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SEC v. SolarWinds: Court Dismisses the Majority of the SEC’s Securities Fraud Claims

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On July 18, Judge Paul Engelmayer of the Southern District of New York issued a lengthy order dismissing the majority of the SEC’s enforcement case against SolarWinds Corporation (SolarWinds) and its CISO, Timothy Brown. The...more

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Enforcement News: SEC Brings Enforcement Action in Connection EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program

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In July of this year, we wrote about a fraud action involving the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program (“EB-5 Program” or “Program”) (here). Under the EB-5 Program, investors are eligible for permanent residency status in the U.S....more

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Top 5 SEC Developments (September 2023)

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

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SEC Charges Adviser and its Principal in Illegal Short Selling Scheme

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Who may be interested: Investment advisers, broker-dealers. Quick Take: The SEC recently filed a lawsuit charging an investment adviser and its managing partner (collectively, the Adviser) with allegedly engaging in a...more

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Court Dismisses Post-SPAC Class Action for Lack of Standing

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On March 31, 2023, U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams of the Southern District of New York dismissed a putative securities class action against CarLotz, Inc. (CarLotz), and certain of its officers and directors on the grounds...more

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Fintech Week in Review – October 2017

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Below is a summary of some of the significant legal and regulatory actions that occurred over the past week. This alert is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all such developments, but rather a selection of...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation

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The Sixth Circuit last week concluded that Morrison, which held that Section 10(b) does not have extraterritorial reach, is inapplicable to Advisers Act Section 10(b). The DC Circuit, on rehearing, reaffirmed its prior...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation

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The SEC issued its final Dodd-Frank pay ratio rules this week by a 3-2 vote. It also issued its final registration rules for Security-Based Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based swap participants. More questions were...more

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SEC Settles Financial Fraud Case

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Two senior executives at Veolia Environmental Services Special Services, a U.S. subsidiary of Paris based multi-national Veolia Environment S.A., were named in and resolved a financial fraud case with the SEC. SEC v. Hohol,...more

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Radical Bunny LLC Managers’ Securities Violations

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld summary judgment in favor of the Securities and Exchange Commission, finding that managers of unregistered broker-dealer Radical Bunny LLC (Radical Bunny) failed to raise...more

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