Earlier this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a $125 million settlement of charges against Nikola Corporation (“Nikola”), a publicly-traded company created through a special purpose acquisition...more
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On July 30, 2021, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Chair Gary Gensler issued a public statement announcing that he has asked SEC staff to require additional disclosures from offshore issuers with ties to China-based...more
On July 13, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced one of its first securities fraud enforcement actions against a Special Purpose Acquisition Company, or SPAC, called Stable Road Acquisition Corp....more
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Provisions On January 1, 2021, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021 became law. Section 6501 of the NDAA includes amendments to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”),...more
On November 2, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Enforcement Division issued its annual report, highlighting the Division’s priorities for the upcoming fiscal year and reviewing the enforcement actions for the...more
As COVID-19 continues to claim lives and disrupt the global economy, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has begun taking a number of actions to protect investors from COVID-19-related frauds...more