Insider Trading Law and Compliance Answer Book 2011-12, Authored by Schulte Roth & Zabel Attorneys, Published by Practising Law Institute

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP is pleased to announce that our attorneys have collaborated to write Insider Trading Law and Compliance Answer Book 2011-12, a new book published by Practising Law Institute. The timely treatise offers a comprehensive and concise road map to help readers safely navigate the major regulatory legal requirements they face and to keep them firmly on the right side of the line separating good research from illegal insider trading.

Noting the recent increase in high-profile insider trading enforcement actions as well as criminal prosecutions and convictions, Insider Trading Law and Compliance's authors integrate recent regulatory changes with a sophisticated understanding of the regulatory, civil and criminal issues that can arise, the potential penalties, and the available defenses. Aimed at attorneys, compliance personnel, corporate insiders as well as both sophisticated and lay investors alike, the treatise provides a step-by-step understanding of the legal requirements imposed upon all investors. It does so in question and answer format to make this complex subject more easily understandable, providing clear guidance for investors and practitioners alike.

Marty Perschetz, co-chair of the Litigation Group and a member of the firm's Executive Committee, calls the treatise a “superb example of Schulte Roth & Zabel's well-rounded expertise on the nuances of insider trading law and compliance. We believe that this book provides useful and valuable insights for investors, financial advisers, lawyers and compliance personnel.”

Insider Trading Law and Compliance Answer Book 2011-12 walks readers through the elements of an insider trading claim, explaining the difference between legitimate research that can be acted upon freely and the possession of material, non-public information that may not be utilized in trading. The book also identifies when acting on a “tip” can result in legal liability and discusses the penalties for violating the law. Importantly, the book offers practical advice for avoiding a charge of insider trading, including a chapter devoted to compliance issues.

SRZ litigation partner Harry S. Davis served as editor and authored several chapters of the book. Additional SRZ chapter authors include litigation partners Alan R. Glickman, Howard O. Godnick, William H. Gussman, Jr., Marcy Ressler Harris, Mark S. Mandel, David K. Momborquette, Richard J. Morvillo, Martin L. Perschetz, Betty Santangelo, Howard Schiffman, Gary Stein, Sung-Hee Suh, Michael E. Swartz, Robert J. Ward, and Peter H. White as well as litigation special counsel Jeffrey F. Robertson; investment management and regulatory & compliance partners Ida Wurczinger Draim and Marc E. Elovitz; business transactions partners Eleazer Klein, Michael R. Littenberg and Marc Weingarten; and business reorganization partner Adam C. Harris.

To order a copy of Insider Trading Law and Compliance Answer Book 2011-12, please visit http://www.pli.edu/Content/_/N-1z133sdZ4l?Npp=1.

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About Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP (www.srz.com) is a full-service law firm with offices in New York, Washington, D.C., and London. As one of the leading law firms serving the financial services industry, the firm regularly advises clients on corporate and transactional matters, as well as providing counsel on securities regulatory compliance, enforcement and investigative issues. The firm's practices include litigation; bank regulatory; business reorganization; business transactions; employment and employee benefits; environmental; finance; individual client services; intellectual property, sourcing and technology; investment management; real estate; regulatory and compliance; structured products and derivatives; and tax.

About Practising Law Institute

Practising Law Institute (PLI) is a non-profit continuing legal education organization chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York, founded in 1933. PLI is dedicated to providing the legal community and allied professionals with the most up-to-date, relevant information and techniques critical to the development of a professional, competitive edge. We achieve these goals through the highest quality seminars held annually in locations across the United States, regularly supplemented Treatises, audio CDs and DVDs, MP3s, live Webcasts, Course Handbooks, CLE Now web programs and Private Label Solutions, all with the guidance of practice specific Advisory Committees. PLI is headquartered in New York City and also maintains offices in California.