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SEC Publishes Sample Climate Change Comment Letter

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a sample comment letter on climate change disclosures; the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is conducting a review of brokerage firm...more

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SEC Suspends Trading in 15 Public Companies for Suspicious Social Media & Trading Activity

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On February 26, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order that suspended the trading of securities in 15 OTC public companies due to questionable trading activity and social media promotions that the...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 11.11.2019 | Top Story: Twitter Screed Prompts Investigation of Apple Card Gender Discrimination

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Here’s about as 2019 as we can get in the financial world (with a healthy dose of 1950s-era gender discrimination for good measure): a series of tweets from tech entrepreneur David Heinemeier Hansson alleging gender...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Facebook’s settlements with the Federal Government - Key takeaways for all companies to consider

On July 24, 2019, both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced landmark settlements with Facebook. The agreements were significant not only because of the hefty fines...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Facebook: Hypothetical Risk Factors are Insufficient Disclosure When the Risk has Occurred

The SEC announced charges against Facebook Inc. for making misleading disclosures regarding the risk of misuse of Facebook user data.  According to the SEC, for more than two years, Facebook’s public disclosures presented the...more

King & Spalding

To Tweet Or Not To Tweet? Lessons In Careful Use Of Social Media

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We live in a social media age where even foreign policy is announced via Twitter with ease and speed. But recent events serve as a reminder to public companies that the federal securities laws operate as an important...more

Burr & Forman

Tweet Suit

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So maybe it’s not such a good idea for a volatile, impulsive chief executive to use his personal Twitter account to announce major policy shifts. No, no – not that one....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

SNAP IPO Debuts On NYSE

SNAP Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, went public yesterday with a valuation of approximately $33.4 billion. The Company raised $3.4 billion at $17 per share, and is now trading well above the IPO price. While SNAP has...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

A Deep Dive into Privacy/Security Disclosures in Snap’s S-1

Last week, Snap Inc. (“Snap” or the “Company”) – the parent company of the wildly popular app Snapchat (“Snapchat” or the “App”) – became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange in the biggest tech IPO since...more

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Second Circuit: Facebook Shareholders Lack Standing for Derivative Suits Challenging Pre-IPO Statements

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Earlier this week, a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit opinion reinforced that federal courts take standing in derivative actions quite seriously, particular when the alleged director misconduct predated the IPO....more

Burns & Levinson LLP

SEC Gives Guidance on Use of Social Media under Regulation FD

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Over the last several months, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has provided the public with two new interpretive guides regarding the use of social media by public companies, investment companies and their...more

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SEC Issues Guidance on Social Media and Regulation FD

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Public companies are encouraged to rigorously analyze SEC guidance prior to disseminating material information via social media....more

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SEC Report Opens Door to Use of Social Media

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On April 2, 2013, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a Report of Investigation (the “Social Media Report”) clarifying that a company subject to Regulation Fair Disclosure (“Regulation FD”) may use...more

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SEC Addresses Use of Social Media for Public Company Disclosures

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On April 2, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a Report of Investigation that directly addresses the application of Regulation FD to disclosures made through social media channels such as Facebook and...more

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Lessons Learned in 2012

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As one calendar year ends and the next begins, it is natural to look back to take an inventory of lessons learned and to look forward in an attempt to implement such lessons. The year 2012 certainly had its fair share of...more

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