On February 24, 2026, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced major updates to its Enforcement Manual (Manual), a guidance document the SEC staff uses when conducting investigations of potential securities...more
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2026 is off to a rousing start for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with two notable developments related to the agency’s civil enforcement authority....more
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When Paul Atkins became the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in April 2025, the market expected enforcement actions against public companies to decrease....more
12/26/2025
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Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
On September 5, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the formation of a Cross-Border Task Force that will “strengthen and enhance the Division of Enforcement’s efforts to identify and combat...more
On July 16, 2025, the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed a scheme liability claim in an enforcement action brought by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against a company’s former...more
On March 10, 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule that will require a majority of the Commissioners to agree before the SEC formally opens an investigation. For the past 15 years, that...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced its enforcement results for fiscal year 2024, during which the SEC obtained the highest amount of financial remedies in history—$8.2 billion, representing a 66%...more
Recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement action and statements by SEC officials show that the Commission remains focused on disclosures regarding cybersecurity incidents. On May 21, 2024, Erik Gerding,...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced its enforcement results for fiscal year 2023, which reported a total of 784 enforcement actions, up 3% from FY22. This includes 501 original (stand-alone)...more
Recent Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement actions have zeroed in on whistleblower protections in employee separation agreements, signaling that now may be the time for companies to closely review employee...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission has long focused on pursuing potential insider trading violations, and its recent enforcement efforts serve as a stark reminder that the Commission has made insider trading cases a...more
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Last week the SEC brought securities fraud charges against App Annie and its co-founder and former CEO and Chairman Bertrand Schmitt for engaging in deceptive practices and making material...more
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In a recent client alert, we discussed the dramatic rise in offerings of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and some of the attendant litigation and enforcement risks. A raft of recent public...more
What happened The SEC recently brought charges against AT&T and three mid-level executives for selectively providing information to Wall Street analysts in alleged violation of Regulation Fair Disclosure (Reg FD). According...more
What is a SPAC -
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are on the rise. A SPAC is a publicly traded shell company with no underlying operating business that seeks to merge with a target operating company. According...more
What happened President Joe Biden announced that he would nominate Gary Gensler to serve as the next chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Gensler formerly served as head of the Commodity Futures Trading...more