On November 22, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit issued its decision in the closely watched Alpine Securities Corp. v. FINRA case. Declining to decide larger constitutional questions, the court instead...more
In a 6-3 decision, the US Supreme Court on June 27, 2024, in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy held that the Seventh Amendment of the US Constitution entitles a defendant to a jury trial when the US Securities and...more
7/1/2024
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Registered entities continued to be a significant focus of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s or Commission’s) enforcement and rulemaking programs in 2022, and we expect similar attention this year. The SEC’s...more
3/2/2023
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