In this article, "Ex-State Street Execs Cleared of SEC Fraud Claims," published in Law360 on October 31, 2011, Jack Sylvia, Co-Chair of Mintz Levin's Securities Litigation Practice Group, is quoted discussing his victory on behalf of his client, a former State Street executive. In a ruling by SEC Chief Administrative Law Judge Brenda Murray, the case against Mr. Sylvia's client, which alleged that he and his colleague knowingly mislead investors through disclosures about the underperformance of a State Street fund holding subprime mortgage-backed securities, was dismissed. The judge found that Mr. Sylvia's client was unaware of the vulnerability of the subprime securities in August 2007.
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