Insider Trading, Board of Directors, Securities Exchange Act

Delaware Court of Chancery Clarifies That Fiduciary ‘Duty of Oversight’ Applies to Officers and Extends Fiduciary Duty Claims to...

Goodwin on 2/6/2023

In what seems destined to be a landmark Delaware Court of Chancery decision, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster denied former McDonald’s Executive Vice President and Global Chief People Officer David Fairhurst’s motion to...more

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: January 1, 2023

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP on 1/4/2023

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - September 2019

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 10/2/2019

This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between May and August 2019....more

This Week In Securities Litigation

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 10/16/2015

The SEC prevailed on two summary judgment motions. One centered on a manipulation action. The other was against an attorney who facilitated a prime bank fraud. The Commission also filed: An action against UBS tied to its...more

SEC Charges Directors, Officers and Major Investors for Failing to Update Disclosures Prior to Announcements of Going Private...

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/1/2015

On March 13, 2015, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced settlement proceedings against officers, directors, and major shareholders of several companies that were recently taken private for failing to update...more

SEC Charges Insiders for Violations of Section 16(a) and Section 13

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/17/2014

On September 10, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against 28 officers, directors, and major shareholders for violating federal securities laws requiring them to report information about their...more