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Cyber Criminals Weaponize SEC’s Future Cyber Disclosure Rules

In a first for both cybersecurity and securities law, a ransomware company filed a complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) against its own hacking victim for failure to disclose the hack itself. The...more

SEC Proposes Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements

On March 9, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose cybersecurity disclosure requirements for public companies. The proposal follows the release of interpretive guidance on the matter in both 2011 and...more

When Should a Public Company Disclose a PCI Breach?

As companies collect growing amounts of data about their customers and other consumers, sophisticated adversaries, recognizing the value of this information, have increased their efforts to pilfer it. For publicly traded...more

Kokesh May Lead to Lower Monetary Sanctions in SEC Enforcement Proceedings

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Kokesh v. SEC provides the defense bar with significant ammunition to argue for lower monetary sanctions in securities enforcement matters pending in federal district courts. In...more

Investing in Data to Stay Ahead of Securities Risks

At the Rocky Mountain Securities Conference, held on May 5, 2017, in Denver, a panel of securities experts explained the new and innovative ways in which the SEC and private companies are utilizing, managing, and analyzing...more

Supreme Court Opens Pathway To Increased Insider Trading Prosecutions

On Dec. 6, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-awaited decision in Salman v. United States, upholding a “friends and family” insider-trading conviction and effectively overruling the Second Circuit’s decision in...more

June Marks Upsurge in SEC Whistleblower Awards

On June 9, 2016, the SEC announced a $17 million whistleblower award to “a former company employee whose detailed tip substantially advanced the agency’s investigation and ultimate enforcement action.” This is the...more

Rocky Mountain Securities Conference: Corporate Disclosures Reform Next for SEC

Newly proposed reforms to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) disclosure regime would have a dramatic impact on public companies’ current disclosure obligations. Last week during her keynote at the 48th...more

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