Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine the following matters:
• An SEC complaint alleging a Georgia...more
8/25/2025
/ Blockchain ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investors ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Violations ,
Voluntary Dismissals
Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine the following matters:
• An SEC settlement with an ex-CEO...more
8/1/2025
/ CEOs ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Elder Abuse ,
Enforcement ,
Fraud ,
Hedge Funds ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investors ,
Misrepresentation ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Unregistered Securities
On May 14, 2025, Deputy Enforcement Director Antonia Apps told those gathered at an anti‑money laundering conference in Washington, D.C. to expect a more measured approach from SEC Enforcement. That may include, she...more
6/25/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Fraud ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Penalties ,
Popular ,
Real Estate Development ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Regulation ,
Settlement
Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. For the month when Paul Atkins was sworn in as SEC Chairman, we examine:
• The SEC’s...more
5/28/2025
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
Receivership ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Violations ,
Stablecoins
On February 27, 2025, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporate Finance (the “staff”) released its views on “meme coins,” stating that under certain circumstances, the offer and sale of “meme...more
On January 17, 2025, a few days before the presidential inauguration, the SEC reported a record-breaking first quarter of fiscal year 2025 (October through December 2024) with 200 total enforcement actions, including 118...more
2/27/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Investment Adviser ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Violations ,
Whistleblowers
Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine:
•Insider trading charges against a professor overseeing...more
1/28/2025
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fraud ,
Insider Trading ,
Perks ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Settlement
Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine:
•Accounting fraud charges for allegedly concealing costs;...more
11/29/2024
/ Accounting Fraud ,
Aerospace ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bribery ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
ETFs ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Greenwashing ,
Misleading Statements ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Unregistered Brokers
Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine:
•The permanent suspension of an audit firm and its owner for...more
6/28/2024
/ CEOs ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Fraud ,
Insider Trading ,
Loans ,
PCAOB ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Stock Prices ,
Taxable Income
Each month we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine:
•The Fifth Circuit’s stay of the SEC’s recent adoption of...more
4/24/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Climate Change ,
Coinbase ,
Cryptoassets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fraud ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Misleading Statements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stays ,
Unregistered Brokers
Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month we examine:
• Fraud and internal control failure charges against...more
11/20/2023
/ Aiding and Abetting ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Best Practices ,
Blockchain ,
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
FinTech ,
Fraud ,
Good Faith ,
Information Security ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Popular ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Ripple ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Short Sales ,
SolarWinds
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary resources....more
10/26/2023
/ CEOs ,
CFOs ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Failure to Report ,
False Statements ,
Fraud ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Marketing ,
MNPI ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary resources...more
4/21/2023
/ Accounting Fraud ,
Brazil ,
CEOs ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Fraud ,
Misleading Statements ,
Perks ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Safety Standards ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
U.S. Navy ,
Unregistered Securities
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary resources. This...more
9/7/2022
/ Asset Tokens ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure To Disclose ,
False Reporting ,
Fraud ,
Investors ,
Principal Executive Officer ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders
On the eve of the pandemic’s two-year anniversary, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released updated statistics on its efforts to combat COVID-19 related fraud and announced the appointment of a director of COVID-19 Fraud...more
3/16/2022
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
Enforcement ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FinTech ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare ,
Investigations ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Popular ,
Price Gouging ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblowers
So far in 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has brought fifteen enforcement actions in the offerings of digital assets space. Three of these actions do not involve fraud; rather, they allege solely...more
9/24/2020
/ Blockchain ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Currency ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Online Gaming ,
Payment Tokens ,
Section 5 ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud