The Supreme Court is currently deciding whether to hear a case that could have significant implications for auditors, law firms, and other professional services companies that assist public companies. Amicus briefs filed on...more
Having granted a Writ of Certiorari to review the decision of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (the “Ninth Circuit”) in Amalgamated Bank et al v. Facebook, Inc. et al (In re Facebook, Inc....more
Late last month, the Supreme Court issued two opinions which seemingly shook up the field of administrative law. As explained in this article, however, while both decisions bear significantly on certain administrative...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeals of the Ninth Circuit’s decisions in the Facebook and NVIDIA putative securities class action cases. Our Securities Litigation Group breaks down the potentially far-ranging...more
Last week, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in NVIDIA Corp. v. E. Ohman J:Or Fonder AB., Case No. 23-970, to address two fundamental questions about how federal securities fraud cases must be pled to survive...more
Participants in the syndicated loan markets may have been relieved last month when the SEC declined to file the amicus brief requested by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Kirschner v. JP Morgan Chase Bank. In an unusual...more
Welcome to the latest issue of Bracewell’s FINRA Facts and Trends, a monthly newsletter devoted to condensing and digesting recent FINRA developments in the areas of enforcement, regulation and dispute resolution. This month,...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled last week that the securities-law requirement to plead a “strong inference” of scienter does not apply to claims under § 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act even where...more