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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CFTC Director of Enforcement Provides Insight on Recent Advisory

On March 27, 2025, the Futures Industry Association hosted a webinar with Brian Young, the director of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Enforcement. Although he noted that the opinions...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: CFTC Issues New Enforcement Advisory Aiming to Incentivize Self-Reporting and Cooperation

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On February 25, 2025, the Division of Enforcement (the “Division”) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC” or “Commission”) issued an Enforcement Advisory which quantifies the monetary credit that entities can...more

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The CFTC’s New Advisory on Self-Reporting, Cooperation and Remediation

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In an advisory announced February 25, 2025, the Division of Enforcement of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) announced a new regime for assessing cooperation credit in determining fines in the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Fashion Retailer Failed to "Express" $1M in Perks But Skirts Civil Penalties

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Like a fashion trend that never fails to come back in style (we look fabulous in baggy jeans, btw), we're revisiting SEC enforcement actions involving public company executive perquisites – or "perks" – a topic we have...more

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SEC Penalizes Company for "Unsupported Hype"

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The SEC announced settled charges against Zymergen Inc. in connection with its IPO based on misleading statements about its market potential, revenue prospects and customer pipeline. After raising $530 million in the 2021...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: April 18, 2024

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic update of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. We provide brief summaries that highlight recent enforcement action...more

Cornerstone Research

SEC Enforcement Activity: Public Companies and Subsidiaries—FY 2023 Executive Summary

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SEC enforcement actions against public companies and subsidiaries rose again in FY 2023, with 91 new actions filed, the third highest of any fiscal year in SEED. Although filings increased, total monetary settlements fell to...more

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Cooperation with SEC: Yielding More Benefits, but Lack of Predictability Remains

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Although the SEC has long adhered to its Seaboard Report of Investigation to outline the analytical framework for the agency's cooperation program for companies, the exact benefits of self-policing, self-reporting,...more

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The CFTC is Not Your Friend: More Penalties, More Monitors and More Admissions

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New guidance from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission[i] may significantly change the calculus for firms considering whether to settle an enforcement action. Requiring admission of wrongdoing in a greater number of...more

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Crypto Company Comes Under OFAC Scrutiny

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Oct. 11, 2022, announced a more than $24.28 million settlement with Bittrex Inc. (Bittrex), a Bellevue, Washington-based company that offers...more

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U.S. Attorney's Office Settles False Claims Act Allegations with Paycheck Protection Program Lender

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On September 13, 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the Southern District of Texas announced ​that it had reached a settlement with a bank that served as a lender under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to...more

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Airbus to Pay Record $4 Billion to Settle Global Bribery Scheme

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On January 31, 2020, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) agreed to resolve allegations that Airbus SE (“Airbus”), a France-based aerospace company, used third-party business partners to bribe government officials and airline...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Cross-Border Investigations Update

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including the use of legal holds in cross-border investigations,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC Investigations: A Guide for Public Company Directors, Officers, and In-House Counsel

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Even public companies with a strong code of conduct, an exemplary tone at the top, robust internal controls, and a culture of compliance may face allegations of misconduct that can lead to an investigation by the Division of...more

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Undefined Cooperation is Basis For SEC Settlement

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The Commission accepted a settlement offer from one of three Respondents in an offering fraud action. It was based in part on cooperation and an undertaking to appear and testify for the staff in the future. In resolving the...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Former Olympic Games Sponsor Settles With SEC for $25 Million Over FCPA Violations

On May 20, BHP Billiton Ltd. and BHP Billiton Plc (BHPB), a global resources company that sponsored the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games, settled Securities and Exchange Commission charges of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...more

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