Overall cryptocurrency crime levels are down, according to a report from Chainalysis reviewing crypto crime trends, but this past year has still seen certain categories of crypto crime, such as ransomware, continue to...more
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 and interesting SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary...more
1/17/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
AT&T ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Hedge Funds ,
Investors ,
Know Your Customers ,
Misappropriation ,
MNPI ,
Regulation FD ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have recently intensified their scrutiny of insider trading under Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The emerging trend of enforcement investigations...more
11/9/2022
/ CFTC ,
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) ,
Cooling-Off Rule ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Insider Trading ,
MNPI ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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
6/7/2022
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cryptoassets ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investigations ,
Investment Adviser ,
NVIDIA ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)