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SEC Announces Settlement with Express, Inc. for Failure to Disclose CEO Perks

On December 17, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that it had settled charges against Ohio-based Express, Inc. (“Express”). The SEC ultimately found that Express violated Sections 13(a) and 14(a)...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

SEC Charges Former Public Company Director and CEO with Concealing Close Friendship with Company Executive

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As most public companies enter their fourth fiscal quarter and look ahead to filing their Form 10-Ks and proxy statements, a recent settlement agreement announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) serves as...more

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SEC Charges Company With Reg FD Violations For Disclosing Information Via Posts On CEO’s Social Media Accounts

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On September 26, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “the Commission”) charged a sports-betting company (the “Company”) with violating Regulation Fair Disclosure (“Reg FD”) by disclosing material, nonpublic...more

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Client Alert: Key Takeaways from SEC Fraud Charges Against the CEO, CFO, and Audit Committee Chair of Kubient

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Earlier this month, the SEC brought accounting fraud charges in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the CEO, CFO, and Audit Committee Chair of Kubient, a company that purported to use AI...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Matters To Consider for the 2024 Annual Meeting and Reporting Season

Companies have important decisions to make as they prepare for the 2024 annual meeting and reporting season. We have compiled this overview of the latest key issues — including SEC disclosure requirements, SEC guidance,...more

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Renewed Focus on SOX 304 Compliance Stresses Need for Culture of Compliance, Executive Accountability

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The Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission have signaled in recent months that they have reinvigorated their focus on executive compensation claw backs, urging companies to adopt compensation...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

SPAC Attack: The SEC Charges a SPAC for Failure to Launch

On July 13, 2021, the SEC announced charges against Stable Road Acquisition Company (“Stable Road”), its sponsor, SRC-NI, its CEO, Brian Kabot, Stable Road’s proposed merger target Momentus Inc.(“Momentus”), and Momentus’s...more

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SEC Charges SPAC, Sponsor, Merger Target and CEOs for Misleading Disclosures

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On July 13, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), the SPAC’s sponsor, the SPAC’s proposed merger target and two executives for allegedly...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.19.2019 | Top Story: Uber Settles With EEOC Over “Culture of Sexual Harassment” Allegations

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Ride-hailing company Uber has resolved EEOC charges related to its alleged “culture of sexual harassment” and will “start a $4.4 million class fund to compensate victims of sexual harassment or retaliation from as early as...more

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