On what he thought was a typical workday in New York City, Tom Hardin woke up, went to the gym and ran a few errands on the way to the office. And on his way, two FBI agents suddenly appeared, publicly flashed their badges and began questioning him about his job.

Tom was shocked and confused and began to worry when the agents began sharing details about his personal life and his family, even where he was last weekend. It was that event that began the process of Tom Hardin going from hedge fund trader to FBI Informant, all as the result of the largest insider trading investigation in a generation - "Operation Perfect Hedge".

This event will form the basis for a riveting CLE course that will explain the series of events that led up to Tom's arrest and conviction for insider-trading. The course includes an in-depth interview with Lawrence D. Eichen, Esq. and an account of Tom’s journey from honest trader to a life of criminal activity that had shocking ramifications for everyone in his life.

The course will reveal the psychological traps Tom grappled with as he rationalized his unethical behavior, and the temptations and opportunities which confront so many professionals in high pressure careers. The course will also address several SEC cases related to insider trading stemming from both authorized and unauthorized access to confidential client information and filed against attorneys and employees of law firms and legal departments.