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Great Women in Compliance: The Future of Enforcement with Jennifer Lee
The GENIUS Act's passage marks the first major crypto legislation approved by both chambers of Congress, signaling a significant step toward regulatory clarity for stablecoins, while the CLARITY Act's advancement by the House...more
Since Paul Atkins became Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 21, 2025, the SEC has announced significant pivots in its approaches to enforcement, regulatory guidance, investment adviser...more
On June 4, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a concept release soliciting public comment on potential amendments to the definition of foreign private issuer (FPI) under US securities laws....more
On Feb. 20, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced the creation of the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit, which will replace the Enforcement Division’s previous Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit. Originally...more
On June 10, 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it will immediately resume processing new and pending registration applications of investment advisers with their principal office and place of...more
Recent legislative activity continued to shape the trajectory of U.S. crypto policy, even as Congress is out of session this week. Lawmakers advanced several financial reform bills before the recess, while federal regulators...more
On April 4, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw, the sole Democrat serving as a Commissioner, issued a statement critiquing the Division of Corporation Finance’s analysis in its...more
On March 21, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) held the inaugural roundtable of its Crypto Task Force to explore the legal issues involved in classifying crypto assets under the federal securities laws. ...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee (the “Committee”) will meet on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, in an open meeting, that will stream on the SEC’s website. The Committee will first hear from...more
Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s monthly bulletin reporting on late-breaking legislative and policy developments in ESG. Our aim is to scan the litigation, enforcement, and regulatory horizon to help inform business decisions....more
With the close of FINRA’s fiscal year comes the opportunity for broker-dealer firms to consider where regulators have focused their enforcement efforts and also what can be expected in the coming year. Fortunately, FINRA has...more
In November 2022, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) launched a targeted crypto asset sweep, reviewing more than 500 retail communications related to crypto assets from member firms....more
On July 12, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democratic senator from New York who sits on the Senate Banking Committee, and Senator Cynthia Lummis, a Republican senator from Wyoming who sits on the Agriculture Committee, joined...more
On February 7, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) Division of Examinations (the “Division”) published its examination priorities for the upcoming year. The published priorities reflect the Division’s...more
The Attorneys General for both Indiana and Louisiana have issued opinions that environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria violate the fiduciary duty owed to corporate investors absent full disclosure of the use of...more
In a recent speech,2 Gensler quoted the first Chairman of the SEC, Joseph Kennedy3 who noted: “No honest business need fear the SEC.”4 Unfortunately, Gensler failed to note that as the SEC often explains, whether a party has...more
In a recent speech, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler quoted the first chairman of the SEC, Joseph Kennedy, who noted, “No honest business need fear the SEC.” Unfortunately, Gensler failed to note that as the SEC often explains,...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission just proposed new rules to protect investors in private investment funds. The proposed rules would require private fund advisers to disclose certain information and avoid certain...more
A recent study found that 16 percent of Americans have invested in, traded or used cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ether. This widespread use, coupled with the cryptocurrency industry having limited to no regulatory...more
Growth in the private funds industry has been exponential in recent years and shows no sign of slowing down. Industry experts estimate that investors pay private equity and hedge funds more than $250 billion a year in fees...more
On November 19, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that an affiliate of McKinsey & Company (“McKinsey”), McKinsey Investment Office Partners, Inc. (“MIO”), had agreed to pay an $18 million penalty...more
From investors and shareholders to customers and employees, key stakeholders are increasingly demanding both corporate action and broad-based public disclosure of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. As...more
THE SITUATION: In recent years, cryptocurrency has presented an exciting opportunity to invest in a new asset class—at the cost of accepting certain risks. Unlike traditional financial assets, cryptocurrency has lacked...more
On March 2, Orrick had the pleasure of hosting SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce for a fireside chat discussion at our San Francisco office on the state of blockchain and cryptocurrency, the emerging regulatory landscape and her...more
At the Economic Club of New York, in keynote remarks, Chair Clayton reviewed the Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent initiatives. He highlighted the Commission’s adoption of Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI). ...more