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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

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SEC Settles Enforcement Proceedings Against Quantitative Hedge Fund Manager for Alleged Algorithmic Model Vulnerabilities

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On January 16, 2025, the SEC announced the settlement of administrative proceedings brought against a hedge fund manager that used algorithmic investment models to provide investment advice to its private fund and separately...more

A&O Shearman

SEC Announces Settlement With Investment Advisory Firm For Allegedly Breaching Fiduciary Duties And Violating Whistleblower...

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On January 16, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a settled enforcement action against a pair of related investment advisers (the “Investment Adviser”) for allegedly breaching their fiduciary duties by...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 11

SEC Announces Inspection Priorities for 2023 - On February 7, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its inspection priorities for the current year. The announcement began by noting that the SEC examined 15...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators

This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between July and October 2020. Class Certification - Cryptocurrency – Definition of a Security - Derivative...more

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Ninth Circuit Holds Loss Causation May Be Predicated on Information Potentially Available Under Freedom of Information Act

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Ninth Circuit Holds Loss Causation May Be Predicated on Information Potentially Available Under Freedom of Information Act; D.C. Circuit Upholds FINRA’s Permanent Ban of Broker Accused of Misconduct After Finding SCOTUS...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

U.S. Department of Justice Requires Qui Tam Relators to Disclose the Involvement of Third-Party Litigation Funding in False Claims...

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In fiscal year 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) secured over $3 billion in judgments and settlements from civil cases brought under the False Claims Act (FCA).  Of that $3 billion, over $2.6 billion related to...more

Proskauer - Whistleblower Defense

Hospital Sues Whistleblower for Failing to Report Information And Choosing Instead to Use As Basis for Claim

In an unusual and eye-catching case, a hospital facing a whistleblower lawsuit from a former senior executive under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) has brought suit against that individual, alleging he breached his fiduciary...more

Stinson LLP

Emerging Trends Newsletter - Q3

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We are thrilled to bring you the third installment of Stinson Leonard Street's Emerging Trends newsletter. We are proud of the depth and breadth of experience and knowledge across our firm's 13 offices nationwide and are...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Investment Management Update - October 2015

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Below is a summary of recent investment management developments that affect registered investment companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, investment advisers, and others in the investment management industry. Schwab...more

Carlton Fields

Expect Focus - Regulators Are Watching: New Products, New Opportunities, New Risks - Volume III, Summer 2014

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In This Issue: - IN THE SPOTLIGHT ..Standard CGL Policy Form Adds Data Breach Coverage Exclusion - LIFE INSURANCE ..Class Claims Against Lincoln National Barred in Section 419 Action – Again ...more

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