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Disclosure of Investigations: Whether and When for Public Companies Image

Disclosure of Investigations: Whether and When for Public Companies

Jacqueline C. Wolff & Karin M. Bell

You should be thinking about disclosure long before you even hear from a whistleblower, specifically, in terms of setting up policies and procedures governing how to handle the information flow from the investigative side of the house to the disclosure side.

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Second Circuit May Address SEC's 'Tolling Agreements' Tool Image

Second Circuit May Address SEC's 'Tolling Agreements' Tool

Tom McParland

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit signaled last month that it may fully address, for the first time, the question of whether a decades-old change to federal law rendered a commonly used tool for extending U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigations unenforceable in federal court.

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Congress Leaves SEC Subject to Litigation Over Disgorgement Image

Congress Leaves SEC Subject to Litigation Over Disgorgement

Sarah Aberg & Chris Bosch

Buried in the massive National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 is §6501, a provision authorizing the SEC to seek disgorgement of unjust enrichment within 10 years for certain securities law violations, and five years for others.

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Congress Expands SEC Powers Just In Time for New Administration Image

Congress Expands SEC Powers Just In Time for New Administration

Robert J. Anello & Richard F. Albert

Wall Street has greeted Gary Gensler's nomination as Chair of the SEC with some trepidation, perhaps with good reason. Congress, by contrast, may have presented him with a powerful signing bonus.

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Shareholder Class Actions During, and After, COVID-19

Margaret A. Dale & Mark D. Harris 

Given the current turmoil in the markets, an increasing number of plaintiffs are bringing shareholder class action suits, citing corporate statements about COVID-19. As first-quarter earnings season draws to a close, now is a good time to reflect on the shareholder class actions that have been brought to date related to COVID-19, and others potentially yet to come.

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SEC Targeting Fraudulent Disclosures During Pandemic

Russell Koonin & Adam Schwartz

In the midst the current COVID-19 pandemic, the SEC is paying attention. The Division of Enforcement has made clear that it will act, and act quickly, to stop fraudulent conduct that falls under its jurisdiction related to the pandemic.

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Stockholder Derivative Litigation Update Image

Stockholder Derivative Litigation Update

Joseph M. McLaughlin & Shannon K. McGovern

The Delaware Court of Chancery recently addressed a nearly unprecedented issue: the discovery and privilege implications of a special litigation committee's (SLC) decision to hand over control of a company claim to a stockholder derivative plaintiff who initiated the claim and survived a motion to dismiss.

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SEC Proposes Changes to Accredited Investor Definition Image

SEC Proposes Changes to Accredited Investor Definition

Peter Fass

The definition of "accredited investor" uses income and net worth thresholds to identify natural persons as accredited investors.

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Insider Trading Policies and Cybersecurity Image

Insider Trading Policies and Cybersecurity

Michael J. Rivera & Abby I. Yi

Cybersecurity has been a high priority topic for the SEC the past few years. In September 2017, the SEC created a Cyber Unit within its Enforcement Division. This Cyber Unit had over 225 active investigations at the SEC's 2018 fiscal year end. The SEC has focused in particular on cybersecurity risks facing public companies.

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Some Guidance on Federal Securities Law and Film Financing Disputes Image

Some Guidance on Federal Securities Law and Film Financing Disputes

Stan Soocher

Disputes over film financing agreements are common, but there are few court decisions that address film financing dustups involving §10(b) of the federal Securities Exchange Act. Now the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida has issued a ruling that addresses the pleading requirements for alleging a §10(b) violation, in litigation between an investor and a film production company.

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