Jed S. Rakoff

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  Judge Rakoff Berates SEC Again in Citigroup Case

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 30, 2011

  Federal Judge Jed S. Rakoff is not pleased with the Securities and Exchange Commission again. Nor is he happy with Citigroup, as he accused both the agency and the financial institution late Thursday of making an end run around his decision not to delay the court case against Citi by...

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  SEC Wins Delay in Citigroup Case

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 28, 2011

  The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday was granted a two-week delay in its securities fraud case against Citigroup as it seeks to have a judge's decision to toss its settlement with the bank reversed.

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  Judge Rakoff Says Goldman's Blankfein Can Testify in Insider Trading Case

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 2, 2011

  Controversial Federal judge orders that deposition can be taken before Rajat Gupta insider trading trial.

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  Judge Blocks, Blasts SEC-Citigroup Settlement

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 29, 2011

  Judge Jed S. Rakoff on Monday rejected a settlement negotiated between the SEC and Citigroup over a $1 billion mortgage fund and said that he could not determine whether the $285 million settlement was “fair, reasonable, adequate and in the public interest.”

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  Judge Imposes Record Fine on Galleon's Rajaratnam

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 10, 2011

  Judge Jed S. Rakoff assessed a $98.2 million fine against hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam of Galleon Group while criticizing the SEC's settlements in insider trading cases

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  One Cheer for NAIFA

  By Knut A. Rostad  |  March 18, 2010

  The battle for the fiduciary standard in financial reform legislation took an unexpected turn a couple weeks ago. The National Association of Insurance and Financial...

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  A Tail is Not a Leg

  By Knut A. Rostad  |  October 16, 2009

  As the rhetoric heats up over regulatory reform one is reminded how much political life has not changed all that much since Abraham Lincoln was quoted noting the following: "How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four..."

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  SEC Chairman Speaking the Fiduciary Language

  By Knut A. Rostad  |  September 28, 2009

  SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro's September 24th speech, before the Financial Services Roundtable, included her most recent public remarks on the fiduciary standard. The Chairman's remarks are important.

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  Rakoff's Bank of America Opinion: "The Tipping Point"

  By Knut A. Rostad  |  September 16, 2009

  In September 2013 when we look back on Lehman Bothers' demise, will we also see a "reformed" financial system and regulatory structure? One that may be hard to recognize compared to today's structure? If "yes," look to Judge Jed S. Rakoff's opinion.

• SEC-Bank of America Settlement "Does not Comport"

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  September 15, 2009

  Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York has thrown out a proposed settlement between the SEC and Bank of America.