Expert Allegations Could Become More Frequent in Securities Fraud Complaints and Possibly Erode Pleading Standards -
A Ninth Circuit panel ruling that plaintiffs could use expert analysis to bolster securities fraud claims...more
12/22/2023
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Bankruptcy Court ,
Constitutional Amendment ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Corporate Governance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Self-Reporting ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Voluntary Disclosure
Key Points -
- In the latest round of additions to the DOJ’s programs to incentivize voluntary self-disclosure of wrongdoing by corporations, the DOJ has rolled out new policies that outline concrete incentives for...more
12/14/2023
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Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Mergers ,
Policy Terms ,
Private Sector ,
Safe Harbors ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
White Collar Crimes
Regulatory scrutiny of the use and management of cryptocurrency and other digital assets such as utility tokens and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) (collectively, cryptoassets) is rapidly growing on both sides of the Atlantic....more
9/13/2022
/ Blockchain ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
FinCEN ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On November 29, 2018, in a speech at the 35th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced the Department of Justice’s (DOJ or the Department) revised...more