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SEC Takes Action Against Keurig for Allegedly Incomplete Disclosures Regarding Recyclability of K-Cups

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While the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new climate-related disclosure rules remain stayed, the SEC has not abandoned its focus on sustainability-related issues. On September 10, 2024, the SEC charged Keurig Dr...more

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ICAHN Settles With SEC for Failures to Disclose Key Details of Margin Loan Stock Pledges - Teaching Moment for Directors and...

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On August, 19, 2024, the SEC announced settled charges against Carl C. Icahn and his publicly traded company, Icahn Enterprises L.P. (IEP), for failing to disclose information relating to Icahn’s pledges of IEP securities –...more

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SEC Issues First AI-Related Civil Penalties and Warns Against “AI Washing”

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​​​​​​​The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, March 18, 2024, entered into settlements with Delphia (USA) and Global Predictions, which agreed to pay civil penalties totaling $225,000 and $175,000, for “AI...more

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Charter Communications Fined $25 Million for Violating Stock Buyback Related Internal Accounting Controls Requirements

On November 14, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with two Commissioners dissenting, announced settled charges against Charter Communications Inc. (Charter) for violating internal accounting controls...more

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The SEC’s Charges Against SolarWinds and its Chief Information Security Officer Provide Important Cybersecurity Lessons for Public...

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On October 30, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced that it filed charges against SolarWinds Corp. ("SolarWinds" or the "Company") and its Chief Information Security Officer ("CISO") in connection...more

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Navigating the SEC's Focus on Private Fund Fees: Understanding the Trends and Mitigating Risk

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The following is an edited version of a conversation between Goodwin partners Jonathan Hecht and Isaac Vinyarsh. Before joining Goodwin, Jonathan spent more than a decade in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, including...more

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SEC Settles Charges with Adviser for Failure to Disclose Conflicts of Interest Related to SPACs

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Advisers. Quick Take: The SEC settled charges against a registered investment adviser alleging that the adviser failed to timely disclose to its private fund clients its...more

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Blackbaud Shows SEC Is Serious On Cyber Incident Reporting

A recent significant enforcement action brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission against Blackbaud Inc. highlights the importance of public companies maintaining disclosure controls and procedures relating to...more

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SEC Settles Charges Against Investment Advisers for Alleged Breaches of Fiduciary Duties

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Advisers, Mutual Funds, Compliance Officers - Quick Take: The SEC settled charges against two affiliated registered investment advisers, alleging that the advisers failed to...more

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Not Lovin’ It: SEC’s Settlement With McDonald’s Former CEO Highlights Continued Focus on Executive-Related Disclosures

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On January 9, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a cease-and-desist order (the “Order”)1 charging McDonald’s Corporation (“McDonald’s”) and its ex-CEO, Stephen Easterbrook, with multiple disclosure...more

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SEC Releases 2022 Enforcement Division Results

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released an annual summary, on November 15, 2022, of actions brought by the Division of Enforcement (“Division”) over fiscal year 2022 (“Enforcement Summary”), providing an...more

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SEC Steps Up Enforcement With Respect to Municipal Bond Offerings

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In September 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had filed suit against one broker-dealer underwriter and entered into settlements with three other broker-dealer underwriters in cases...more

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Nutter Bank Report: September 2022

Headlines: ..OCC Publishes Security Standards for Video Teleconferencing With Agency Staff ..CFPB Imposes Civil Penalty and Customer Refunds for Authorized-Positive Overdraft Fees ..Treasury Department Recommends...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

It Happened! ESG Task Force’s First Enforcement Action

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In March 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) then-acting chair, Allison Herren Lee, announced the creation of an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Task Force within the SEC’s Division of Enforcement....more

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FinCEN Proposes Rule for SARs Sharing Pilot Program

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In This Issue. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a proposed rule about the establishment of a limited-duration pilot program for sharing suspicious activity reports (SARs); FinCEN published the final...more

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Blog: Early SEC Enforcement Trends from Chairman Gary Gensler’s First 100 Days

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Gary Gensler was sworn in as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2021. Chairman Gensler has promised to strengthen transparency and accountability in the financial markets. Under Chairman Gensler, we...more

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SEC Issues First-Ever Penalties for Deficient Cybersecurity Risk Controls

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a stunning salvo across the bows of public companies with its announcement of civil monetary penalties and a cease-and-desist order against First American...more

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SEC Brings Action Against Morningstar Alleging Undisclosed CMBS Rating Adjustments

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On February 16, 2021, the SEC filed a litigated civil complaint in the Southern District of New York against Morningstar Credit Ratings LLC, a former Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”) alleging...more

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SEC Penalizes Public Company for Misleading Disclosures of COVID-19 Impact

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In its first enforcement action against a public company for misleading disclosures regarding COVID-19’s business impact, the SEC released a December 4 Order Instituting Proceedings against The Cheesecake Factory Inc. and...more

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SEC: Here Is When Loss Contingencies Must Be Disclosed and Reserved

When confronted with government inquiries, public companies commonly grapple with the issue of when events have escalated to the point that they are subject to disclosure obligations—or, further yet, require recognition as a...more

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SEC Enforcement Activity – A Reminder Regarding the “Equal or Greater Prominence” Presentation Requirement of Item 10(e)

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At the end of last year, in an enforcement action brought by the Division of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against ADT Inc. (ADT), reporting companies were reminded that the SEC continues to...more

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Recent SEC Order Serves as a Reminder of the Importance of Regulation FD Compliance Programs

On August 20, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a cease-and-desist order against TherapeuticsMD, a pharmaceutical company, finding that it violated Regulation FD and Exchange Act Section 13(a),...more

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Negligence & Willfulness Mutually Exclusive For SEC

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Last week, the D.C. Circuit held that the SEC can’t prosecute the same conduct as both willful and as negligent under the tandem sections found in most of the nation’s securities laws. The ruling prevents the SEC from piling...more

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SEC Announces Results of Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative

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The Securities and Exchange Commission announced on March 11, 2019 that it had settled charges against 79 investment advisers in connection with its Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative (SCSD Initiative). This...more

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Jones Day Global Privacy & Data Security Update | Vol. 20

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UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - NIST Releases Internal Report Regarding IoT Cybersecurity - In September, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") released a draft...more

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