Daily Compliance News: August 1, 2025, The All AI Edition
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending, August 2, 2025
Daily Compliance News: July 31, 2025. The Forgotten Generation Edition
Daily Compliance News: June 20, 2025, The Death of the Business Card Edition
PLI's inSecurities Podcast - Opening the Securities Enforcement Answer Book
PLI's inSecurities Podcast: A View From the Inside
Compliance Perspectives: Compliance Challenges in India
Nota Bene Episode 83: Fraud Enforcement and Policing COVID Relief: What Businesses Need to Know with Chuck Kreindler
COVID-19 Videocast Series – Episode 2: Conversations from Our Public Tech Company Virtual Situation Room
Podcast: Private Fund Regulatory Update: Post-U.S. Government Shutdown
Podcast: Credit Funds: What Managers Need to Know and Practical Tips to Avoid Insider Trading Risks
WORD OF THE DAY® – Big Boy Letter
The Insider Trading Cartoon Series, Vol. 15 -- United States v. Newman (Part 2)
The Insider Trading Cartoon Series, Vol. 13 -- The Barry Switzer Story
The Insider Trading Cartoon Series, Vol. 14 -- United States v. Newman (Part 1)
The Insider Trading Cartoon Series, Vol. XII -- The Innocent Intermediary
The Insider Trading Cartoon Series, Vol. XI -- Multi-level Tipping
The Insider Trading Cartoon Series, Vol. X -- Tipping (pre-Newman)
The Insider Trading Cartoon Series, Vol. VIII — Negligence?
The Insider Trading Cartoon Series Vol. VII -- Misappropriation Theory (Part the Third)
On June 23, 2025, U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer of the Central District of California sentenced a former Chairman and CEO of a behavioral healthcare company to 42 months in federal prison. This conviction represents the...more
Executive Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison - Company insiders rely upon Rule 10b5-1 trading plans to sell stock pursuant to predetermined trades, allowing them to later trade securities even though they may be in...more
We’ve blogged multiple times about how you should prepare to transition to the SEC’s new “EDGAR Next” platform (here’s our latest post). We are now in that transition period where some companies are voluntarily enrolling in...more
On 14 March 2025, the FCA published Primary Market Bulletin 54, which raised concerns around the leaking of inside information by individuals at a company or by its advisers on live M&A transactions. The FCA specifically...more
On November 14, 2024, the EU Listing Act (the “Listing Act”) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Listing Act entails a legislative package designed to improve capital markets access and enhance...more
BCLP hosted its annual CLE event, "Public Company Update and Other Trending Topics,” in St. Louis recently. Some of the key issues covered by the event, along with some takeaway considerations for companies, include the...more
As the regulatory landscape continues to evolve, public company officers and directors must stay abreast of the enforcement priorities and expectations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Over the past year, the...more
With the inauguration of US President Trump on January 20, 2025, public companies await the impact of the new administration on the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). President Trump's pick for the next SEC Chair,...more
Here’s the deal: • A Rule 10b5‐1 plan is a written securities trading plan that is designed to comply with Rule 10b5‐1(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)....more
SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower annual report - On November 15, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Whistleblower released its annual report to Congress. The Whistleblower Program report includes...more
Each year in our Annual Memo, White & Case's Public Company Advisory Group provides practical insights on preparing Annual Reports on Form 10-Ks, Annual Meeting Proxy Statements and, for FPIs, the Annual Report on Form 20-F....more
Here’s the deal: A Rule 10b5‐1 plan is a written securities trading plan that is designed to comply with Rule 10b5‐1(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)....more
As we bid farewell to 2024, we welcome not only another year but also several new disclosure requirements. In this Snapshot, we summarize several developments and best practices for public companies to consider as the 2024...more
Public companies should be aware of new disclosure requirements for their upcoming Form 10-K filings for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2024 (2024 Form 10-K) and for their upcoming Proxy Statements to be filed in 2025...more
In anticipation of the upcoming reporting season, this Update highlights some of the most significant rule changes, guidance, institutional investor areas of focus, and trends for public companies to consider while preparing...more
This is the second part of a series of client alerts for public companies and their boards and compensation committees, covering key considerations for equity grant practices. Overview - The compensation committee...more
Becoming a first-time director of a public company is a goal not easily achieved and can represent a significant personal and professional accomplishment, giving an individual a platform to share their expertise to help a...more
The following new SEC insider trading disclosures will be required in companies’ upcoming Forms 10-K (FY 2024) and/or proxy statements...more
Potential regulatory uncertainty in light of Supreme Court decisions. The recent Supreme Court term produced several landmark decisions affecting administrative agencies, including...more
As discussed in our September 1, 2021 post, the SEC brought its first “shadow insider trading” case against Matthew Panuwat, a company employee who purchased options in a competitor’s shares shortly after learning his...more
One of the routine duties of counsel for a public company is advising officers and directors on their trades in company stock and their SEC responsibilities when they leave. Because those discussions are routine, it may be...more
Welcome to Saul Ewing’s Public Companies Quarterly Update series. Our intent is to, on a quarterly basis, highlight important legal developments of which we think public companies should be aware. This edition is related to...more
This is the fourth in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more
In this Client Alert, we highlight key considerations public companies should keep in mind when preparing their upcoming annual reports on Form 10-K and proxy statements, including rule changes, recent guidance and reporting...more
After a prolific year of rulemaking for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), public companies need to be aware of new disclosure requirements for their upcoming Form 10-K filings for the fiscal year ended 31...more