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July 12, 2021
On July 6, 2021, a federal district court in Connecticut entered final judgments against investment adviser Westport Capital Markets, LLC and its sole owner, Christopher E. McClure. The judgments order that Westport Capital and McClure are jointly and severally liable for disgorgement of $632,954, along with $187,807 in prejudgment interest, for a total disgorgement and […]
February 24, 2021
The firm is investigating potential claims for investors in the Infinity Q Diversified Alpha Fund Institutional Class (NASDAQ:IQDNX) and Infinity Q Diversified Alpha Fund Investor Class (NASDAQ:IQDAX), collectively (“Infinity Q”). The investigation concerns whether brokerage firm sales practices and due diligence conducted in connection with the recommendation to purchase or hold Infinity Q funds harmed […]
February 6, 2021
An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging three individuals affiliated with GPB Capital Holdings, LLC (“GPB”) with securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy. Defendants David Gentile, the founder, owner and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of GPB; Jeffry Schneider, the owner and CEO of Ascendant Capital LLC (“Ascendant”); and Jeffrey Lash, a […]
October 22, 2020
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $800,000 to a whistleblower whose information caused the staff to open an investigation that led to two successful SEC enforcement actions. “The whistleblower provided the Commission with a detailed analysis that alerted staff to the underlying securities violations,” said Jane Norberg, Chief of […]
August 21, 2020
Ryan Bakhtiari has been invited to participate as a speaker at the 2020 Practicing Law Institute (PLI) conference program on Thursday, September 10, 2020. The PLI Securities Arbitration program is being held by webcast only this year. The program brings together legal professionals with securities industry regulators to discuss hot topics in the securities arbitration […]