On November 20, 2023, the Northern District of California denied summary judgment for the defendant in SEC v. Panuwat, an enforcement action being brought under a novel theory of insider trading law that is being referred to...more
Amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are effective as of February 27, 2023. Unanimously adopted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) December of last year, the Rule 10b5-1...more
Earlier this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which provides affirmative defenses to trading on the basis of material nonpublic...more
The SEC adopted amendments (https://www.sec.gov/rules/final/2022/33-11138.pdf) today to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as well as related amendments regarding disclosures about insider trading...more
To address what the SEC characterizes as "critical gaps" in its insider trading regime, on December 15, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") voted unanimously to propose amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the...more
Delaware Court of Chancery Declines to Dismiss Investment Firm from Stockholder Derivative Suit; Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Majority of Claims Alleging that California Biotech Firm Profited from Nonpublic Information...more
On December 15, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) to introduce new requirements for Rule 10b5-1 trading plans...more