Over the last year, we have monitored a lawsuit in Georgia that alleged a hedge fund (“Fearless Fund”) violated 42 U.S.C. § 1981—the federal prohibition on racial discrimination in contracting—by operating a grant contest...more
On September 14, 2021, the SEC announced it had reached a settlement with “a leading alternative data provider,” App Annie, and its co-founder and CEO, Bertrand Schmitt, to settle securities fraud charges related to their...more