A lot of ink has been spilled in the last 72 hours regarding the historic developments involving Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Our quick summary of the facts and law is below. Cadwalader will continue to monitor...more
The securities litigation and regulatory landscape in 2017 defies simple categorization. Plaintiffs filed 226 new federal class actions in the first half of 2017, more than double the average rate over the last 20 years, and...more
1/8/2018
/ Basic v Levinson ,
CalPERS v ANZ Securities ,
Class Action ,
Cyan Inc v Beaver Cty Emps Ret Fund ,
Digital Realty Trust Inc v Somers ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Indemnification ,
Insider Trading ,
Kokesh v SEC ,
Martoma ,
Omnicare v Laborers District Council ,
Petrobras ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
SLUSA ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statute of Repose ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
2016 was an active year in securities litigation. In the first half of 2016 alone, plaintiffs filed 119 new federal class action securities cases. It was also a busy year for SEC enforcement proceedings, with a record 868...more
1/13/2017
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Administrative Proceedings ,
Appointments Clause ,
Article II ,
Audits ,
Best Buy ,
C&DIs ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Confidential Information ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dirks v SEC ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Form 10-K ,
Form 8-K ,
Fraud-on-the-Market ,
Halliburton v Erica P. John Fund ,
Illegal Tipping ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Janus Capital Group ,
Jurisdiction ,
Loss Causation ,
Mergers ,
Merrill Lynch v Manning ,
Misleading Impressions ,
Omnicare v Laborers District Council ,
Pensions ,
Personal Benefit ,
Pfizer ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
PHH Corp. v CFPB ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Regulation S-K ,
Removal For-Cause ,
RESPA ,
Sanofi ,
Securities ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Short Selling ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Stock Prices ,
Unions ,
US v Newman ,
US v Salman ,
Wells Notice ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies