Lawyers inside and outside the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have speculated that the agency’s new leadership will take a “lighter touch” when it comes to enforcement. The ultimate approach of the new SEC...more
On October 22, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC, or Commission) brought settled actions against four publicly traded companies that were downstream victims of the Russia-linked cyberattack on SolarWinds...more
11/26/2024
/ Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Malware ,
National Security ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Settlement ,
SolarWinds ,
Technology Sector
On July 18, 2024, Judge Paul A. Engelmeyer in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a 107-page opinion dismissing most of the claims against software company SolarWinds and its chief information...more
On April 12, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously held in Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L.P. that pure omissions are not actionable under Rule 10b-5(b), promulgated by the US Securities...more
5/23/2024
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp v Moab Partners LP ,
Omissions ,
Regulation S-K ,
Rule 10(b) ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 303 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Violations
As we enter the final quarter of 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to maintain an aggressive enforcement agenda. Looking ahead to 2024, companies should expect more of the same. In this webinar,...more
10/16/2023
/ Accounting ,
Clawbacks ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Cooperation ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Reporting ,
Webinars ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
The Apache Log4j vulnerability continues to command significant attention throughout the public and private sectors. In a recent interview, the director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)...more
On July 13, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), the SPAC’s sponsor, the SPAC’s proposed merger target and two executives for allegedly...more