As discussed in our September 1, 2021 post, the SEC brought its first “shadow insider trading” case against Matthew Panuwat, a company employee who purchased options in a competitor’s shares shortly after learning his...more
6/14/2024
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Corporate Governance ,
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Criminal Prosecution ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Insider Trading ,
Material Nonpublic Information ,
Materiality ,
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Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud
On September 30, 2020, Judge Alvin Hellerstein, of the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”) granted summary judgment to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in its enforcement action against Kik Interactive Inc....more
The final act in the saga between Telegram Group Inc. (“Telegram”) and the SEC was the June 26, 2020 court approval of the SEC’s settlement with Telegram, in which Telegram agreed to pay a civil penalty of $18.5 million and...more
This newsletter discusses noteworthy updates, key regulatory decisions and upcoming compliance reminders.
In this edition, we review:
...SEC Changes Approach to Shareholder Proposal No-Action Requests
...SEC Issues...more
10/24/2019
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Cease and Desist Orders ,
Clean Water Act ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Governance ,
Default ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Violations ,
Federal Loans ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Interpretive Letters ,
Investment Adviser ,
Libor ,
Material Nonpublic Information ,
MD&A Statements ,
Misrepresentation ,
New Guidance ,
No-Action Requests ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Proxy Advisors ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Proxy Voting ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation FD ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders
This newsletter discusses noteworthy updates, key regulatory decisions and upcoming compliance reminders. ...more
7/3/2019
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Audits ,
Comment Period ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Contempt ,
Corporate Governance ,
Elon Musk ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Reporting ,
Insider Trading ,
Internal Controls ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Regulation S-X ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
Social Networks ,
State Constitutions ,
Tesla ,
Unclaimed Property
This newsletter discusses noteworthy updates, key regulatory decisions and upcoming compliance reminders.
In this edition we review... ...more
8/28/2018
/ Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equity Compensation ,
Executive Compensation ,
Insider Trading ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Share Buybacks ,
Smaller Reporting Companies