As we rapidly approach the midnight September 30th deadline, Congress remains deadlocked over funding, with Republicans and Democrats at an impasse that significantly increases the likelihood of a shutdown beginning October...more
9/30/2025
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Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made a significant procedural shift: companies under investigation can now present settlement offers and waiver requests together for simultaneous consideration....more
9/30/2025
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The SEC has cleared the path for mandatory arbitration provisions in public company governance documents, ending decades of regulatory uncertainty that had deterred companies from including such clauses in their IPO filings....more
9/18/2025
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The SEC just fired a warning shot across international waters. On September 5th, the agency announced the launch of a new Cross-Border Task Force aimed squarely at rooting out fraud by foreign companies—and the professionals...more
9/8/2025
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The SEC’s Division of Examinations (the “Division” or “EXAMS”) recently published its annual examination priorities for 2023. The Examination Priorities memorandum sets out key areas the staff will focus on during its...more
On June 1, 2022, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed a two-count indictment of Nathaniel Chastain, charging him with wire fraud and money laundering, and accusing him of “insider trading...more
Over a two week period at the end of January and beginning of February, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) proposed new rules and rule amendments that presage sweeping regulatory and...more
SEC Chair Gary Gensler has consistently underscored that crypto assets are among the key capital market trends to which the SEC will devote its resources in 2022. Despite the SEC’s articulated focus on crypto assets,...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)’s Regulation Best Interest (“Reg BI”) imposes a heightened best interest standard on broker-dealers when recommending securities transactions or investment strategies. ...more
Less than 10 months since inauguration day, the Biden Administration’s civil and criminal enforcement arms are signaling a more aggressive stance, looking squarely at corporate America. Recent speeches from senior officials...more