Experienced Hedge Fund Litigator Named Associate Regional Director for Enforcement in SEC’s New York Office

On June 14, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the promotion of Amelia A. Cottrell to Associate Regional Director for Enforcement in the agency’s New York Regional Office.  She has worked on, among other things, the SEC’s insider trading case against hedge fund manager CR Intrinsic.  See “Five Takeaways for Other Hedge Fund Managers from the SEC’s Record $602 Million Insider Trading Settlement with CR Intrinsic,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 6, No. 12 (Mar. 21, 2013); “U.S. District Court Conditionally Approves CR Intrinsic Settlement with SEC Despite ‘Neither Admit Nor Deny Liability’ Provision,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 6, No. 17 (Apr. 25, 2013).  She also contributed to the insider trading case against Tiger Asia Management.  See “How Can Hedge Fund Managers Understand and Navigate the Perils of Insider Trading Regulation and Enforcement in Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 6, No. 13 (Mar. 28, 2013); “SEC Settles Insider Trading Action against Tiger Asia Management,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 5, No. 48 (Dec. 20, 2012).

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