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DLA Piper

Second Circuit Vacates NFT “Insider Trading” Conviction, Clarifies Property Requirement for Wire Fraud

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The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has vacated the conviction of Nathaniel Chastain, a former employee of non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea. Chastain had been convicted of wire fraud and money...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Second Circuit Vacates Former OpenSea Employee’s “Insider Trading” Conviction

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On June 1, 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York charged former OpenSea employee Nathaniel Chastain with wire fraud1 for an NFT “insider trading” scheme. At the time, we here at SKrypto asked:...more

Snell & Wilmer

SEC Enforcement Activity in the Second Quarter of 2025: The Start of the Back-to-Basics Atkins Era

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Paul Atkins was sworn in as SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Chairman on April 21, 2025. In a staff town hall meeting on May 6, 2025 he articulated a statement of purpose for the Enforcement program: “Investor...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: August 1, 2025, The All AI Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: July 31, 2025. The Forgotten Generation Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News....more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Small Gains Yield Big Pain: How a $2,400 Profit Triggered an SEC, FBI, and FINRA Cavalry

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On July 11, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) announced that it had settled an enforcement action against two individuals who were alleged to have engaged in insider trading. The SEC’s...more

BCLP

Proceed at Your Own Risk: Steps to Protect Confidential Information and Public Disclosures

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Public companies regularly face challenges in protecting confidential information relating to material announcements of corporate developments as well as financial results and other events. For example, recently, the U.S....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

SEC Enforcement in the Second Quarter of 2025

In May 2025, we summarized the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Enforcement activity during the first quarter of the new presidential administration. With the second quarter now concluded, and Paul...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Conviction in Insider Trading Case Brings New Attention to 10b5-1 Plans

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On June 23, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Terren Scott Peizer, founder of Ontrak Inc., a Miami-based publicly traded health care company, has been sentenced to three and one half years in prison by a...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: June 20, 2025, The Death of the Business Card Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News....more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: June 1, 2025

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

Womble Bond Dickinson

Enforcement Priorities and Policy Changes Detailed at SEC Speaks Conference

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission held its annual SEC Speaks conference on May 19 and 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. On the second day of the conference, the Staff of the Division of Enforcement hosted two panel...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

SEC Speaks 2025: Key Takeaways from Division of Enforcement Panels

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The SEC’s Division of Enforcement intends to remain a “cop on the beat,” and will refocus on traditional core enforcement areas, such as insider trading, accounting and disclosure fraud, market manipulation, and breaches of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

SEC Enforcement Leadership Discusses New Priorities and Expectations

On May 20, 2025, as part of the annual “SEC Speaks” program, the leadership of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Enforcement publicly discussed the enforcement priorities under new Chairman Paul...more

Perkins Coie

Securities Enforcement Forum West 2025: Embracing Change in the SEC’s New Chapter

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Key Takeaways - - A return to traditional enforcement priorities is likely forthcoming under the new administration, with a shift away from creative and aggressive enforcement toward more “bread and butter” matters. -...more

Whiteford

Client Alert: New York State Attorney General’s Office Announces Focus on Martin Act Investigations and Prosecutions

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In recent media appearances, New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced that her office will “significantly expand” the use of the Martin Act—New York General Business Law article 23-a—to investigate and, where...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

SEC Enforcement in the First Quarter of the New Administration

The new presidential administration began on January 20, 2025, and change came quickly to many federal agencies, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On Inauguration Day, Paul S. Atkins was nominated...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for March 2025

Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine: •An SEC action alleging an insider trading scheme and...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

SEC Voluntarily Dismisses Action against Hedge Fund Manager over Safeguarding Confidential Information while Participating on...

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On April 7, 2024, the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut approved the Securities and Exchange Commission’s request to dismiss its action against a hedge fund manager for the manager’s alleged failure...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

New SEC Leadership Signals Continued Focus on FDA-Related Disclosures

Lawyers inside and outside the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have speculated that the agency’s new leadership will take a “lighter touch” when it comes to enforcement. The ultimate approach of the new SEC...more

Cooley LLP

SEC Now Requires Commission Approval for Subpoenas, but Says It Is Not ‘Walking Away’ From Enforcement

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On March 10, 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule that will require a majority of the Commissioners to agree before the SEC formally opens an investigation. For the past 15 years, that...more

BCLP

FCA: Unlawful Disclosure of Inside Information and M&A Transactions

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The FCA has published Primary Market Bulletin (PMB) No 54 outlining its concerns around the unlawful disclosure of inside information during the course of M&A transactions....more

Secretariat

SEC Enforcement Trends for 2025 — Shadow Trading, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Crypto

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2024 was a pivotal year for SEC enforcement as the Commission significantly ramped up its efforts, filing 583 enforcement actions and obtaining $8.2 billion in financial remedies, a record for the agency....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

When Your Life Sciences Are on the Line: Securities Enforcement

Morrison Foerster partners Kate Driscoll and Nate Mendell, both former federal prosecutors and members of the firm’s Investigations + White Collar Defense Group, hosted the eighth episode of When Your Life Sciences Are on the...more

Morgan Lewis

Developments in SEC and FINRA Enforcement and Exams for Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers: 2024–2025

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought a number of significant enforcement proceedings against investment advisers and broker-dealers in FY 2024 and during the first quarter of FY 2025. If history serves as a...more

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