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The law school casebook focuses on federal securities litigation and enforcement. Important causes of action and issues are addressed as they are likely to arise in actual litigation, thereby maximizing students’ preparation to represent clients in private litigation as well as in SEC and criminal enforcement actions. It includes in depth treatment of the relevant statutory provisions and rules and also class actions, SEC enforcement actions involving market manipulation and insider trading, criminal actions, proxy and tender offer fraud, international securities fraud, and securities arbitration. The casebook is suitable for a variety of two or three credit courses and seminars.