Someone kept making winning trades just before big acquisitions that were being handled by the same Boston law firm. Authorities initially thought it was another case of foreign hackers stealing valuable information from a U.S. law firm. But hackers weren’t swiping secrets. Investigators discovered it was an inside job.  After closely analyzing the deals and other information, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents traced the well-timed tips back to a single lawyer: Nicolo Nourafchan , who worked at the Boston-based firm, Goodwin Procter . Nourafchan had a lucrative side hustle providing traders around the world with illicit tips about coming buyouts…

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