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The Crossroads of Cybersecurity and National Security: Delaying Disclosure of Incidents under the SEC’s New Cybersecurity Rule

In recent guidance, the Department of Justice made clear that it will very rarely grant an extension of registrants’ deadline to disclose material cybersecurity incidents under the SEC’s Final Rules. Under the Securities and...more

SEC Finalizes Public Company Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

Under the SEC’s rules, public companies that are subject to reporting requirements must promptly disclose material cybersecurity incidents. The SEC’s Final Rules require public companies to report a material cybersecurity...more

Coinbase Contests the SEC’s Regulatory Authority over Crypto Exchanges, Staking

Arguments presented by Coinbase in its answer to SEC charges would, if accepted, potentially deprive the SEC of its most effective tool in regulating digital assets. The SEC alleges in a Complaint in SDNY that Coinbase...more

The SEC’s Fast-Approaching Cybersecurity Overhaul for Public Companies and Regulated Entities

The SEC has nearly doubled the size of its Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit and has aggressively pursued cyber-related enforcement actions against public companies and regulated entities. In a few months the SEC will finalize...more

SEC Enforcement: 2022 Year in Review

On the heels of record-breaking enforcement in 2022, expect continued aggressive pursuit of Chair Gensler’s priorities in 2023. The SEC will continue to bring its considerable resources to bear to address ESG-related...more

How Are Digital Assets Regulated in the United States and Elsewhere?

Continuing instability in the crypto sector highlights the need for clear regulation for efficient development, but how best to regulate is an ongoing debate. Recent instability in the crypto sector will only intensify the...more

SEC’s Heightened Scrutiny of Rule 10b5-1 Plans and Final Rulemaking Focus Is on Insiders Rather than Issuers

The SEC seeks to regulate trading through internal compliance processes. The SEC settled insider trading charges in relation to misuse of a Rule 10b5-1 plan established in the name of a British Virgin Islands entity owned...more

SEC Adopts Broad Amendments to Rule 10b5-1 Protections and Section 16(a) Reporting

Affected individuals should review their 10b5-1 plans and Section 16(a) Reporting practices to ensure they comply with the new regulations. Directors, officers and other persons (other than issuers) cannot maintain more...more

Proactive and Realistic: Anticipating ESG-Related SEC Scrutiny

Though ESG has been around for a while, with roots that extend back to the environmental sustainability movement, the script for current ESG litigation and investigations is still being written. ESG efforts have expanded to...more

Twelve Hours to Get It Right: The SEC Intensifies Its Focus on Cybersecurity

The SEC’s recent enforcement actions, public statements and proposed rulemaking indicate that cybersecurity will be an area of heightened focus for the Gensler Commission. New proposed rules would require public companies...more

SEC Proposes Broad Amendments to Longstanding Rule 10b5-1 Protections

As 2021 comes to a close, Chair Gensler caps an ambitious inaugural year by proposing sweeping changes to the availability of Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The proposed amendments—in which all five Commissioners joined—are...more

Unpacking the Government’s Cryptocurrency Regulatory and Enforcement Agenda

Department of Justice announces criminal and civil cryptocurrency initiatives as Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gensler continues to develop the agency’s regulatory and enforcement agenda. Despite an unsettled...more

Navigating the Landscape of ESG-Related Shareholder Litigation

As the SEC continues to develop its ESG agenda, a series of recent cases underscores the risk posed by ESG-related litigation. Although the courts have not been receptive to the most recent round of ESG-related lawsuits,...more

Gensler SEC Expands Scope of Insider Trading Enforcement

Recent enforcement action could signal expanding the boundaries of misappropriation theory, with significant implications for SEC-regulated entities and other market participants. With Chair Gensler at the helm, an...more

The Beginning of the SPAC Enforcement Wave: SEC Makes Example of SPAC for Spacing out on Diligence

Chair Gensler’s enforcement agenda begins to take shape as SEC brings sprawling enforcement action against wide range of SPAC participants. Consistent with prior SEC warnings regarding incentives for Special Purpose...more

DOJ Continues Targeting of Corruption through AML Laws and Alternate Statutes – Lessons for Compliance and Due Diligence

As the Biden Administration commits to crack down on corruption, recent enforcement actions show the DOJ continues a longstanding trend of relying on AML laws and other alternate statutes to prosecute corruption cases, with...more

Navigating Uncertain ESG-Related Risks at the SEC

Market participants must manage risk of competing voices regarding direction of ESG rulemaking and the coming wave of enforcement actions. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s near-term climate change and board...more

SEC Takes Aim at SPACs

March Madness extends into April as the Commission markedly increases its focus on SPACs. Surprise pronouncements call into question use of the PSLRA safe harbor for projections and accounting treatment for warrants....more

Biden Administration Faces Last-Ditch Efforts by the Trump Administration to Curb the Digital Assets Industry

The incoming Biden team will need to quickly address significant digital asset issues, including a major enforcement action and a significant proposed FinCEN rule initiated in the final days of the outgoing...more

SEC Enforcement Priorities: COVID-19 and Beyond

Despite turmoil created by the pandemic and the uncertainty created by next week’s election, SEC enforcement remains business as usual. Over seven months into the pandemic, the SEC has taken substantial measures to adjust...more

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