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Paul S. Atkins Sworn in as SEC Chairman

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On April 21, 2025, Paul S. Atkins was sworn in as the new Chairman of the SEC. Mr. Atkins was nominated by President Trump on January 20, 2025, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 9, 2025 in a 52 to 44 vote. He replaces...more

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SEC Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Activity Plummeted in Final Year of Gensler Administration

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) drastically reduced its accounting and auditing enforcement activity in fiscal year 2024, the final year of Gary Gensler’s administration, ending two consecutive years of...more

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SEC Enforcement Year-End Overview

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2024 marks the final year of Gary Gensler's term as Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Gensler SEC has been aggressive on both the enforcement and rulemaking fronts. In response, the financial...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Mr. Bitcoin Goes to Washington

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Few industries experienced a more drastic reversal of fortune on Election Day than the cryptocurrency sector. On November 4, several of its largest companies were locked in a seemingly interminable battle with the Securities...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

The 2024 Election Cycle and the SEC

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With the U.S. election cycle in full swing and the presidential election just around the corner, there is speculation on how government regulators could be affected by the outcome. In general, commentators have coalesced...more

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Gary Gensler the Righteous Man

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In a recent speech,2 Gensler quoted the first Chairman of the SEC, Joseph Kennedy3 who noted: “No honest business need fear the SEC.”4 Unfortunately, Gensler failed to note that as the SEC often explains, whether a party has...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

SEC Chair’s Remarks Suggest Crypto is the “Wild West,” Signaling Future Enforcement and Desire for Enhanced Regulatory Authority

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Gary Gensler, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), attracted a lot of attention following his remarks at the Aspen Security Forum earlier this month, asking Congress for more authority “to write rules for...more

Jones Day

SEC Chairman Signals Intensified Enforcement and Regulatory Scrutiny of Crypto and DeFi

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SEC Chairman Gary Gensler suggests SEC will aggressively police crypto assets and decentralized finance ("DeFi") platforms while seeking expanded authority to regulate these fast-growing industries....more

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Virtual Currency Legal Report - July 2021 #2

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U.S. Developments - Legislation - Congress Members Reintroduce Bill to Define Digital Assets - U.S. Representative Tom Emmer (MN-06) re-introduced legislation aimed at defining how regulators should classify and...more

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What To Expect From the New SEC Chairman Gary Gensler on Cryptocurrency

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Background In April 2021, the Senate confirmed Gary Gensler, President Biden’s nominee, as the new chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The former banker was a staunch regulator as the Commodity Futures...more

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