Law360 | SEC Defends Fraud Claims Against Ex-Nomura Trader

Brett Jaffe, Joe Tully, Kim Chemerinsky, David Wohlstadter, Christopher Borchert, and Jenna Jones are noted for successfully representing Tyler Peters in a securities fraud lawsuit.

Brett Jaffe, Joe Tully, and David Wohlstadter are noted for representing Tyler Peters in his bid to dismiss an SEC suit after his acquittal in a parallel criminal case.

Brett Jaffe is quoted on a motion by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to dismiss its securities fraud lawsuit against client Tyler Peters.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has agreed to dismiss, in full and with prejudice, securities fraud claims it brought against Alston & Bird client Tyler Peters, a former residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) trader at Nomura Securities International Inc.

Alston & Bird client Tyler Peters, a former bond trader at Nomura Securities International, Inc., was acquitted on all charges following a six-week jury trial in U.S. District Court in Hartford, CT.