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Statute of Limitations Enforcement Actions Disgorgement

Statute of Limitations refers to a statute that sets the time period during which a legal claim can be brought. Most statute of limitations laws require individuals to sue at some point during a set period... more +
Statute of Limitations refers to a statute that sets the time period during which a legal claim can be brought. Most statute of limitations laws require individuals to sue at some point during a set period usually commencing from the date of the wrong or injury or the discovery of the wrong or injury. Except for under a limited set of circumstances, if an individual does not file a suit within the specified time period, the law bars them from ever suing on that claim. less -
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: October 1, 2022

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

Winstead PC

What to Expect from the SEC Under the Biden Administration

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The dust has settled on the 2020 election, and the Biden administration has begun pressing forward with its policy objectives. Critical to achieving such objectives is the Democrats’ control of both the House of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

National Defense Authorization Act Boosts SEC’s Disgorgement Authority and Ability to Seek Other Equitable Relief

Amendments Come on the Heels of Supreme Court Decisions on SEC Disgorgement - On January 1, 2021, Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Embedded in the NDAA’s more than 1,400 pages is Section...more

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Congressional Override Grants SEC 10-Year Statutory Disgorgement Remedy

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On the new year’s first day, Congress passed the NDAA over President Trump’s veto and gave the SEC more clear – and longer – disgorgement authority for enforcement actions in the courts....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

A New Year’s Booster Shot: Congress Grants the SEC a Statutory Disgorgement Remedy and Extended Statute of Limitations

Congress opened 2021 by overturning one of President Trump’s vetoes for the first time. By large bipartisan majorities, the House and Senate overturned a presidential veto and enacted the 2021 National Defense Authorization...more

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Congress Passes Law Expanding the SEC's Ability to Seek Disgorgement

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On Friday January 1, with the Senate’s floor vote to override the president’s veto, Congress passed the 60th annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Encompassed within the $740.5 billion military spending bill is an...more

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Congress Amends Exchange Act, Expanding SEC Enforcement Power

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On January 1, 2021, amendments to Section 21(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) codifying and expanding the power of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) to obtain disgorgement in...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

US Congress Affirms and Expands SEC’s Disgorgement Authority in Annual Defense Spending Bill

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The legislation - passed via the first congressional override of the Trump presidency - extends the SEC’s ability to obtain disgorgement for violations of federal securities laws. Key Points: ..As amended, the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

SEC Disgorgement: Looking to the Future

On March 3, 2020, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Liu v. SEC, No. 18-1501. This article summarizes what transpired at the hearing, in which the arguments centered on a challenge to the ability of the U.S....more

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Supreme Court Considers SEC's Authority to Seek Disgorgement in Judicial Proceedings

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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Liu v. SEC, a case in which the petitioner challenged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) statutory authority to pursue the remedy of disgorgement in federal court....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SEC Disgorgement: Who Gets the Money?

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Liu v. SEC, No. 18-15-1, argued before the Court last week, is potentially one of the most important cases to be heard by the Supreme Court on SEC Enforcement. The question under consideration is whether the Securities and...more

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United States Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments In Liu v. SEC to Determine Whether the SEC Can Seek Disgorgement in Judicial...

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On March 3, 2020, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Liu v. SEC, No. 18-1501, once again taking up the question of whether the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) may seek disgorgement as equitable relief in a...more

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SCOTUS Oral Argument Suggests SEC Disgorgement Will Survive—But Might Be Limited To Victim Compensation

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On Tuesday, March 3, 2020, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Liu et al v. Securities and Exchange Commission, in what some thought would be a landmark case on the SEC’s power to seek disgorgement...more

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Supreme Court Appears Unlikely to Further Curtail SEC Disgorgement Authority

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The fate of the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)’s ability to obtain disgorgement moved one step closer to a decision this week with oral arguments before the Supreme Court in Liu v. SEC. The high court appeared willing...more

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Supreme Court Seems Poised to Limit But Not Eliminate SEC Disgorgement in Judicial Proceedings

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Liu v. SEC, which concerns whether, or to what extent, the SEC may ask courts to disgorge defendants’ ill-gotten gains. As I discussed in a previous post, disgorgement...more

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Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Liu v. SEC to Determine the Fate of the SEC’s Ability to Seek Disgorgement in Judicial...

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On March 3, 2020, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Liu v. SEC, once again taking up the question of whether the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) may seek disgorgement as equitable relief for a securities...more

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Status Quo? Supreme Court to Decide SEC's Disgorgement Authority

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This week, on March 3, 2020, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Liu v. SEC to determine whether the SEC has authority to seek disgorgement of ill-gotten gains in federal court. ...more

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Supreme Court Appears Poised to Limit, But Ultimately Uphold, SEC’s Power to Obtain Disgorgement In Enforcement Actions Brought In...

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On March 3, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in Liu v. Securities and Exchange Commission, a case about whether disgorgement is an available remedy in SEC enforcement actions filed in federal court under a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Enters Election Year Focused on Key Initiatives

As Chairman Jay Clayton’s tenure at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) likely enters its final year — regardless of the outcome of the next presidential election — the SEC remains focused on priorities such as...more

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SEC Fights to Retain Disgorgement Power

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Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed its brief in Liu v. SEC, claiming that disgorgement in federal courts is within its statutory authority and that the U.S. Supreme Court should not disrupt...more

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SEC’s Enforcement Division Releases 2019 Annual Report: Asset Management Industry Enforcement Leads to Record Numbers

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The Enforcement Division (Division) of the Securities and Exchange Commission released its Annual Report on November 6, 2019, summarizing the year’s enforcement activity. It was a record-setting year for the Division due to...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The SEC in 2019: Doing More With Less

Facing a 35-day government shutdown and new restrictions on the ability to recover disgorgement, it would be perfectly understandable if the SEC’s Division of Enforcement suffered a lackluster year. Nevertheless, according to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Liu v. SEC: Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to SEC’s Ability to Obtain Disgorgement

• The Supreme Court will review whether the SEC has the authority to obtain disgorgement in actions to enforce the federal securities laws. • Since the Supreme Court’s decision in Kokesh v. SEC, 137 S. Ct. 1635 (2017),...more

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Supreme Court to Review SEC's Authority to Obtain Disgorgement

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The Situation: The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari to consider whether the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has authority to obtain disgorgement in district court actions. The Significance: The SEC...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Remedies in SEC Enforcement Actions: The End of Disgorgement?

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The Supreme Court granted certiorari in a case that may well have a very significant impact on the remedies available in Commission enforcement actions: Liu v. Securities and Exchange Commission, No. 18-1501 (Cert. granted...more

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