SEC Whistleblower Accuses Two Top Firms of Coverup: The Brief

A $500 MILLION biotech deal has spawned an SEC whistleblower complaint against two top law firms and a pair of suits in Los Angeles. It all stems from a dispute between Joel Cohen, a screenwriter best known for his work on “Toy Story,” and radiopharmaceuticals company Sofie Biosciences, Maia Spoto reports.

• Paul Weiss and Reed Smith lawyers actively concealed the dispute from Trilantic North America when the private equity outfit bought a majority stake in Sofie, alleges the whistleblower complaint. The unnamed whistleblower wants the SEC to probe whether the firms should be held liable for aiding and abetting or ...