Key Government Lawyer In Insider Trading Case Against Rajaratnam Expected To Resign And Set Up Defense Firm

Joshua I. Klein, one of the more prominent members of the U.S. Attorney’s Office involved in the insider trading prosecution of Raj Rajaratnam, is expected to resign shortly to set up his own criminal defense firm, the New York Times is reporting.

The Times article, by Zachery Kouwe, is available at http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/key-prosecutor-in-galleon-case-to-leave-for-new-firm/.