In a 6-3 decision, the US Supreme Court on June 27, 2024, in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy held that the Seventh Amendment of the US Constitution entitles a defendant to a jury trial when the US Securities and...more
7/1/2024
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Regulation ,
Separation of Powers ,
Seventh Amendment
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in NVIDIA Corp. v. E. Ohman J:or Fonder AB on June 17, 2024, agreeing to consider the standards for pleading under the federal securities laws that statements are false and made with...more
In a blow to the plaintiffs’ securities bar, the US Supreme Court in Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners unanimously held that a “pure omission”—the failure to disclose information in the absence of an inaccurate,...more
4/15/2024
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Failure To Disclose ,
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp v Moab Partners LP ,
Omissions ,
Rule 10(b) ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Violations
In Axon Enterprise Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission, the US Supreme Court on April 14 unanimously decided that a party may bring constitutional challenges to the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s or Commission’s)...more
The Morgan Lewis Year in Review highlights key US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) enforcement and examination developments, and cases...more
8/19/2020
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BSA/AML ,
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Transactions ,
Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Management ,
RMBS ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
The Morgan Lewis Year in Review highlights key US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) enforcement and examination developments, and cases...more
2/27/2020
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Broker-Dealer ,
BSA/AML ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Fraud ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment ,
Investment Management ,
Money Laundering ,
Municipal Bonds ,
Mutual Funds ,
Regulation SCI ,
Regulation SHO ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UGMA
The Morgan Lewis Year in Review highlights key US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) enforcement developments and cases regarding broker-dealers,...more
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The Morgan Lewis Year in Review highlights key US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) enforcement developments and...more
3/1/2017
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Broker-Dealer ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Custody Rule ,
Customer Protection Rule ,
Data Security ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Market Access Rule ,
Mutual Funds ,
Popular ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Senior Investors ,
Short Sales ,
Spoofing ,
Whistleblowers