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SEC Faces Headwinds in SolarWinds Cybersecurity Litigation, but Public Companies and CISOs Still Under Scrutiny

On July 18, 2024, Judge Paul A. Engelmeyer in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a 107-page opinion dismissing most of the claims against software company SolarWinds and its chief information...more

Supreme Court: Pure Omissions Cannot Support Rule 10b-5(b) Liability

On April 12, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously held in Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L.P. that pure omissions are not actionable under Rule 10b-5(b), promulgated by the US Securities...more

SEC Survives Challenge in First Action Alleging “Shadow Trading"

On January 14, 2022, the US District Court for the Northern District of California denied an individual defendant’s motion to dismiss in SEC v. Panuwat, an insider trading case accusing a former pharmaceutical company...more

SEC Charges SPAC, Sponsor, Merger Target and CEOs for Misleading Disclosures

On July 13, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), the SPAC’s sponsor, the SPAC’s proposed merger target and two executives for allegedly...more

Surge in SPAC-Related Mergers Leads to Litigation and Regulatory Risks

Not far behind the dramatic increase in the use of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) is a corresponding increase in the number of shareholder lawsuits and increased activity at the US Securities and Exchange...more

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