Investor Failed To Show That Bank’s Internal Controls Were Flawed, Judge Rules

Mealey's (September 12, 2017, 1:00 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — An investor has failed to show that an investment bank and two of its senior executives violated provisions of federal securities law by failing to adequately monitor the bank’s internal controls in the wake of a former employees’ massive securities fraud scheme, a federal judge in New York ruled on Sept. 8 in granting the defendants’ motion to dismiss without prejudice (Gregory G. Barrett v. PJT Partners Inc., et al., No. 16-2841, S.D. N.Y., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145781)....