On June 1, 2023, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held that a stockholder bringing claims under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 must plead and prove that they purchased shares traceable to the allegedly...more
6/7/2023
/ Direct Listing ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
NYSE ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 11 ,
Section 12 ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Shareholders ,
Slack ,
Slack Technologies Inc v Pirani ,
Standing ,
Unregistered Securities
Spiraling fears over the coronavirus and the multiplication of virus outbreaks across the globe have impacted the worldwide economy, threatened supply chains, and caused severe stock market declines and disruptions in the...more
3/13/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Infectious Diseases ,
MD&A Statements ,
PSLRA ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Supply Chain
On March 27, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Lorenzo v. SEC,[i] affirming the expansive view of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) that, under the right circumstances,...more
4/5/2019
/ Appeals ,
Corporate Officers ,
Directors ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Statements ,
Fines ,
Intent to Defraud ,
Investment Banks ,
Janus Capital Group Inc v First Derivative Traders ,
Lorenzo v SEC ,
Material Dissemination ,
Misleading Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reaffirmation ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Scienter ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Violations ,
Suspensions