Department of Justice announces criminal and civil cryptocurrency initiatives as Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gensler continues to develop the agency’s regulatory and enforcement agenda.
Despite an unsettled...more
12/1/2021
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Recent enforcement action could signal expanding the boundaries of misappropriation theory, with significant implications for SEC-regulated entities and other market participants.
With Chair Gensler at the helm, an...more
Chair Gensler’s enforcement agenda begins to take shape as SEC brings sprawling enforcement action against wide range of SPAC participants.
Consistent with prior SEC warnings regarding incentives for Special Purpose...more
7/16/2021
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SPACs have seen exponential growth in 2020, but SPAC sponsors, investors and targets should beware the scrutiny de-SPAC transactions are receiving from the plaintiffs’ bar and the SEC.
2020’s SPAC IPO explosion will...more
12/16/2020
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