On May 14, 2025, Deputy Enforcement Director Antonia Apps told those gathered at an anti‑money laundering conference in Washington, D.C. to expect a more measured approach from SEC Enforcement. That may include, she...more
6/25/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Fraud ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Penalties ,
Popular ,
Real Estate Development ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Regulation ,
Settlement
Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. For the month when Paul Atkins was sworn in as SEC Chairman, we examine:
• The SEC’s...more
5/28/2025
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
Receivership ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Violations ,
Stablecoins
Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine:
•An SEC action alleging an insider trading scheme and...more
4/23/2025
/ Climate Change ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Private Funds ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud
On January 17, 2025, a few days before the presidential inauguration, the SEC reported a record-breaking first quarter of fiscal year 2025 (October through December 2024) with 200 total enforcement actions, including 118...more
2/27/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Investment Adviser ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Violations ,
Whistleblowers
On October 21, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Division of Examinations (“EXAMS”) announced its 2025 Examination Priorities (the “2025 Priorities”), highlighting areas that it expects to target...more
11/4/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Investment Adviser ,
Popular ,
Private Funds ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Regulation S-P ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act
Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine:
•The SEC’s case against crypto firm Kraken is permitted to...more
9/25/2024
/ Collateralized Loan Obligations ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Assets ,
Instant Messaging Apps ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Contract ,
MNPI ,
Popular ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Unregistered Securities
Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine:
•Judge Paul Engelmayer’s decision on defendants’ motion to...more
8/22/2024
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Hedge Funds ,
Illegal Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Firms ,
Online Platforms ,
SEC v Jarkesy ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SolarWinds
Each month we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine:
•The SEC’s expanded definition of securities dealers; -
•An...more
3/26/2024
/ Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
New Amendments ,
Private Funds ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Traders
On March 18, 2024, the SEC announced—in videos posted on YouTube and Twitter—regulatory actions against two investment advisers for “AI washing,” a practice defined by the SEC as “making false artificial intelligence-related...more
3/21/2024
/ Anti-Fraud Provisions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Funds ,
NASAA ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SIFMA
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
10/26/2023
/ CEOs ,
CFOs ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Failure to Report ,
False Statements ,
Fraud ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Marketing ,
MNPI ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
A series of recent actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its staff should prompt registered investment advisers (RIAs) to reassess their risk tolerance for some relatively common RIA marketing, custody,...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. This...more
9/15/2023
/ Bitcoin ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Statements ,
Investment Adviser ,
Marketing ,
Misleading Statements ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Online Platforms ,
Private Funds ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Unregistered Securities
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. This...more
8/15/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure-to-File ,
Form 8-K ,
Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investors ,
Popular ,
Ripple ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
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
6/14/2023
/ Conflicts of Interest ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Digital Assets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Investment Adviser ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Share Buybacks ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Transparency
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
3/17/2023
/ Conflicts of Interest ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disclosure ,
Disgorgement ,
Investment Adviser ,
Nonprofits ,
Registration Requirement ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shell Corporations ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies
On February 7, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Examinations (EXAMs) announced its 2023 Examination Priorities (the “Priorities”), which highlight areas it expects to target in 2023...more
2/22/2023
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Compliance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fair Valuation ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Libor ,
Mutual Funds ,
Private Funds ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
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, which was an active one as the SEC...more
10/12/2022
/ AT&T ,
Boeing ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
MNPI ,
Negligence ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulation FD ,
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 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement developments from the past month,...more
8/8/2022
/ Chief Compliance Officers ,
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Financial Institutions ,
Identity Theft ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Schemes ,
Popular ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
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)
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
In a recently settled enforcement matter, the SEC imposed a $1 million penalty on an investment adviser based on findings that the adviser violated the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) and caused...more