Walker Newell on Publicly-Traded Companies

Trading Places? Checking in on the New Texas Stock Exchange

Everyone knows the names of the two major national stock exchanges: the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq stock market. In fact, there are currently a total of 16 national stock exchanges in the United States, each with...more

7/31/2025 / Capital Markets , Corporate Governance , Financial Services Industry , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Investors , Listing Rules , Publicly-Traded Companies , Securities Regulation , Stock Exchange , Texas

Whiplash: The (Brief and Tragic?) Life of the SEC’s Cyber Disclosure Rules

In 2023 and 2024, our public company clients were focused on complying with the SEC’s cyber disclosure rules—and on the risk from big, high-profile government enforcement actions like the SolarWinds case. But with a new SEC...more

4/17/2025 / Corporate Governance , Cybersecurity , Disclosure Requirements , Enforcement Actions , Publicly-Traded Companies , Regulatory Reform , Regulatory Requirements , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Securities Regulation

Securities Motion to Dismiss Trends (Part 2): The Southern District of New York

Last year, just three federal district courts handled half of all securities class actions. In the second part of his three-part series, my partner and securities litigator Walker Newell reviews motion to dismiss trends in...more

2/6/2025 / Class Action , Motion to Dismiss , Publicly-Traded Companies , Securities Fraud , Securities Litigation , Settlement , Shareholder Litigation , Shareholders

Violent Delights, Violent Ends? Two Possible Futures of SEC Cyber Regulation

What do the SolarWinds ruling and other recent developments mean for the future of the SEC’s cyber regulatory program? Will the SEC’s “lack of moderation” result in “violent ends” for its cyber agenda? Or will the current...more

8/8/2024 / Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) , Cyber Attacks , Cybersecurity , Data Breach , Disclosure Requirements , Enforcement Actions , Publicly-Traded Companies , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Securities Fraud , SolarWinds

Unicorn Blood: Why Private Company Governance and Controls Matter

There is a strong supernatural strand in the American consciousness. Twelve percent of United States adults believed that the world would end in 2012. Twenty-one percent believe in witches. A whopping thirty-six...more

5/16/2024 / Corporate Governance , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Non-GAAP Financial Measures , Publicly-Traded Companies , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Strict Liability Energy: IPO Litigation and Risk Management

Imagine that you are a startup founder and CEO. You toil for years in the hot sun, painstakingly cultivating your business as it grows from a vulnerable seed into a promising sapling. It’s grow or die. You grow. Now you...more

3/7/2024 / Capital Markets , Class Action , Initial Public Offering (IPO) , Publicly-Traded Companies , Securities Litigation , Securities Violations

WhatsApp-ening? The SEC’s “Off-Channel” Communications Sweep

Public companies in every industry bristle at the burden of complying with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ever-expanding rulebook. If you think running a public company is onerous, count your lucky stars that...more

11/2/2023 / Enforcement Actions , Publicly-Traded Companies , Recordkeeping Requirements , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

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