A recent guilty plea in U.S. v. Wahi in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, a crypto insider trading case, sets up an interesting situation where the defendants — who have already pled guilty to wire fraud — are challenging the SEC’s parallel civil charges
Julia Alonzo
Julia Alonzo is the Litigation Department Legal Director and Head of Women’s Initiatives. As Legal Director of the Litigation Department, she works closely with the department’s co-chairs to manage its business, operations, and achievement of strategic goals. In her capacity as Proskauer’s Head of Women’s Initiatives, Julia focuses on executing the firm’s commitment to advancing and supporting women attorneys at all stages of their careers. In particular, she manages the firm’s Women’s Sponsorship Program and the Proskauer Women's Alliance.
Julia also serves on the Firm’s Hiring Committee and Summer Program Committee.
Previously, Julia was a senior counsel at Proskauer in the Litigation Department, with a focus on securities and corporate governance litigation.
CFTC Head Urges Congressional Action on Crypto while SEC Leader Says Crypto Rulemaking is “Years Away”
Both the head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and leader of the SEC agree that the crypto markets need regulating, and specific rules may help clarify which agency has authority to regulate various cryptocurrency activities. The client alert below discusses both CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam’s comments and SEC…