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McDermott Will & Emery

CLOs and Material Nonpublic Information: Key Takeaways from the SEC’s Settlement with Sound Point

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In this alert, we present the key lessons to be learned from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the SEC) settlement with Sound Point Capital Management, LP (Sound Point), and discuss whether a similar enforcement...more

Jones Day

SEC Prevails in Novel "Shadow Trading" Insider Trading Trial

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The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") won at trial in its first "shadow trading" case, holding a corporate official liable for insider trading for using nonpublic information about his company's acquisition to trade...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

SEC Defeats Motion to Dismiss Insider-Trading Complaint Alleging Novel “Shadow Trading” Theory

The SEC prevailed on a motion to dismiss a closely watched lawsuit alleging that the defendant had engaged in insider trading based on news about a not-yet-public corporate acquisition when he purchased securities of a...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Commissioners Pierce and Roisman Dissent to Broad Interpretation of Internal Accounting Controls

On October 15, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a cease and desist order (Order), settling charges against a registrant for controls violations relating to a stock buyback plan implemented during...more

Burr & Forman

Insider Trading Trending

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This winter has seen insider-trading trending – and not just because President Trump pardoned Michael Milken.  In sequence, several legislative proposals have been working their way through Congress, the Second Circuit...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

When Does a Tweet Fall Afoul of Regulation FD

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On August 7, 2018, Tesla CEO Elon Musk used his personal Twitter account (@elonmusk) to propose a buyout of the company for $420 a share, stating that funding was secured....more

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