The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continued its significant focus on public companies in 2023 with its enforcement and rulemaking programs, and this heightened level of attention will continue throughout 2024....more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continued its significant focus on public companies in 2022 with its enforcement and rulemaking programs. This heightened level of attention will likely continue as the SEC...more
Private funds were a major focus of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s or Commission’s) enforcement and rulemaking programs in 2022, and we expect 2023 to be even more active. The Division of Examinations’...more
Registered entities continued to be a significant focus of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s or Commission’s) enforcement and rulemaking programs in 2022, and we expect similar attention this year. The SEC’s...more
3/2/2023
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Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies
The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently released its enforcement statistics for fiscal year 2022. In this LawFlash, we discuss trends and takeaways on what was an active year for the Division of Enforcement....more
Morgan Lewis’s securities enforcement and investment management teams highlight expected US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) priorities for investment advisers in 2022 and look back at significant SEC...more
Morgan Lewis’s securities enforcement and investment management teams highlight expected US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) priorities for private fund managers in 2022 and look back at SEC private fund...more
As part of our Spotlight series, we connect with Jeff Boujoukos, the leader of Morgan Lewis’s securities enforcement practice, to discuss the current and future state of affairs of the regulation and enforcement activities of...more
9/2/2021
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Asset Class ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Unregistered Securities
In the US Securities and Exchange Commission staff’s most recent guidance addressing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, the staff of the Division of Examinations released an April 9 Risk Alert noting...more
4/16/2021
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Business Strategies ,
Capital Investments ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Internal Controls ,
Investment Management ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Risk Alert ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainability
Morgan Lewis’s 15th annual 2020 Year in Review and a Look Forward provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of key 2020 US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement and examination developments, notable...more
3/12/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Regulation BI ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Reporting ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Share Buybacks ,
Steering Committees ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
The Morgan Lewis Year in Review highlights key US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) enforcement and examination developments, and summarizes...more
3/2/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
BSA/AML ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Spoofing ,
Swaps ,
TRACE ,
Whistleblowers
Most media accounts suggest that the incoming Biden administration will usher in a more “aggressive” SEC enforcement posture, with renewed emphasis on investigating potential fraud and controls deficiencies at public...more
1/14/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Insider Trading ,
Public Disclosure ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Share Buybacks
As part of a modernization of the nation’s anti-money laundering regime, the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 creates enhanced whistleblower rewards that are likely to lead to increased enforcement action....more
Public companies should consider recent guidance from the US Securities and Exchange Commission, increased examination and enforcement activity at both federal and state levels, and possible shareholder activism, among other...more
In a recent keynote speech, Co-Director of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement Steven Peikin made it clear that the Division has made coronavirus (COVID-19) related enforcement matters a top...more
5/15/2020
/ Accounting Fraud ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Government Investigations ,
Insider Trading ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Share Redemption ,
Steering Committees ,
Trading Suspension ,
Vaccinations ,
Whistleblowers
Recent announcements from the US Securities and Exchange Commission make it clear that, although it will not be business as usual, the agency will ably navigate the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and its work will move...more