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COVID-19: Lessons from the Second Wave of Securities Fraud Class Actions

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While the global pandemic may have disrupted many industries, it has not stopped plaintiffs from continuing to file COVID-19-related securities fraud class actions under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act. As we...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation

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The SEC’s apparent preference for administrative proceedings as a venue for its enforcement actions continues to draw criticism. H.R. 3798 is now pending in the House of Representatives. The bill is tilted the “Due Process...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation

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The Commission responded to critics of its administrative proceedings this week, proposing changes to the Rules of Practice which govern them. If adopted the new rules would modify the time period within which the actions...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation (Week ending August 14, 2015)

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A second insider trading action was brought by the Commission against a senior banking official based on the same take-over for which he was previously charged — but a different securities trading account is at the center of...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce published a report containing a series of recommendations regarding the SEC’s Enforcement program. Several recommendations focused on the use of administrative proceedings, including one which...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation

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The question of forum selection by the SEC was a key issue this week. While to date suits challenging the SEC’s right to bring an action as an administrative proceeding rather than in federal court have had little success –...more

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Court Enters Preliminary Injunction Against SEC Administrative Proceeding

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, has entered a preliminary injunction preventing the SEC from conducting an administrative proceeding in an insider trading matter. The...more

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The Impact of Newman on SEC Enforcement: Part IV

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This is the fourth segment of a five part series discussing the impact of the Second Circuit’s ruling in Newman on SEC insider trading cases. Post Newman SEC Actions (continued) - 2. Administrative proceedings -...more

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SEC Brings Another Insider Trading Case As Administrative Proceeding

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There is little doubt that the SEC is bringing more cases in an administrative forum. While the agency has not acknowledge the trend, over the last several months it has filed a series of insider trading cases as...more

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Forum Selection For SEC Cases – District Court or Administrative Proceeding?

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In late September the SEC filed a settled insider trading case against an associate of an unregistered investment adviser. In the Matter of Richard O’Leary, Adm. Proc. File No. 3-16166 (September 25, 2014). The next week the...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation

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The SEC filed a series of actions in the last two weeks which included a break for the Thanksgiving holiday. One action focused on a Swiss investment firm giving advise in the U.S. without registering with the Commission....more

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SEC Brings Its Sixth Insider Trading Action As An Administrative Proceeding Since September

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The SEC is clearly bringing more cases as administrative proceedings. To be sure, many of its “broken windows” actions are brought in that forum. At the same time, it is brining other cases which are traditionally brought as...more

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SEC Files Another Insider Trading Case As An Administrative Action

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The SEC continued what appears to be a growing trend of bringing insider trading cases as administrative proceedings. Since the beginning of September the Commission has filed at least four insider trading actions as...more

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Another Constitutional Challenge to SEC Administrative Forum

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The drumbeats of discontent grow louder against the SEC’s more frequent use of its internal administrative forum for enforcement cases. I wrote about the current spate of Constitutional challenges to the agency’s forum in an...more

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Should The SEC Ask What Would Blackstone Do?

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The Securities and Exchange Commission recently trumpeted its enforcement successes for its 2014 fiscal year. For an agency dedicated to full disclosure, there were some notable omissions, including...more

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SEC Insider Trading Cases as Administrative Proceedings – A New Trend?

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Traditionally, the SEC has brought insider trading cases as civil injunctive actions. The recent emphasis on administrative proceedings, however, appears to be changing that. Earlier this week the agency brought an insider...more

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