Episode 335 -- The New DOJ Whistleblower Program
Navigating Emerging Privacy Issues in Financial Services — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Implications of the SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Rule
Corruption, Crime and Compliance: SEC Suffers Dismissal of Claims in Solarwinds Securities Fraud Case
Episode 334 -- District Court Dismisses Bulk of SEC Claims Against Solarwinds
The Woody Report: The Solar Winds Dismissal
In That Case: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy
Corruption, Crime and Compliance: Deep Dive into The SEC’s Settlement with R&R Donnelly on Cybersecurity Controls
Episode 332 -- Deep Dive into SEC’s Internal Controls and Cybersecurity Settlement with R&R Donnelly
The Justice Insiders Podcast: Jarkesy’s Implications for the Administrative State
DE Under 3: OFCCP Must Shut Down its Administrative Court Prosecutions as a Result of SCOTUS’ SEC Jury Trial Case Decision
Dogecoin’s Day in Court
Unpacking the Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act: Implications for the Digital Asset Industry — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Podcast: Is Cryptocurrency a Security (like an orange grove)?
Navigating the Regulatory Waters: The SEC's Wells Notice to Uniswap and its Impact on DeFi — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Will Resiliency Carry the Digital Asset Sector Through 2024: Federal Legislative Developments and OFAC Consent Orders — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Compliance into the Weeds: The WACKO Enforcement Action Involving BF Borgers
Meeting the Proposed SEC Climate Disclosure Requirements
Understanding the Whistleblower Pilot Program in the Southern District of New York
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 26 – The Compliance Week Wrap Up Edition
Dodd-Frank clawback policies require covered companies to promptly recover any “erroneously award compensation” received by certain current or former “executive officers.” “Erroneously awarded compensation” refers to...more
In recent remarks, Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Lizarraga called on the SEC to move forward to implement the rulemaking mandate in Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act. The Commissioner was speaking at an...more
On June 9, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved proposed amendments of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) to their respective listing standards to implement the...more
*Timing Update* The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and Nasdaq filed amendments to their proposed rules requiring that all listed companies adopt adequate clawback policies on executive compensation. Under the amended...more
During the last week of April, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended the deadline by which it must approve or disapprove of the proposed New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq Stock Market compensation...more
In this issue, we cover regulatory developments impacting the investment management sector, including updates on closed-end fund activism and various new and revised SEC rules....more
On October 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted long-delayed rules which will require companies to implement mandatory "clawback" policies with respect to incentive-based compensation if the company's...more
On October 26, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted long-awaited final rules implementing the incentive-based compensation recovery (clawback) provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. The final rules...more
On October 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted its long-awaited final rules on clawbacks. Under these rules, companies listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq will be required to adopt "clawback" policies –...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission new "clawback" rules were approved on a divided vote. The two Republican members of the Commission, Hester M. Peirce and Mark T. Uyeda voted against adoption. Tomorrow's election will...more
The SEC adopted long-pending rules requiring the recovery of erroneously awarded compensation as required by Congress in the Dodd-Frank Act. The rules will, among other things, require securities exchanges to adopt listing...more
Two Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) executive compensation rules on recoupment of incentive compensation in the event of a financial restatement (clawbacks) and the correlation between executive pay and company...more
On October 14, Chairman Gensler announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would reopen the comment period for the controversial compensation clawback rule that it had initially proposed in 2015 in response...more
Earlier this month, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it was reopening the comment period on proposed rules for listing standards for the recovery of erroneously awarded compensation. The SEC first...more
On December 16, 2019, the Treasury Department released proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) to address the amendments made to Code Section 162(m) by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Amendment”). As background,...more
On Monday, December 16, 2019, the IRS issued proposed regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code to reflect certain changes that were made to Section 162(m) by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017....more
The SEC’s latest Regulatory Flexibility Agenda, which identifies those regs that the SEC intends to propose or adopt in the coming year— and those deferred for a later time—has now been posted. The Agenda shifts to the...more
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently proposed new restrictions...more
The SEC recently released a proposed rule pursuant to Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) with respect to the implementation of incentive-based compensation arrangements...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed rules setting listing standards for recovery of erroneously awarded compensation would allow exchanges to permit foreign private issuers to forgo recovery as impracticable if...more
On July 1, 2015, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a rule directing national securities exchanges and associations to establish listing standards that require public companies to adopt and enforce a...more
In proposing executive compensation recoupment rules, the Securities and Exchange Commission either overlooked or failed to recognize an important legal distinction. The proposed rules would require national securities...more
US publicly listed companies should plan now for proposed stringent policies and required disclosures. Under the long-awaited proposed rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2015, generally,...more
When adopted, the incentive compensation clawback rules recently proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission are likely to present issuers with a number of implementation challenges. Some of these challenges have been...more
On July 1, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rules, consisting of new Rule 10D-1 and related rule and form amendments, that would require clawbacks of incentive compensation received by executive officers...more