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The SEC Action Against the City of Harrisburg: Lessons for Other Municipalities

by Timothy J. Horstmann | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 5/15/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") recently announced that it has charged the City of Harrisburg with violations of various anti-fraud provisions of federal securities laws in connection with the resource recovery...more

Harrisburg Charged With Securities Fraud - Securities and Exchange Commission Says City Made Misleading Financial Statements

by Kimberly Byrens | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 5/10/2013

The inclusion of the public statements of an elected official in allegations of securities fraud could change the traditional relationship between the politicians and their constituency versus issuers and the bond market....more

Goldman Sachs Pays First-Of-Its-Kind Settlement to Close Pay to Play Action with the SEC by Grant Nichols

by King & Spalding on 2/4/2013

On September 27, 2012, Goldman Sachs agreed to pay $12 million to settle claims with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) alleging that one of its employees engaged in a pay-to-play scheme. The scheme, as described...more

Can Feds Force Companies to Disclose Political Spending? [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 1/31/2013

Jan. 31 (Bloomberg Law) -- The SEC is considering a proposal by Robert Jackson, associate professor at Columbia Law School, that public companies be required to disclose their political spending. SEC staff members have said...more

A Bad Bill Becomes Law When There Is More Interest In Enacting A Fix Than Fixing the Problem

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 9/28/2012

In 2002, the Legislature enacted AB 55 creating the victims of corporate fraud fund. Since the fund was created, it has collected about $15 million and nearly 800 claims have been submitted. In a devastating article...more

Barofsky: Govt. Complicity Provides Libor Defense [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 8/1/2012

Aug. 1 (Bloomberg Law) -- The world's biggest banks are likely to defend lawsuits alleging they manipulated the Libor interest rate by saying the federal government knew it and did nothing, according to Neil Barofsky, former...more

SEC Staff Issues Report on the Cross-Border Scope of Private Rights of Action for Securities Fraud

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/10/2012

The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently released a study on the cross-border scope of the private right of action under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”),...more

Senate Passes House-Amended Insider Trading Legislation

by Patton Boggs LLP on 3/27/2012

On Thursday, March 22, the Senate cleared the House version of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act (STOCK Act) by unanimous consent. The legislation will now head to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The...more

This Week in Washington - February 12, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 2/15/2012

In This Issue: - DOMESTIC POLICY MATTERS Budget. Next Monday, President Obama will release his Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal. On Wednesday, the House passed “The Expedited Legislative...more

The Legacy Of The Commissioner Who Was Indicted

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 12/20/2011

In an earlier post, I wrote about Edwin M. (“Mike”) Daugherty who served as California’s Commissioner of Corporations from 1922 until 1926 and then from 1931 to 1954. He was succeeded by interim Commissioner Clifford J....more

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The SEC Action Against the City of Harrisburg: Lessons for Other Municipalities

Harrisburg Charged With Securities Fraud - Securities and Exchange Commission Says City Made Misleading Financial Statements

Goldman Sachs Pays First-Of-Its-Kind Settlement to Close Pay to Play Action with the SEC by Grant Nichols

Can Feds Force Companies to Disclose Political Spending? [Video]

A Bad Bill Becomes Law When There Is More Interest In Enacting A Fix Than Fixing the Problem

Barofsky: Govt. Complicity Provides Libor Defense [Video]

SEC Staff Issues Report on the Cross-Border Scope of Private Rights of Action for Securities Fraud

Senate Passes House-Amended Insider Trading Legislation

This Week in Washington - February 12, 2012

The Legacy Of The Commissioner Who Was Indicted

Can Feds Force Companies to Disclose Political Spending? [Video]

Barofsky: Govt. Complicity Provides Libor Defense [Video]

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