On March 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed an indictment against the CEO of a publicly traded healthcare company (the Executive) relating to charges of an insider trading scheme. The indictment represents...more
3/10/2023
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Broker-Dealer ,
Corporate Executives ,
Corporate Governance ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Insider Trading ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The staff (“Staff”) of the Division of Trading and Markets of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a no-action letter (NAL) at the request of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) on...more
On April 28, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a complaint against a company and its chief executive officer (“CEO”) for alleged fraud in connection with the company’s stated response to the...more
Over the past several years, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement activity has eroded the stability of the once-standard lineup of share classes available to mutual fund investors. Starting with...more
10/24/2019
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Best Practices ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Form ADV ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Management ,
Mutual Funds ,
OCIE ,
Proposed Rules ,
Revenue Sharing ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Share Classes
On Wednesday, December 12, 2018, the D.C. Bar hosted a panel to discuss current developments in the world of crypto. Among the panelists were two senior SEC officers: Jonathan Ingram, Deputy Chief Counsel, Division of...more
1/14/2019
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Corporate Issuers ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Division of Corporate Finance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Self-Reporting ,
Token Sales
In a flurry of enforcement activity in the digital asset space, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a self-regulatory organization for broker-dealers,...more
10/8/2018
/ Blockchain ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Popular ,
Regulation D ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Token Sales ,
Unregistered Securities