Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations (the “Division”) released its 2025 examination priorities, an annual publication by the Division designed to make the public aware of issues, areas,...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has decided not to petition the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s decision to vacate a controversial package...more
On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in SEC v. Jarkesy, holding that the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) must prosecute securities fraud before a federal court whenever it...more
7/12/2024
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Seventh Amendment
On October 7, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 253 into law, which imposes climate-related disclosure requirements for companies with revenues over $1 billion annually that do business in California. On the same...more
The SEC’s Cybersecurity Risk Management Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure Rules were officially published in the Federal Register on August 4, 2023 and go into effect on September 5, 2023....more
On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted enhanced disclosure requirements regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and incident reporting for public companies. The final rules...more
Happy New Year! While the holidays hopefully provided a chance to rest and recharge, things have not slowed down in the world of digital asset enforcement. We see a growing dedication of resources by government law...more
1/13/2023
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CFTC ,
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Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
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FinCEN ,
Fraud ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Wire Fraud