On September 13, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a settlement with investment advisory firm Buckman Advisory Group LLC (“Buckman Advisory”) and its CEO Harry Buckman Jr. to settle...more
9/22/2022
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Cease and Desist ,
Cherry Picking ,
Elon Musk ,
Enforcement Actions ,
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Misrepresentation ,
MSRB ,
Municipal Bonds ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Violations ,
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Underwriting ,
Whistleblowers
On July 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced insider trading charges against ten individual defendants across four separate cases (Bhardwaj, Goel, Markin, and Buyer), filed in the...more
8/11/2022
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Apple ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Certificates of Incorporation ,
Corporate Governance ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Discovery Disputes ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Illegal Tipping ,
Insider Trading ,
Internal Communications ,
Material Nonpublic Information ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Share Classes ,
Shareholder Litigation
On June 14, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a securities suit brought by investors in pharmaceutical company, Amarin Corporation, PLC, holding that the investors had failed to...more
7/1/2022
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Board of Directors ,
Class Action ,
Dismissals ,
False Statements ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Government Investigations ,
Misleading Statements ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Subpoenas
SEC Proposes Rule Amendments Requiring Climate-Related Disclosures; Southern District of New York Dismisses Securities Fraud Claims Against U.S. Stock Exchanges for Lack of Standing; Southern District of New York Dismisses...more
4/6/2022
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Climate Change ,
Comment Period ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dismissals ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investors ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Standing ,
Stock Exchange