Last week, a large, bipartisan majority of the US House of Representatives passed a bill that would explicitly codify a ban on insider trading, with 410 votes in favor of the bill and 13 against (12 Republicans and one...more
12/13/2019
/ Bipartisan Agreement ,
Illegal Tipping ,
Insider Trading ,
Martoma ,
Pending Legislation ,
Personal Benefit ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
US v Newman ,
US v Salman
Enforcement activity increased again in fiscal year 2016, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) continued to pursue a broad agenda. Consistent with former Chair Mary Jo White’s “broken windows” enforcement...more
3/2/2017
/ Broken Windows ,
Deregulation ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Statistics ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Insider Trading ,
Mary Jo White ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration ,
US v Newman ,
US v Salman ,
Whistleblower Awards