Our Securities Litigation Group unpacks the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent dismissal of appeals in two securities class actions....more
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Jarkesy decision dealt a blow to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) in-house adjudication system. Our team analyzes the decision and its potential impact on other federal agencies....more
Our Securities Litigation Group analyzes the Supreme Court’s Jarkesy case, which involves challenges to the constitutionality of SEC enforcement actions....more
Our Securities Litigation Group analyzes the impact of the Axon and Cochran decisions on the use of administrative law judges (ALJs) and gleans clues about the future of direct listings from the Slack oral argument....more
Our Securities Litigation Group examines a pair of cases—at the Fifth Circuit and Supreme Court—that could determine the constitutionality of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s administrative law judge system....more
This webinar will cover securities decisions and trends from 2021 that could impact litigation securities claims brought by private plaintiffs and the SEC. We will also look at some major securities cases expecting decision...more
Our Securities Litigation and Securities Groups discuss the Securities and Exchange Commission’s new rules governing its whistleblower program that are designed to provide greater clarity to whistleblowers and increase the...more
Our Securities Litigation Group examines the Supreme Court’s decision to limit – rather than eliminate – the SEC’s ability to seek disgorgement in federal court....more
6/25/2020
/ 15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(5) ,
Administrative Authority ,
Business Expenses ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equitable Relief ,
Kokesh v SEC ,
Lack of Authority ,
Liu v Securities and Exchange Commission ,
Net Profits ,
Remedies ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In what has come to be known as the “Copy-Paste Fraud,” the Supreme Court held on March 27, 2019 that an individual who knowingly disseminates false and misleading information to prospective investors with the intent to...more
3/29/2019
/ Appeals ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Statements ,
Fines ,
Intent to Defraud ,
Investment Banks ,
Lorenzo v SEC ,
Material Dissemination ,
Misleading Statements ,
Reaffirmation ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Suspensions
Our Securities Litigation Group discusses the Lorenzo v. SEC appeal pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, which will be argued on December 3, 2018, and describes the impact the appeal could have on securities fraud claims...more