On Aug. 31, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a Memorandum (the “Memo”) to all secretaries of executive departments and agencies concerning the implementation of Section 6 of Executive Order 13924, Executive Order on...more
This is the second of four articles examining the scope of the Seventh Amendment jury trial right for civil defendants in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement actions. The previous article explained why the...more
Major financial firms almost never litigate with their regulators. As a result, regulators often take aggressive enforcement positions with little fear of judicial scrutiny. That’s been especially true for the Consumer...more