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SEC News Roundup - June 2025

Fenwick & West LLP on 6/20/2025

Petition for Rulemaking with Respect to Cybersecurity Incident Disclosure - A group of financial services industry trade associations submitted a joint petition for rulemaking requesting that the SEC amend the...more

SEC Withdraws 14 Pending Rule Proposals

Paul Hastings LLP on 6/19/2025

On June 12, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formally withdrew 14 proposed rules for investment advisers, broker-dealers and public companies, many of which had been pending for several years. Should the SEC...more

Don’t Get Caught in Scattered Spider’s Web

McCarter & English, LLP on 6/19/2025

The cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider is at it again, according to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group. This criminal group is known to focus its cyber attacks on one sector at a time. Last spring, it was the retail...more

SEC Clears Unfinished Rulemakings from Regulatory Agenda

Ropes & Gray LLP on 6/19/2025

On June 12, 2025, the SEC issued a notice (the “Notice”) formally withdrawing certain proposed rulemakings issued in 2022 and 2023. Of particular interest to the investment management industry, the Notice withdraws the...more

The Future of the SEC’s Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

DLA Piper on 6/16/2025

Adopted in July 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s cybersecurity disclosure rules require public companies to report material cybersecurity incidents on Form 8-K and to annually report on their...more

SIFMA and Other Industry Groups Petition SEC for Recission of Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirement

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives on 6/9/2025

In late May 2025, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), together with the American Bankers Association, Bank Policy Institute, Independent Community Bankers of America, and Institute of...more

SEC Focus on the Life Sciences Industry: What to Expect and How to Prepare

Morgan Lewis on 6/9/2025

The life sciences sector remains a critical area of focus for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the current administration. Companies operating in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical...more

Whiplash: The (Brief and Tragic?) Life of the SEC’s Cyber Disclosure Rules

Woodruff Sawyer on 4/17/2025

In 2023 and 2024, our public company clients were focused on complying with the SEC’s cyber disclosure rules—and on the risk from big, high-profile government enforcement actions like the SolarWinds case. But with a new SEC...more

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Raises Concerns Over Cyber Disclosure Rules

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 4/9/2025

As public companies work to align with the SEC’s new cybersecurity disclosure requirements, Commissioner Hester Peirce is urging a reassessment of how these rules are applied—particularly during active cyber incidents. In a...more

Pay vs. Performance and Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules: Will the SEC Retract Rulemaking?

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL on 4/4/2025

On March 31, 2025, members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services sent a letter to Mark Uyeda, Acting Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Seeking to “undo the damage from...more

Will the SEC Retract Its Cybersecurity Disclosure and Pay vs. Performance Rules?

Cooley LLP on 4/4/2025

Earlier this week, Republican members of the House Committee on Financial Services sent this letter to the SEC asking that it retract a total of 14 adopted – and proposed – rules. Among this list are two that Corp Fin ushered...more

Rebranding of SEC Cyber Unit Reflects Shift in Enforcement Priorities

King & Spalding on 4/4/2025

On Thursday, February 20, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that it created a Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (“CETU”) to combat cyber-focused financial misconduct. The announcement reflects a...more

Preparing for Cybersecurity Disclosure as a Public Company

WilmerHale on 3/27/2025

The SEC, investment banks and other stakeholders are increasingly focused on cybersecurity in IPO companies given the potential financial, legal and reputational risks....more

Regulatory Reset? U.S. Cyber Incident Reporting Rules Face Congressional Scrutiny

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/21/2025

Lawmakers expressed bipartisan support for significantly amending or eliminating some cybersecurity incident notification requirements during a recent hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on...more

Securities Enforcement Roundup – February 2025

Morgan Lewis on 3/10/2025

In this issue of our monthly Securities Enforcement Roundup, we highlight top securities enforcement developments and cases from February 2025. In February 2025: The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a...more

Client Alert: SEC Priorities Regarding Cybersecurity Enforcement: What Public Companies Need to Know Now in the Second Trump...

Jenner & Block on 3/4/2025

The SEC recently announced the creation of a Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (CETU) that will focus on fraudulent conduct in cybersecurity, digital assets, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. For...more

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SEC News Roundup - June 2025

SEC Withdraws 14 Pending Rule Proposals

Don’t Get Caught in Scattered Spider’s Web

SEC Clears Unfinished Rulemakings from Regulatory Agenda

The Future of the SEC’s Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

SIFMA and Other Industry Groups Petition SEC for Recission of Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirement

SEC Focus on the Life Sciences Industry: What to Expect and How to Prepare

Whiplash: The (Brief and Tragic?) Life of the SEC’s Cyber Disclosure Rules

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Raises Concerns Over Cyber Disclosure Rules

Pay vs. Performance and Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules: Will the SEC Retract Rulemaking?

Will the SEC Retract Its Cybersecurity Disclosure and Pay vs. Performance Rules?

Rebranding of SEC Cyber Unit Reflects Shift in Enforcement Priorities

Preparing for Cybersecurity Disclosure as a Public Company

Regulatory Reset? U.S. Cyber Incident Reporting Rules Face Congressional Scrutiny

Securities Enforcement Roundup – February 2025

Client Alert: SEC Priorities Regarding Cybersecurity Enforcement: What Public Companies Need to Know Now in the Second Trump...

EDGAR Next: The Next Era in Filing

Acting Chair Uyeda on SEC’s Priorities

Recent Developments Relating to the SEC’s Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements

CLE Takeaways: A Public Company’s Guide to Corporate and Securities Law Developments 2025

SEC Leadership Change Results in Key Policy Developments

Securities Enforcement Forum New York 2025: A New Era Looms

Reminders for the 2025 Reporting Season

Snapshot: The First Year of Cybersecurity Incident Filings on Form 8-K Since Adoption of New Rules

SEC 2025 Exam Priorities and Considerations for the New Administration

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