In many ways, 2020 was an unprecedented year. In midMarch, the United States abruptly went into lockdown as coronavirus cases began to spike; a national emergency was declared, travel bans and gathering restrictions were...more
4/28/2021
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Shareholder Litigation ,
Stock Prices
California Federal Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Securities Class Action Arising from Uber’s IPO; S.D.N.Y. Dismisses Ponzi Scheme Action Against HSBC Hong Kong for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction; Delaware Court of Chancery...more
8/27/2020
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Appraisal Rights ,
Class Action ,
Dismissals ,
False Statements ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investors ,
Legal Fees ,
Material Misrepresentation ,
Misleading Statements ,
Misrepresentation ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Negligence ,
Omissions ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Shareholders ,
Strict Liability ,
Uber
In This Issue. The ongoing global outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to grow in scale and scope. In response, federal financial regulators are continuing efforts to bring regulatory relief to promote stability...more
3/19/2020
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Banking Sector ,
Comment Period ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Enforcement ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
New Amendments ,
New Guidance ,
New Rules ,
OCC ,
Public Comment ,
Public Health ,
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Meetings ,
Virtual Meetings
Goodwin has written extensively on the challenges presented by the COVID-19 coronavirus... among these important issues, we also want to encourage our clients to be proactive in responding to the potential impact of COVID-19...more
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a policy statement outlining framework that the CFPB will immediately begin to apply in matters of supervision and enforcement regarding the “abusive”...more
1/31/2020
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Currency ,
FDIC ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
ISDA ,
Libor ,
MD&A Statements ,
OCC ,
OCIE ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
On January 21, 2020, Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (the “Trust”) became the first digital currency investment vehicle to attain the status of an SEC reporting company. The Trust’s sponsor, Grayscale Investments, LLC (“Grayscale”),...more
1/29/2020
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Bitcoin ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Ethereum ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Registration Statement ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rule 144 ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Unregistered Securities
In the wake of the SEC’s clarifying guidance in Munchee regarding the application of the federal securities laws to initial coin offerings (“ICOs”), there has been increased activity among both federal and state regulators as...more