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Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for July 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 the following matters: • An SEC complaint alleging a Georgia...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for June 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 the following matters: • An SEC settlement with an ex-CEO...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

FINRA signals heightened focus on senior investor protection

On July 15, FINRA’s Investor page featured an article titled “Protecting Older Investors From Financial Exploitation,” signaling a renewed and strengthened focus on safeguarding senior investors—an issue FINRA has long...more

DLA Piper

Blockchain and Digital Assets News and Trends – July 2025

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This periodic bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets....more

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Regulatory Update and Recent SEC Actions, July 2025

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Recent SEC Administration Changes - SEC Names Brian Daly as Director of the Division of Investment Management - On June 10, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced that Natasha Vij Greiner,...more

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Ninth Circuit Addresses the Scope of Section 12(a)(2) Liability for Misleading Opinion Statements Under Omnicare

On June 10, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Pino v. Cardone Capital, LLC reversed in part the dismissal of claims brought under the Securities Act of 1933 based on statements made in connection with two...more

Holland & Knight LLP

SEC and DOJ Warm Up to Enforcement over AI Washing

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In the first artificial intelligence (AI)-washing enforcement cases brought by the SEC and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Trump Administration, on April 9, 2025, the SEC and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the...more

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CSA Release Three-Year Business Plan

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On June 26, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published their 2025-2028 business plan (the “Plan”), which sets out the priorities that the CSA have committed to pursuing over the next three years....more

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SEC Enforcement Action Against Alleged Real Estate Fraudster Heats Up

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On May 22, 2025, the SEC brought a case of affinity fraud before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Bay Area real estate investor Kenneth Mattson alleging more than $46 million in...more

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New York Attorney General James Freezes $300,000 in Cryptocurrency Linked to Alleged Scammers Targeting New Yorkers

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On June 18, 2025, the New York State Attorney General announced that her office stopped an allegedly fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scam that targeted hundreds of Russian-speaking New Yorkers in Brooklyn and across the...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Coverage Barred by Prior Acts Exclusion Under First Policy; No Coverage Under Second Policy Because Defendant did not Qualify as...

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The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, applying New Mexico law, has held that a prior acts exclusion in a directors and officers policy barred coverage for an investor lawsuit alleging a scheme to...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Recent Developments for UK PLCs June 2025

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On 3 June 2025, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published the UK Stewardship Code 2026. The new Code, effective from 1 January 2026, aims to foster long-term sustainable value creation and improve engagement quality...more

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ESMA calls on platform providers to combat unauthorised financial promotions

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued written letters to several major social media and platform companies—including X, Meta, TikTok, Alphabet, Telegram, Snap, Amazon, Apple, Google and Reddit—urging...more

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IOSCO publishes final reports on finfluencers, online imitative trading practices and digital engagement practices

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The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published final reports on finfluencers, online imitative trading practices and digital engagement practices, accompanied by a press release. These reports...more

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Watching the Watchers, Celebrity Status, and Harvester of Sorrow

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Weight Watchers files bankruptcy after growth in GLP-1 drugs | Bloomberg via Yahoo! Finance - Having rebranded as WW International in 2018 and acquired Sequence, a telehealth company, in 2023, the 62-year-old health and...more

Secretariat

Rebuilding Ukraine — April 2025 Edition

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Welcome to Secretariat’s April 2025 edition of Rebuilding Ukraine, where we explore the evolving landscape of Ukraine’s reconstruction, the challenges ahead, and the opportunities emerging. Stay informed with our insights on...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Court Affirms $1.6B Judgment in Bahamas Mega Project Dispute

A New York appeals court has affirmed a $1.6 billion award for the developer of a Bahamas mega project against various subsidiaries of China State Construction Engineering Corporation, the world’s largest construction company...more

White & Case LLP

Evolution of AI Washing Enforcement: DOJ Enters the Picture

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On April 9, the US Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission announced parallel cases against the founder and former CEO of an artificial intelligence startup for allegedly misleading investors about his...more

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DOJ Memo Refocuses Digital Assets Enforcement Priorities, Dissolves Crypto-Enforcement Unit

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On April 7, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a memo for all department employees titled “Ending Regulation By Prosecution.” ...more

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Global alert portal launched to help reduce retail investment fraud

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The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has announced the launch of a new alert portal, which is aimed at strengthening the global fight against retail investment fraud...more

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Untangling The Fraud: Utilizing Data Analytics to Investigate Ponzi Schemes

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It is widely recognized that deceiving investors is the bread-and-butter of a Ponzi Scheme . However, the term “investors” often conjures images of Shark Tank or Wall Street – and this is far from the type of investor that...more

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District of Delaware Dismisses Securities Fraud Action By Investment Firm Against A Racing Game Developer And Publisher Related To...

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On February 26, 2025, Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas, sitting by designation in the District Court for the District of Delaware, granted a motion for summary judgment in a securities action brought by an investment firm...more

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Securities Enforcement Roundup – February 2025

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In this issue of our monthly Securities Enforcement Roundup, we highlight top securities enforcement developments and cases from February 2025. In February 2025: The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

SEC’s Corporation Finance Staff says the offer and sale of “Meme Coins” does not fall under the Securities Act – the Meming of it...

On February 27, 2025, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporate Finance (the “staff”) released its views on “meme coins,” stating that under certain circumstances, the offer and sale of “meme...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Investor Advisory Committee: Recommendations on Traceability and Insights on AI Disclosures and Retail Investor Fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee (the “Committee”) will meet March 6, 2025. During this meeting, the Committee will present its recommendations to the SEC concerning traceability...more

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