Cavanaugh (S.D.N.Y. and Second Circuit), a Section 5 and market manipulation preliminary injunction hearing.
Kidder Peabody Co. v. Unigestion International Ltd. (S.D.N.Y.), securities law claims.
United States v. Regan (S.D.N.Y. and Second Circuit), RICO charges arising from tax effect of "parking" of securities.
Daily Journal Corp. v. Merrill Lynch & Co. (Ca. Sup. Ct.), unanimous reversal of lower courts' ordered disclosure of grand jury materials.
SELECTED ARTICLES AND SPEECHES
"A Practical Guide to the Attorney-Client Relationship after Sarbanes-Oxley," 2003.
"Extraterritorial Jurisdiction in Transnational Securities Fraud Cases," 1999.
"New Trends in Insider Trading Cases," 1999.
"A Criminal Securities Case from Investigation to Trial," 1999.