The Only Thing Mathew Martoma's Ex-Lawyer Has To Work On In The Run-Up To The Summer Is His Base Tan
Another intriguing development in the insider trading investigation centered on SAC Capital in a week already overflowing with them: Mathew Martoma is replacing his defense lawyer. The move immediately raises questions about whether Martoma plans to change his strategy, which, so far, at least, could be characterized as: fight without giving an inch...His former attorney, Charles Stillman, of Stillman & Friedman, is known as a spirited fighter. Martoma is replacing him with Richard M. Strassberg of Goodwin and Proctor, a much larger firm that has secured some victories in defending insider trading cases...Strassberg could not be reached for comment. "The young man made a decision, I wish him well,” Stillman said Thursday, explaining that his life had changed quickly, now that he wasn’t bracing for a possible summer trial. “We have a house in the Berkshires, and we’re talking about redoing our deck,” he said. “So the day this happened, I called my wife and said, ‘Call the contractor, it’s time to finish the deck!’” [BusinessWeek]
