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Securities Class Action Filings Increase for Second Consecutive Year in 2024

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AI-related filings more than double and 1933 Act filings continue to decline. The number of securities class action filings increased for the second consecutive year in 2024, with artificial intelligence (AI)-related...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Top Legal Alerts From 2023

As we close out 2023, we would like to share with you some of our most popular legal alerts from this year. Our top alerts reflect the broad array of our capabilities – ranging in topics from construction, corporate &...more

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Securities Class Action Trend Cases

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From SPACs to COVID-19, several trends have appeared in core filing activity in recent years. The data below is from Securities Class Action Filings—2023 Midyear Assessment....more

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Trade Matters -Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - June 2023

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Crypto Asset Company Settles Sanctions Violations for $7.5 million- On May 1, the U.S. Department of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a $7.5 million settlement with crypto asset company Poloniex LLC for 65,942 apparent...more

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Mixed Signals: US M&A FY 2022

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Although the record-breaking deal activity of 2021 spilled over into 2022, headwinds in the first quarter developed into a significant slowdown during the rest of 2022, with an expectation of continued slowness as we enter...more

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Key Considerations for the 2023 Annual Reporting Season: Form 20-F and other FPI-Specific Considerations

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This memorandum outlines key considerations from White & Case's Public Company Advisory Group for foreign private issuers ("FPIs") during the 2023 annual reporting season....more

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Enforcement Priorities Could Shift in a Downturn

In 2022, we saw steep drops in the U.S. stock market, comparable to the bursting of the dot-com bubble of 2000-01 and the crash set off by the global financial crisis of 2007-09. Additionally, cryptocurrency markets have lost...more

Clark Hill PLC

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 35

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both in session this week. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) filed cloture last week on the Kigali amendment to the Montreal...more

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White Collar Enforcement Gains Momentum as COVID Restrictions Ease: What You Need to Know

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Enforcement of corporate crimes, which languished for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic, will grow more vigorous this year and may be accompanied by significantly tougher penalties, partners with Vinson & Elkins’ (“V&E”)...more

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Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 20

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House is in a committee work period, and the Senate is in session this week. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is planning a procedural vote this week...more

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Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 19

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. Both chambers are in session this week. The House will vote on numerous Homeland Security, Judiciary, and Veterans Affairs bills, as well as the Workforce Innovation...more

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State Attorneys General Newsletter – February 2022

Drew Wrigley Appointed North Dakota Attorney General - North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum appointed Drew Wrigley to be the new Attorney General. Wrigley replaces former Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem who passed away...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Trends in White Collar Crime Enforcement: Looking Back on 2021 and Ahead to 2022

Theranos, Trump Organization, Operation Varsity Blues, DEI, ESG and More: Experts Expect SEC and DOJ Actions to Ramp Up in 2022- 2022 will likely be a lot like 2021, only more so. With most key federal positions filled,...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.7.2021 - Samsung Shakes Up Leadership, Consolidates Business Units

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Samsung surprised the business world today by replacing the “heads of its three major business units and merg[ing] the company’s mobile and consumer electronics businesses into a single unit.” The moves mean the South Korean...more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.2.2021 | Top Story: Electric-Truck Maker Rivian to Seek $60B Market Value in Coming IPO

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E-truck maker Rivian Automotive, the Amazon- and Ford-backed startup that’s “received roughly $10.5 billion since the start of 2019” as a private company, is seeking a valuation of “just above $60 billion in its initial...more

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Insights – September 2021

Cryptocurrency Regulation and Enforcement at the US Federal and State Levels - The intensifying focus in recent months on cryptocurrency regulation and enforcement at both the federal and state levels demonstrates digital...more

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All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights, Volume 2, Issue 19

Biden Administration Extends Student Loan Pause Until January 31, 2022 - "The Department believes this additional time and a definitive end date will allow borrowers to plan for the resumption of payments and reduce the...more

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HUB Talks: Payments Across the Globe Miniseries - Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets in the U.S

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In this episode Jeremy McLaughlin and Jonathan Miner discuss the general effects of the pandemic on the cryptocurrency industry, trends that could lead to great consumer adoption of cryptocurrencies, the possible advancement...more

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Biogen Inc. Wins Some, Loses Some, in Delaware Chancery Court Corporate Records Suit

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Biogen Inc. Wins Some, Loses Some, In Delaware Chancery Court Corporate Records Suit; Southern District of Florida Dismisses Securities Fraud Class Action Against Norwegian Cruise Lines Stemming From Alleged Impacts of...more

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Financial Daily Dose 4.23.2021 | Top Story: Unanimous Supreme Court Strips FTC of Most Restitution Powers

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A unanimous SCOTUS ruling this week curbs the FTC’s “longtime practice of seeking to recover ill-gotten gains from companies and individuals who cheat or mislead consumers,” with the justices finding that the 1973 law that...more

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The Future of SEC Enforcement Under the Biden Administration

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On April 14, 2021, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Gary Gensler as the 33rd Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”). This change will bring forth a Democratic majority at the...more

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Financial Daily Dose 3.25.2021 | Top Story: Still-Blocked Suez Canal Adds to Supply-Chain Woes, Pushes Prices Higher

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More on how the clogged Suez Canal is combining with “a burst of demand for consumer goods” thanks to a resurgent U.S. economy is “heaping pressure on already strained supply chains” and potentially push prices higher in...more

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Chambers Global Practice Guide: Fintech 2021 Trends and Developments

Crisis has set the stage for fintech companies in 2021, creating both new opportunities and potentially unprecedented challenges to innovation. While the coronavirus pandemic continues to accelerate the digital transformation...more

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Financial Daily Dose 3.3.2021 | Top Story: Rare Merck-J&J Partnership to Boost U.S. Vaccine Production

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In a move we hinted at here recently, drug giant Merck is partnering with rival Johnson & Johnson to help produce production of J&J’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine. This unprecedented “Coke & Pepsi of the pharma world”...more

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SEC Adopts Rule Providing New Regulatory Framework For Fund-Of-Funds

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In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it adopted Rule 12d1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), providing a new regulatory framework for fund-of-funds and final...more

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