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SEC Enforcement in Financial Reporting and Disclosure: 2023 Year-End Update

We are pleased to present our latest update on financial reporting and issuer disclosure enforcement activity. This White Paper primarily focuses on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) enforcement activity...more

SEC Enforcement in Financial Reporting and Disclosure: Summer 2022 Update

In the most recent editions of this publication, we predicted the SEC Enforcement Division would more aggressively enforce the federal securities law than the previous administration’s Enforcement Division. While the...more

Fifth Circuit Finds SEC Administrative Proceedings Unconstitutional

On May 18, 2022, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that key aspects of the SEC's in-house enforcement regime for securities fraud cases were unconstitutional. The decision, Jarkesy v. SEC, has significant...more

SEC Brings Landmark Suit Over Alleged Misrepresentations in ESG-Related Documents

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") Climate and ESG Task Force has filed one of its most significant enforcement matters to date. On April 28, 2022, the SEC brought an action in the U.S. District Court for...more

SEC Announces Settlement of Fraud Case Without Requiring Financial Penalty in Recognition of Company's Substantial Cooperation

On January 28, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced a settled fraud case with HeadSpin, Inc., a technology start-up, that allegedly engaged in a scheme to boost the company's valuation to more...more

SEC Announces Proposed Amendments to Whistleblower Program Rules

The proposed amendments to the rules governing the whistleblower program, if adopted, would reverse prior amendments and provide further and significant financial incentives for whistleblowers to report potential violations...more

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