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Paul Hastings LLP

Public Company Watch: July 2024

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In the July edition of our Public Company Watch, we cover key issues impacting public companies, including the new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations related to the cybersecurity disclosure rules and the recent SEC...more

Troutman Pepper

SEC Issues Additional Guidance Regarding Cybersecurity Incident Disclosure

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On June 24, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (Division of Corporation Finance) released five new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) relating to the...more

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Corporation Finance Director Speaks to Information Sharing Following Cybersecurity Disclosure

Erik Gerding, Director, SEC Division of Corporation Finance, issued a statement to clear up misconceptions following filing of an 8-K disclosing a cybersecurity incident....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for December 2022

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important and interesting SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Corporate Governance: 2022 Year-End Review

Since Kramer Levin issued its Corporate Governance: 2022 Midyear Review, a wave of enforcement actions by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has underscored the continued importance...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

AT&T and SEC Settle Regulation FD Enforcement Action After SDNY Denies Summary Judgment to Either Side

On Dec. 5, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that AT&T has agreed to a $6.25 million penalty, resolving charges brought against it under the securities rule known as Regulation Fair Disclosure (Regulation...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Practical Guidance for Responding to a Potential Regulation FD Disclosure Issue

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Sometimes it turns out that an authorized speaker for your public company (e.g., CEO, CFO, or head of investor relations) has selectively shared nonpublic information with analysts or investors that he or she thought was...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

The Social Media Guide: Social Media Compliance for Issuers, Broker-Dealers, & Investment Advisers

The use of social media raises securities law and compliance challenges for issuers, broker-dealers, and investment advisers. This Compliance Guide summarizes briefly some key principles. ...more

Jones Day

SEC's Recent Charges Against AT&T Give Renewed Focus to Reg FD

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A recent Reg FD SEC enforcement action against AT&T may signal a renewed focus by the SEC that warrants public companies to assess their disclosure processes. On March 5, 2021, the SEC charged AT&T and three executives...more

Hogan Lovells

SEC alleges FD violation for selective disclosure to analysts aimed at reducing consensus revenue estimate

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The SEC recently filed a civil suit in federal district court against AT&T, Inc. charging the company with violating Regulation FD in 2016 by selectively disclosing nonpublic financial estimates and results to sell-side...more

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SEC Signals Heightened Scrutiny Of Issuer/Analyst Communications And More Reg FD Enforcement

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On March 5, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed an enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York charging AT&T with repeated violations of Section 13 of the Securities...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: SEC Brings Rare Charges in Alleged Regulation Fair Disclosure Violation

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What happened The SEC recently brought charges against AT&T and three mid-level executives for selectively providing information to Wall Street analysts in alleged violation of Regulation Fair Disclosure (Reg FD). According...more

McDermott Will & Emery

SEC's Regulation FD Action Highlights Risks Associated with Private Calls to Analysts

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On Friday, March 5, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a rare litigated action against a large public company and three of its investor relations employees for alleged violations of Regulation FD...more

Hogan Lovells

SEC enforcement and litigation risks amid the COVID-19 pandemic

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In recent weeks, the Co-Directors of the SEC's Enforcement Division warned of the "importance of maintaining market integrity" in these uncertain times. Specifically, they urged public companies to be mindful of Regulation FD...more

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U.S. SEC COVID-19 Statements Highlight the Importance of First Quarter Disclosures – A Review and Practical Guide

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Recent statements by the Chair and the Directors of the Division of Corporation Finance and the Division of Enforcement of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) highlight the challenges that companies face as they...more

Dechert LLP

COVID-19 Coronavirus: SEC Disclosure Obligations for Public Companies

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A public company may have an additional 45 days to file its upcoming Form 10-Q if its inability to file its Form 10-Q relates to circumstances relating to COVID-19, it files a Form 8-K summarizing why such report was not able...more

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SEC Enforcment Issues Statement on Market Integrity - SEC Enforcement Directors reemphasize focus on market integrity, insider...

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While the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") is currently focused on maintaining orderly markets, and extending exemptions from reporting and delivery requirements for entities affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19),...more

Perkins Coie

Public Disclosures and Securities Compliance to Address in a Time of Crisis

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The immediate and possibly severe financial and business impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak have resulted in public companies closely reviewing their public disclosures and related securities compliance. Many of...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SEC Reminds Companies of Disclosure Obligations Relating to Coronavirus

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In connection with the order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday providing filing relief for companies that are affected by the coronavirus, the Commission reminded all companies to be vigilant...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2020 Filing Season Survey: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disclosures So Far

For Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registrants with a fiscal year ending December 31, March 2020 brings the deadlines for filing annual reports on Form 10-K for all categories of filers. These registrants and other...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill to Address 8-K Trading Gap

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On January 14, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 4335, the “8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019” (the “Act”) by a bipartisan vote of 384 to 7. The Act is designed to stop company insiders from trading during the 8-K...more

Baker Donelson

Silence is Not Always Golden: Recent Pharmaceutical Company Settlement with SEC Illustrates Various Risks Related to Disclosure...

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In the first part of this series of Client Alerts, we addressed some of the background issues associated with the Commission's enforcement action against Mylan N.V. that followed the large generic drug company's settlement of...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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

Foley & Lardner LLP

Selective Disclosure Violation Results in SEC Order

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Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order charging a publicly traded pharmaceutical company with violations of Regulation FD as a result of selectively disclosing material, nonpublic information....more

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Blog: It’s been eons since the SEC last did this—brought a Reg FD enforcement action, that is

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Reg FD prohibits selective disclosure of material, nonpublic information by public companies (or by its senior officials or specified other employees) to securities market professionals and shareholders reasonably likely to...more

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