In a unique case of first impression, Chuck Ross appeared before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to argue against the Securities and Exchange Commission’s appeal of Judge Naomi Reice … Read More
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February 13th, 2008
February 7th, 2008
Circulation Fraud Investigation
Mr. Ross represents the former Chief Executive Officer of a Long Island business that was under investigation in connection with allegations of circulation fraud and tax evasion. Newsday | March … Read More
January 1st, 2008
Chuck Ross interviewed in Securities Law 360 on subprime litigation
“‘The trend over the next year will include more insider trading cases but will see an increase in focus upon the subprime mortgage meltdown,’ said Charles A. Ross, a partner with Charles A. Ross and Associates. ‘Subpoenas have already issued to securities ratings agencies regarding concerns about a lack of diligence and disclosure on the risks involved in investing in packages of securitized subprime loans. In addition, domestic private-equity groups and hedge funds may continue to fuel investment in foreign markets, which may draw the scrutiny of U.S. regulators such as the SEC and the CFTC,’ Ross said.”
October 5th, 2007
Chuck Ross asked by HedgeWorld to comment on Bear Stearns subprime mortgage collapse
“One experienced criminal defense attorney, reached Friday, expressed some curiosity about the reported investigation. Charles Ross, principal of Charles A. Ross & Associates of New York and a former partner at New York law firm Herrick Feinstein LLP and past chairman of its white collar criminal defense group, said
August 23rd, 2007
Chuck Ross consulted by National Law Journal on calculating losses from stock options backdating
“Given that the bigger the financial losses for investors the longer the prison term, how should one calculate losses that are critical to sentencing? No one knows for sure how to calculate losses that may amount to bookkeeping changes, not cold cash. ‘There is no precedent for this,’ said Charles A. Ross of New York’s Ross & Associates, defense counsel in the Monster Worldwide case. ‘There is a smorgasbord of risk out there,’ he said.”