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- The SEC’s Crypto Task Force acknowledges past hostility toward digital assets and aims to create more sensible regulations.
- Tokenized securities face complex regulatory challenges, including compliance...more
5/28/2025
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Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Insider Trading Claims Against Satellite Operator Investors Based on Stock Sales After FCC Chairman Vote -
In re Silver Lake Grp., LLC Sec. Litig. (9th Cir. July 24, 2024)
What to...more
10/2/2024
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Jorge Alcarez, et al. v. Akorn Inc., et al. mapped out one means by which a court may evaluate mootness fees paid to individual shareholders after the voluntary dismissal...more
Securities Class Actions Show No Signs of Slowing in 2024 -
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While the volume of securities class actions filings has remained consistently elevated over the past several years, the composition of the class...more
3/5/2024
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Macquarie Infrastructure Corp v Moab Partners LP ,
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Supreme Court Hears Argument on Traceability Requirement in Circuit-Split Slack v. Pirani -
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- Before the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision in a high-profile securities case...more
6/1/2023
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Slack Technologies Inc v Pirani ,
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