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Regulatory Roundup for August 2024

More Flack on WhatsApp, Hypothetical Performance SmackDown, A Timely Warning on the Pay-to-Play Rule, and Updates to Qualifying Venture Capital Fund Exemption - This month's big news from the SEC was more piggy-bank breaking...more

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SEC Continues Focus on Off-Channel Communications

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On August 14, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced yet another wave of enforcement actions related to widespread “off-channel communications,” charging an additional 26 firms with failing to maintain...more

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SEC Enforcement Director Outlines His View of Effective Cooperation

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In February 2024, we published an alert discussing the significant benefits of prompt self-reporting and cooperation during a US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") investigation. This past week, during his keynote...more

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Securing Integrity: The SEC and DOJ’s Unified Front and Pursuit of Novel Legal Tactics Against Insider Trading and Corporate...

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Department of Justice (“DOJ”) have been working increasingly collaboratively to combat unlawful trading practices and hold wrongdoers accountable, demonstrating...more

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CFTC Enforcement Director Addresses Self-Reporting Benefits

On April 11, 2024, Ian McGinley, the director of enforcement at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) addressed the New York City Bar Association Futures and Derivatives Committee to present the benefits of...more

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The SEC’s Settlement with Cloopen Demonstrates the Significant Benefits of Prompt Cooperation

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On February 6, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced that it settled accounting fraud charges against Cloopen Group Holding Limited ("Cloopen" or the "Company"), a cloud-based communications...more

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Global Anti-Bribery Year-in-Review: 2023 Developments and Predictions for 2024

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Publicly announced Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement activity in 2023 did not return to the levels seen a few years ago, as indicated by both the total number of cases against corporate and individual...more

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SEC Cryptocurrency Enforcement Report Summary

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Cryptocurrency enforcement continues to be a high priority for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In 2023, the SEC administration under Chair Gary Gensler brought a total of 46 cryptocurrency-related...more

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2024 Insights: Enforcement and Litigation

Expert Allegations Could Become More Frequent in Securities Fraud Complaints and Possibly Erode Pleading Standards - A Ninth Circuit panel ruling that plaintiffs could use expert analysis to bolster securities fraud claims...more

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SEC Announces Robust Fiscal Year 2023 Enforcement Results

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Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies; Directors of Registered Investment Companies; and Investment Advisers - Quick Take: The SEC’s Division of Enforcement (Enforcement) released a report summarizing its...more

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Twinkle-Twinkle Little SAR: SEC & FINRA Settle with Broker-Dealers and Registered Rep

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In a series of settlements announced this year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) penalized several broker-dealers for allegedly failing to file...more

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SEC’s Focus on Off-Channel Communications Continues

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On September 29, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") brought its latest wave of enforcement actions related to "off-channel communications," charging 10 additional firms with failing to maintain employee...more

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SEC Enforcement Director Clarifies Compliance Violation and CCO Liability

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Our Investment Funds and White Collar Teams interpret how the Securities and Exchange Commission approaches its enforcement in three aspects: whistleblower restraints, self-reporting and cooperation, and compliance officer...more

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[Webinar] 2023 Enforcement Outlook Series | SEC Enforcement: Recent Trends and What to Expect - October 26th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm...

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As we enter the final quarter of 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to maintain an aggressive enforcement agenda. Looking ahead to 2024, companies should expect more of the same. In this webinar,...more

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Recent Settlements Provide Insight on the SEC's Approach to Self-Reporting and Cooperation Credit in Enforcement Actions

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Introduction - A perennial message from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Enforcement is to extol the benefits of cooperation with enforcement investigations. The link between cooperation and a...more

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Executive Perks: A Hammer Finds Its Nail in SEC Settlement with Tool Company

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We return once more to the issue of public company executive perquisites or "perks" – a topic we anticipated last year would "be a hot-button enforcement issue for the foreseeable future." We were not wrong. In light of the...more

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Securities Enforcement Forum West 2023: SEC Stresses Cooperation, Self-Policing, and Self-Reporting

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Senior Division of Enforcement officials from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shared the stage on May 23, 2023, with SEC alumni, private practitioners, and other professionals in the field at Securities...more

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The SEC’s Recent Personal Device Settlements Shed Light on the Question of Self-Reporting

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Summary - Two more broker-dealers became the latest financial institutions to settle with the SEC for failing to maintain and preserve electronic communications. What distinguishes these settlements from the 17 prior...more

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[Virtual Event] Corporate Compliance Enforcement Conference - July 25th, 9:00 am - 4:45 pm CT

Is Your Compliance Program Designed for the Current Enforcement Landscape? Data protection, anti-corruption, antitrust, supply chains, economic sanctions and even the software employees use to communicate are all subjects...more

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DOJ Doubles Down on Efforts To Incentivize Early Self-Reporting and Cooperation

On January 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced revisions to the Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy. The revisions follow Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco’s September 2022...more

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Recent SEC Enforcement Actions Highlight Continuing Disclosure Obligations of Municipal Bond Underwriters

On September 13, 2022 the Securities and Exchange Commission filed litigation against four separate municipal securities underwriters for failing to comply with municipal bond offering disclosure requirements. The four firms...more

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DOJ and SEC Stick Stericycle with a Two-Year Monitorship, Despite Acknowledgment of Extensive Remedial Measures

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In yet another indication that the Biden administration is continuing to ramp up white collar enforcement, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced on April 20, 2022 that...more

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SEC Roars Into March Setting Stage for Heavy Enforcement Activity

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Fittingly, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) came into March like a lion. Over the first 10 days of March, several significant enforcement and compliance developments emanated from the SEC.  This notice briefly...more

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AIM-Listed Company Implements Investor Compensation Scheme Following FCA Public Censure

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The Situation: The UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") publicly censured a UK publicly listed IT services provider for false disclosure but avoided a fine on the basis that the company provided essential services during...more

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Bridging The Week - January 2020 #2

A non-US-based investment and brokerage firm agreed to settle spoofing allegations by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission by payment of a US $700,000 fine. In accepting this settlement, the CFTC emphasized the...more

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