M. Todd Scott on SEC

Do Trades Made Pursuant To 10b5-1 Plans Still Offer A Defense To Insider Trading?

Rule 10b5-1, enacted in August 2000, codified the SEC’s position that trading while in possession of material non-public information is sufficient to establish liability for insider trading....more

6/14/2013 - CII Insider Trading Rule 10b-5 SEC

Recent Study Finds Cybersecurity Disclosures May Fail To Meet SEC Guidelines

Hackers aren’t the only ones after company information. Earlier this week, Wills Fortune 500, a unit of Wills Group Holdings, a global insurance broker providing insurance and risk management services, made available its own...more

6/13/2013 - Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements SEC

The SEC Says Cities (And City Officials!) Must Obey Securities Laws, Too

Yesterday the SEC filed an Order Instituting Cease and Desist Proceedings against the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for violations of Rule 10b-5. The City consented to entry of a Cease and Desist Order....more

5/8/2013 - Disclosure Requirements Municipalities Public Disclosure Public Employees Rule 10b-5 SEC

Consenting Adults: D.C. Circuit Tells Press To Stay Out Of SEC-AIG Relationship

What happens between a mature multinational insurance corporation and its regulator is nobody’s business, or so says the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which issued an opinion in SEC v. AIG on February...more

2/12/2013 - Adjudicatory Process AIG Appeals Decision-Making Process Journalists Judicial Records Right of Access SEC SEC v AIG

SEC Is “Here to Stay” On Insider Trading

It has been over three years since the SEC filed its insider trading charges against Galleon Management and Raj Rajaratnam. When that complaint was filed, the Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, Robert Khuzami...more

12/11/2012 - Insider Trading SEC

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M. Todd Scott

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

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