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Wiley Rein LLP

[Podcast] Deceiving Your Way to the American Dream: The George Santos Story

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In this jaw-dropping episode of Wicked Coin, hosts Diana Shaw and Tatiana Sainati are joined by their Wiley colleague Rob Walker – former Chief Counsel to both the House and Senate Ethics Committees – for an unflinching look...more

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Proceed at Your Own Risk: Steps to Protect Confidential Information and Public Disclosures

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Public companies regularly face challenges in protecting confidential information relating to material announcements of corporate developments as well as financial results and other events. For example, recently, the U.S....more

Holland & Knight LLP

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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for April 2025

Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. For the month when Paul Atkins was sworn in as SEC Chairman, we examine: • The SEC’s...more

Carlton Fields

Builder of Investment Models Deviates From Blueprints - Employee’s Rogue Remodeling Costs Builder Plenty

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The SEC’s recent order instituting administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings (OIP) against registered investment advisers Two Sigma Investments LP and Two Sigma Advisers LP illustrates significant risks for investment...more

A&O Shearman

Fifth Circuit Securities Litigation Quarterly: first quarter 2025

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Welcome to the Q1 2025 edition of A&O Shearman’s Fifth Circuit Securities Litigation Quarterly. As public companies and financial institutions continue to migrate to Texas, our Texas-based securities litigation team continues...more

Cornerstone Research

Number of Securities Class Action Settlements Rises Slightly as Median Settlement Amount Declines from 2023 13-Year High

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The number of securities class action settlements increased slightly in 2024 while the size of those settlements declined, according to a new report from Cornerstone Research. The report, Securities Class Action...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Former MoviePass Executive Consents and Pleads Guilty in Parallel SEC and DOJ Cases

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In Hollywood, the sequel (or, even more so, the third installment) is rarely as good as the original movie. In the world of enforcement, the same rings true....more

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SEC Enforcement of Cryptocurrency Dropped 30% in the Last Year of the Gensler Administration

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Enforcement during Gensler administration was considerably higher than during the previous administration. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought 33 cryptocurrency-related enforcement actions in 2024, the...more

K&L Gates LLP

“Oops, I was a Broker!?” SEC Cracks Down on Investment Adviser Representatives Acting as Unregistered Brokers

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On 14 January 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settled charges against three investment adviser representatives for acting as unregistered brokers in the sale of membership interests in certain...more

King & Spalding

When Mentors and Loved Ones Are Dangerous: Avoid Insider Trading Charges with a 2025 New Year's Resolution

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It happens all the time: a public company employee seeks career advice from a mentor, spouse, or friend with whom they have a longstanding relationship of trust and confidence. It could be part of a regular check-in, or it...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC releases FY 2024 enforcement results

On November 22, the SEC released its enforcement results for fiscal year 2024, reporting $8.2 billion in financial remedies from 583 enforcement actions — a 26 percent decrease in total actions compared to the previous year —...more

A&O Shearman

Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument On Standard For Pleading Securities Fraud In Private Civil Suits

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On November 13, 2024, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in an appeal from a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in a putative class action asserting claims under the...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Capital Markets & Governance Insights - October 2024

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SEC Developments - In Twin Actions, SEC Charges Former Kubient CEO for Fraud and Former CFO and Audit Committee Chair for Failing to Investigate and Perpetuating CEO’s Fraud....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Eastern District of Michigan Applies Supreme Court’s Decision in Goldman to Deny Class Certification in Securities Fraud...

On September 30, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan issued an opinion in Shupe v. Rocket Companies, Inc., et al., denying certification of a putative class of investors in a securities fraud...more

A&O Shearman

Northern District Of California Grants Motion To Dismiss Putative Securities Fraud Class Action Against Technology Company For...

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On September 3, 2024, Judge Rita F. Lin of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted a motion to dismiss a putative securities fraud class action against a technology and digital...more

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Southern District Of Florida Dismisses Securities Fraud Claim Against Equity Fund Alleging “Scheme” To Inflate Company Stock Price...

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On September 13, 2024, Judge K. Michael Moore of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida dismissed a complaint alleging that an equity fund (the “Company”), its affiliate companies, and several...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Securities Fraud Class Action Alleging Undisclosed Projections

In Maso Cap. Invs. Ltd. v. E-House (China) Holdings Ltd., No. 22-355 (2d Cir. June 10, 2024), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a putative securities-fraud...more

A&O Shearman

Northern District Of Texas Allows Claims Alleging “Scheme” Liability Securities Fraud To Proceed Against Oil Company

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On August 12, 2024, Judge David C. Godbey of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas denied a motion for judgment on the pleadings in an action alleging that an oil company (the “Company”) and a...more

Cooley LLP

SEC charges Ideanomics for misleading revenue guidance

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As discussed in this press release, the SEC has announced Orders settling charges against Ideanomics, Inc., its current CEO and former CFO, as well as its former Chair and CEO, for alleged misleading statements about the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

District Court Dismisses Majority of SEC Complaint Against SolarWinds and Its CISO

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has dealt a significant blow to the cybersecurity enforcement efforts of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission). In its July 18, 2024,...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Charges Company for Allegedly Deficient ATM Disclosures

On June 25, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) charged an advanced materials company and its former executive officers with market manipulation, fraud and other securities law violations.  The charges...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Significantly Curtails SEC Enforcement Forum Discretion

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On June 27, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated decision in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, holding that parties subject to an enforcement action brought by the U.S. Securities and...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC v. Binance: Court Decides Majority of Claims Can Proceed but Expresses Skepticism of SEC’s Application of Law to the...

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Of particular importance for the crypto industry, the opinion analyzes the SEC’s allegations that Binance and BAM offered and sold various tokens and programs to investors as investment contracts without registering them with...more

Polsinelli

Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly: June 2024 #2

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On June 15, 2023, the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team put out our first Bi-Weekly rundown of some of the key stories in the Web3, blockchain, and crypto ecosystems curated by Polsinelli attorneys navigating the intersections of...more

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