On July 11, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) announced that it had settled an enforcement action against two individuals who were alleged to have engaged in insider trading. The SEC’s...more
7/16/2025
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Criminal Investigations ,
Disclosure ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FBI ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Fraud ,
Insider Trading ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
White Collar Crimes
On October 15, 2024, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) released its final rule (the “Final Rule”) formally establishing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) program, nearly three years after first...more
11/22/2024
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Compliance ,
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
DCMA ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
DFARS ,
Federal Contractors ,
NIST ,
Subcontractors
On May 5, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an order (the “Order”)1 providing that it would pay a $279 million award to a whistleblower who assisted with the enforcement of an action by the SEC and...more
A recent Fifth Circuit decision, United States v. Nora,1 reversed a clerical employee’s convictions for conspiring to commit health care fraud, conspiring to pay or receive illegal health care kickbacks, and aiding and...more