The U.S. Supreme Court recently cast doubt on the criminal convictions of the one-time “King of Political Intelligence” David Blaszczak and three others for their role in an insider trading scheme. The Court’s action could...more
2/2/2021
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Confidential Information ,
Dirks v SEC ,
Employees ,
Insider Trading ,
Kelly v United States ,
Non-Public Information ,
Remand ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Vacated
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an opinion in United States v. Blaszczak on December 30, 2019 that could significantly affect the prosecution of criminal insider trading cases. The Second Circuit...more
1/27/2020
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Confidential Information ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dirks v SEC ,
Insider Trading ,
Non-Public Information ,
Personal Benefit ,
Political Intelligence ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held an open meeting on August 21, 2019, (the Open Meeting) and approved two items: (1) guidance regarding the proxy voting responsibilities of investment advisers under the...more
9/3/2019
/ Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
New Guidance ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Proxy Voting Guidelines ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act
On July 25, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released groundbreaking materials relating to blockchain tokens. These materials provide significant and welcome insight to the SEC’s and its staff’s thinking...more
7/27/2017
/ Alternative Trading System (ATS) ,
Blockchain ,
Digital Currency ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Investor Advisory Committee ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Unregistered Securities ,
Virtual Currency