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A&O Shearman

SEC Charges Founder & Associates With Fraud For Allegedly Running A Nearly $200M Ponzi-like Crypto Investment Scheme

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On April 22, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil enforcement action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against an individual and several related parties, alleging a...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

SEC, Solar Winds and Compliance

The recent SEC lawsuit against SolarWinds Corp and its CISO, Tim Brown, following the 2020 data breach, has brought the issue of executive liability in cybersecurity disclosures to the forefront. This case sheds light on the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

SEC Hits SolarWinds and CISO with Investor Fraud Suit Over Cybersecurity

In a first, bold move by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following its new Rules on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure by Public Companies, issued on July 26, 2023, this...more

Proskauer - Whistleblower Defense

SDNY: Confidentiality Agreement Impeded Investors from Whistleblowing

On November 17, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held that a company and its CEO violated Rule 21F-17 of the Exchange Act by entering into confidentiality agreements with investors that...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

SEC Eager to Enforce Amid COVID-19

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As businesses and companies begin to reopen and attempt to return to normalcy, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to focus its efforts on companies’ public statements and disclosures relating to...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

SEC Accuses Issuer and CEO of Violating Whistleblower Protection Laws to Silence Investor Complaints

On Nov. 4, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed an amended complaint against Collectors Café and its CEO, Mykalai Kontilai, to add charges against defendants for alleged violations of whistleblower...more

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