The Legal Tightrope: Surviving Parallel Investigations
Navigating Government Contracts: Diana Shaw on Oversight and Whistleblower Protections
From Court to Code: Smart Contracts and Arbitration
Episode 335 -- The New DOJ Whistleblower Program
Navigating Emerging Privacy Issues in Financial Services — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Implications of the SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Rule
Corruption, Crime and Compliance: SEC Suffers Dismissal of Claims in Solarwinds Securities Fraud Case
Episode 334 -- District Court Dismisses Bulk of SEC Claims Against Solarwinds
The Woody Report: The Solar Winds Dismissal
In That Case: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy
Corruption, Crime and Compliance: Deep Dive into The SEC’s Settlement with R&R Donnelly on Cybersecurity Controls
Episode 332 -- Deep Dive into SEC’s Internal Controls and Cybersecurity Settlement with R&R Donnelly
The Justice Insiders Podcast: Jarkesy’s Implications for the Administrative State
DE Under 3: OFCCP Must Shut Down its Administrative Court Prosecutions as a Result of SCOTUS’ SEC Jury Trial Case Decision
Dogecoin’s Day in Court
Unpacking the Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act: Implications for the Digital Asset Industry — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Podcast: Is Cryptocurrency a Security (like an orange grove)?
Navigating the Regulatory Waters: The SEC's Wells Notice to Uniswap and its Impact on DeFi — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Will Resiliency Carry the Digital Asset Sector Through 2024: Federal Legislative Developments and OFAC Consent Orders — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Compliance into the Weeds: The WACKO Enforcement Action Involving BF Borgers
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On June 17th, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) issued an order adjusting the dollar amount thresholds for clients of registered advisers to be “qualified clients” under rule 205-3 of the Investment...more
As we near the seventh anniversary of the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), private equity and hedge fund advisers are subject to an ever-increasing degree of supervision...more
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The SEC recently adopted an amendment increasing the net worth threshold set forth in the definition of "qualified client" under the Advisers Act. For an investment adviser that is registered with the SEC, or one that is...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a final order (Order) on June 14, 2016, to adjust for inflation the “qualified client” thresholds applicable when a registered investment adviser charges a performance fee in...more
As noted in a previous alert, the Securities and Exchange Commission has now issued an Order, effective as of August 15, 2016 (the "Effective Date"), which amends SEC Rule 205-3 (the “Performance Fee Rule”) under the...more
On June 14, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an order increasing the net worth threshold for “qualified clients” under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”). This change, made...more
Regulatory Developments - SEC Issues Order Approving Inflation Adjustments to “Qualified Client” Dollar Thresholds for Investment Adviser Performance Fee Rule - On June 14, the SEC issued an order approving...more
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Effective as of August 15, 2016, the dollar amount of the “qualified client” net worth test will increase from $2,000,000 to $2,100,000. On June 14, 2016, the SEC issued an Order Approving Adjustment for Inflation of the...more
On May 24, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission published in the Federal Register a notice of the Commission’s intent to issue an order (the “Proposed Order”) amending SEC Rule 205-3 (the “Performance Fee Rule”) under...more