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Kimberly Wade, an associate in the firm's Special Matters and Investigations practice, focuses her practice on white collar criminal investigations and defense. Her experience includes federal criminal and civil investigations, corporate compliance, securities class actions and derivative suits, SEC actions, and regulatory matters. Kimberly joined King & Spalding in 2015.
J.D., Boston College Law School
B.A., Dartmouth College
Massachusetts
New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Defense of former SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager, Mathew Martoma, against criminal and SEC allegations of insider trading. Prosecutors alleged that Martoma participated in the largest-ever insider trading case, committing securities fraud by trading on shares of two pharmaceutical companies using non-public information, resulting in over $276 million in gains.
Defense of Countrywide Financial Corporation and Countrywide Home Loans in connection with a FIRREA and False Claims Act case filed against Bank of America and Countrywide in connection with the sale of mortgage loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Defense of the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of CreXus Investment Corp., a REIT, in multiple shareholder class actions and derivative suits brought in New York and Maryland challenging the $1 billion acquisition of CreXus by Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Successfully won dismissal of all pending lawsuits in both courts.
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May 16, 2022
Cooperation Credit and Attorney-Client Privilege: The Implications of Coburn
June 24, 2021
Repairing A “Crack” in Insider Trading Regulation: SEC Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans Face Increased Scrutiny
March 4, 2021
Spotlight on DFS Trial Forum For First Cyber-Regs Case
Defense of former SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager, Mathew Martoma, against criminal and SEC allegations of insider trading. Prosecutors alleged that Martoma participated in the largest-ever insider trading case, committing securities fraud by trading on shares of two pharmaceutical companies using non-public information, resulting in over $276 million in gains.
Defense of Countrywide Financial Corporation and Countrywide Home Loans in connection with a FIRREA and False Claims Act case filed against Bank of America and Countrywide in connection with the sale of mortgage loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Defense of the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of CreXus Investment Corp., a REIT, in multiple shareholder class actions and derivative suits brought in New York and Maryland challenging the $1 billion acquisition of CreXus by Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Successfully won dismissal of all pending lawsuits in both courts.
See more
May 16, 2022
Cooperation Credit and Attorney-Client Privilege: The Implications of Coburn
June 24, 2021
Repairing A “Crack” in Insider Trading Regulation: SEC Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans Face Increased Scrutiny
March 4, 2021
Spotlight on DFS Trial Forum For First Cyber-Regs Case
J.D., Boston College Law School
B.A., Dartmouth College
Massachusetts
New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York