On September 4, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied D. Allen Blankenship’s challenge to enjoin the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) disciplinary action...more
9/20/2024
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Article III ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Fraud ,
Jury Trial ,
SCOTUS ,
SEC v Jarkesy ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Fraud ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Unconstitutional Condition
Since the release of ChatGPT 3.5 in November 2022, public interest in artificial intelligence (AI) has surged in a classic example of a hype cycle. As with past technological breakthroughs, companies may be tempted to...more
8/6/2024
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Anti-Fraud Provisions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Statements ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investors ,
Machine Learning ,
Misleading Statements ,
Public Statements ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Technology Sector ,
Training
With the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial markets, broker-dealers and investment advisers need to pay attention to the risks posed by AI on firms’ compliance with federal securities laws. While machine...more
11/14/2023
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Compliance ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Data Privacy ,
Discrimination ,
Financial Markets ,
Fraud ,
Investment Adviser ,
Machine Learning ,
Market Manipulation ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Software
The Final Rule issued under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is, as forecast, a sweeping and significant update to the U.S. anti-money laundering laws, estimated to affect over 32 million entities by requiring new reports...more
10/12/2022
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Corporate Transparency Act ,
Exemptions ,
Federal Register ,
Final Rules ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Penalties ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business
Earlier this month — July 9, 2022 — marked the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy (Executive Order). The Executive Order was notable in its breadth and...more
7/27/2022
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Biden Administration ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food Manufacturers ,
FRAND ,
FTC Act ,
Healthcare ,
Manufacturers ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Mergers ,
NIST ,
NLRB ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
ROI ,
USDA ,
USPTO
On January 24, 2022, the Federal Register published an FTC notice announcing the latest annual adjustments to the statutory thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. § 18a) (HSR)....more
On February 2, 2021, the Federal Register published an FTC notice announcing the latest annual adjustments to the statutory thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. § 18a) (HSR)....more