As we recently reviewed in The First Two Months of the SEC Under President Trump, since taking office for the second time, President Trump has moved quickly to make changes throughout the federal government in keeping with...more
A class action lawsuit brought against online gaming company DraftKings Inc. relating to the company’s short-lived marketplace for non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, is likely to settle. Because the case will not proceed to a...more
On November 21, 2024, a Northern District of Texas court ruled that the Securities and Exchange Commission had overstepped its authority when the agency had implemented a rule (the “Dealer Rule”) requiring a broader group to...more
On September 9, 2024, the Hon. William Orrick of the District of Northern California imposed the maximum penalty sought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) against Defendant Matthew Panuwat—a civil fine of three...more
On May 29, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a motion for final judgment, seeking to impose civil penalties in its first enforcement action brought on the theory of “shadow trading.”...more
On April 5, 2024, after an eight-day trial, a jury found Matthew Panuwat liable for violating insider trading laws. Commenting on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s victory, Gurbir Grewal, the agency’s Director of the...more
In November 2023, in Issue Lines Drawn in SEC Shadow Trading Case, we revisited the case Securities and Exchange Commission v. Panuwat, the SEC’s first enforcement action brought on the theory of “shadow trading.”...more
On December 18, 2023, prior to the trading session, VF Corp. (NYSE:VFC) issued a press release disclosing that the company was investigating unauthorized activity on its computer systems – and that the intrusion had encrypted...more
In February 2022, in SEC Shadow Trading Case Breaks Ground, we discussed Securities and Exchange Commission v. Panuwat, the SEC’s first enforcement action brought on the theory of “shadow trading.”...more
On August 10, 2023, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emphatic victory to Goldman Sachs, Inc. in its long-running battle to snuff a securities fraud class action arising from conflicts of interest related to...more
On July 12, 2023, in a closely-watched meeting, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved new requirements on the $5.8 trillion money market fund (MMF) industry, a popular class of mutual funds that balance high...more
New York State Attorney General Letitia James has announced new proposed amendments to the state’s General Business Law that would roll out a number of protections to cryptocurrency investors that are currently enjoyed by...more
On February 22, 2023, a judge in the Southern District of New York ruled that a class action lawsuit may proceed alleging that Dapper Labs, Inc. violated federal securities laws when it issued of a series of non-fungible...more
In March 2022, as it does every year, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations (EXAMS) published its Examination Priorities, designed to highlight areas that the Agency views to be worthy of...more
Each year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) publishes its enforcement priorities – a reminder that, although the Division of Examinations (EXAMS) remains committed to monitoring compliance with (and...more
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The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by a revanchist Russia continues to dominate headlines as the war enters its second month. While the sometimes-terrible choices facing those living in the conflict zone are unparalleled,...more
A California Court recently allowed the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or “Commission”) to proceed with its first insider trading prosecution based on a theory of “shadow trading.” On January 14, 2022, Judge...more
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