Corp is a publicly held corporation whose stock is registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The following sequence of events occurred in 2003: January 2: Corp publicly announced that it expected a 25% revenue increase this year. March 1: A Corp director ("Director") sold 1,000 Corp shares for $25 each. June 15: Corp learned that, because of unforeseen expenses, its revenues would decrease by 50% this year, contrary to its January 2 announcement. June 16: A Corp officer ("Officer") consulted his lawyer ("Lawyer") for personal tax advice. Officer mentioned, among other things, the probable devaluation of his Corp stock. June 17: Lawyer telephoned his stockbroker and bought a put option for $1,000 from OptionCo. The put option entitled Lawyer to require OptionCo to buy 1,000 Corp shares from Lawyer for $20 per share. June 18: Corp publicly announced that its revenues would decrease by 50% this year. Its stock price fell from $30 to $5 per share. June 19: Lawyer bought 1,000 Corp shares at $5 per share and required OptionCo to buy the shares for $20,000 pursuant to the put option. July 1: Director bought 1,000 Corp shares for $5 per share.

1. In each of the foregoing events, which of the actions by Director, Officer, and Lawyer constituted a violation of federal securities laws and which did not? Discuss

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Lets analyze each event to determine if there were any violations of federal securities laws January 2 Corp publicly announced a 25 revenue increase T... View the full answer