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Cornerstone Research

PCAOB Enforcement Activity in 2024 Reached Highest Level Since 2017 as Monetary Penalties Hit New Record for the Third Consecutive...

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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) continued to expand its enforcement in the final year of the Biden administration, reaching the highest level of enforcement actions since 2017, according to a new report...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: March 1, 2024

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic update of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. We provide brief summaries that highlight recent enforcement action...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Watts What You Say? SEC Brings a Battery of Charges Against EV Startup Company

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The SEC on Feb. 29, 2024, announced settled charges against Lordstown Motors Corp. (Lordstown) for allegedly misleading investors about sales prospects for the Endurance, Lordstown's flagship pickup truck for the electric...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for October 2022

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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 and interesting SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: October 1, 2022

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. ...more

Holland & Hart LLP

No "Pandemic Pass" – Regulators Remain Focused on Financial Reporting, Disclosure, and Auditing Enforcement

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Despite COVID-19 and concurrent situations, recent releases from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) demonstrate their keen focus on financial reporting,...more

White & Case LLP

PwC Charged with Violating Auditor Independence Rules and Improper Professional Conduct

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On September 23, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) with improper professional conduct and violating auditor independence rules. The SEC also...more

Jones Day

SEC Enforcement in Financial Reporting and Disclosure—2018 Year-End Update

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In 2018, the SEC continued to pursue many of the same initiatives and objectives it articulated in 2017, including emphasizing retail investor protections and keeping pace with technological change. While stand-alone...more

Perkins Coie

Issuer Reporting and Disclosure Remains Focus of SEC and Other Regulators

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In a recent speech, SEC Enforcement Director Andrew Ceresney confirmed the SEC’s continued pursuit of investigations and enforcement actions relating to issuer reporting and disclosure, an area that remains a high priority...more

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