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Two leading consulting and expert firms – Cornerstone Research and NERA – recently issued their midyear reports on securities class actions. Both reports noted that the number of filings in H1 2025 remained steady, but...more
On May 14, 2025, Deputy Enforcement Director Antonia Apps told those gathered at an anti‑money laundering conference in Washington, D.C. to expect a more measured approach from SEC Enforcement. That may include, she...more
In this issue of our monthly Securities Enforcement Roundup, we highlight top securities enforcement developments and cases from May 2025. In May 2025: More ongoing developments in the crypto enforcement area at the US...more
Cornerstone Research, a top consulting and expert testimony firm, recently issued its annual report analyzing securities class action settlements. Cornerstone reports that, in 2024, both total settlement dollars and the...more
DOJ Announces Updated White-Collar Enforcement Priorities and Revised Policies - Earlier this week, the Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) introduced a new white-collar enforcement plan, which sets...more
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Recently, Carlton Fields issued its 2025 Class Action Survey based on interviews of general counsel or senior counsel at more than 300 Fortune 1000 and other large companies across a variety of industries. The results from...more
On March 24, cryptocurrency investment firm Galaxy Digital Holdings (Galaxy) entered into an assurance of discontinuance (AOD) with New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James to resolve allegations that Galaxy engaged in...more
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
On January 17, 2025, the SEC announced the settlement of administrative proceedings brought against a registered investment adviser for allegedly making materially misleading statements relating to capital gains distributions...more
Last year, just three federal district courts handled half of all securities class actions. In the second part of his three-part series, my partner and securities litigator Walker Newell reviews motion to dismiss trends in...more
The landscape of government enforcement, private litigation and federal and state regulation of digital assets, blockchain and related technologies is constantly evolving. Each quarter, Ropes & Gray attorneys analyze...more
SEC Chair Gary Gensler announced November 21 that he will leave his post January 20, 2025. The next day, the SEC announced its enforcement results for fiscal year 2024, which ended September 30. This was the latest release of...more
On June 13, 2024, Terraform Labs PTE, Ltd. and Do Kwon agreed to pay more than $4.5 billion to settle the SEC’s case against them. The settlement followed a jury verdict holding Terraform Labs and Kwon liable for securities...more
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on May 30, 2024, approved a settled final judgment against technology company Arista Networks' former chairman and CEO, Andreas "Andy" Bechtolsheim based on...more
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On December 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) issued an administrative cease and desist order against a middle market private equity firm (the Private Equity Firm) for failure to enforce its own...more
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just announced a settled enforcement matter involving a public company and its CFO. (AP File No. 3-21438) The case presents three important takeaways for companies and...more
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