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SEC charges Celsius Holdings with improper accounting for stock awards and disclosure control failures

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In this settled action—part of a slew of SEC Enforcement cases reported out in the last days before the change in Administration—the SEC alleged that Celsius Holdings, Inc. engaged in improper accounting for stock-based...more

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Undeterred by the SolarWinds Storm: SEC Charges Victims of Compromised Software

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The SEC on Oct. 22, 2024, announced charges against four companies for allegedly making materially misleading disclosures concerning the impact of cybersecurity incidents associated with the compromised SolarWinds' Orion...more

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Forward-Looking Statements: Safe Harbors Compliance Guidelines

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The securities law disclosure framework has evolved to encourage; companies acting in good faith to disseminate relevant projections pertaining to their businesses to the general public "without fear of open-ended liability."...more

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SEC Expands Scope of Internal Accounting Controls in Cybersecurity Breach Settlement

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The SEC continues to expand its cybersecurity enforcement authority to include allegations that a company's failure to monitor its managed security service providers (MSSP) amounts to violations of federal securities laws....more

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A Comparative Analysis of 2022 and 2023 SEC Comments Issued to REITs

In recent years, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has increased its scrutiny of disclosure in public filings, as evidenced by an increase in the number of comments issued to public reporting companies. This trend...more

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The SEC’s Regulation of Cybersecurity Continues

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The Securities and Exchange Commission entered into a resolution agreement with R.R. Donnelley & Sons (RRD) on June 18, 2024 with RRD agreeing to pay $2.125 million to resolve disclosure and control violations alleged by the...more

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Don’t Forget to Put SEC Cybersecurity Matters on Your Board Agenda This Fall!

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) earlier this year adopted rules requiring public companies to provide enhanced disclosure of material cybersecurity incidents, as well as cybersecurity risk management,...more

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A New Frontier for SEC Cybersecurity Enforcement? The SEC Charges SolarWinds and its CISO with Securities Fraud

Earlier this week, the SEC accused SolarWinds Corporation (“SolarWinds” or the “Company”) and its Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO”) of committing scienter-based securities fraud, among other violations, for...more

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SEC Brings Landmark Cybersecurity Disclosure Lawsuit Against Solarwinds and Its CISO

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On October 30, 2023, the SEC filed charges against SolarWinds Corp. and its chief information security officer (CISO), alleging: ..Failures to disclose known cybersecurity vulnerabilities affecting the company’s “crown...more

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SEC Heightens Issuers' Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements

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On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting by public companies. The final rules require...more

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Top 5 SEC Developments for July 2023

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary resources. This...more

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SEC adopts new rules to expand public company disclosure relating to cybersecurity by year end

On July 26, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released final rules requiring disclosure by public companies of material cybersecurity incidents and policies and procedures related to cybersecurity risk...more

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SEC Proposes Sweeping New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules for Public Companies

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Our Securities, Securities Litigation, and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy teams highlight the key aspects of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s latest sweeping changes to its cybersecurity reporting rules for public...more

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SEC Adopts Final Amendments Implementing Mandates of the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act

On December 2, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final amendments implementing the disclosure and submission requirements of the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (HFCA Act). In addition,...more

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Dollars and Sense: How to Integrate ESG into Compensation Programs

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On June 16, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1187 (the “Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act”), which would require the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to establish rules...more

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SEC Issues First-Ever Penalties for Deficient Cybersecurity Risk Controls

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a stunning salvo across the bows of public companies with its announcement of civil monetary penalties and a cease-and-desist order against First American...more

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COVID-19 Regulatory Update: What The Cheesecake Factory Settlement With The SEC Means For Issuers

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On December 4, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a settlement with the Cheesecake Factory Inc. asserting that the company issued materially misleading disclosures about the risk that the COVID-19...more

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SEC Expands Scope of COVID-19-Related Enforcement Actions with Penalty Against Cheesecake Factory for Misleading Investors

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Who Needs to Know - Publicly traded companies, specifically those whose business was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic....more

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SEC Enforcement Action for Misleading Pandemic Disclosure

The SEC has brought its first enforcement action against a public company relating to disclosure of the financial effect of the pandemic. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated, without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings,...more

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Blog: SEC brings first action for misleading disclosures regarding impact of COVID-19

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In its first action against a public company for misleading investors about the financial effects of the pandemic, the SEC has announced settled charges against The Cheesecake Factory. In mid-March, the company, which...more

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U.S. SEC Staff Issues Guidance Regarding On-Going Exchange Act Reporting And Registered Securities Offerings In Light Of COVID-19

On May 4, 2020, the U.S. SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) published four “FAQs” relating to the application of the Commission’s March 25, 2020 Order (the “COVID-19 Order”) providing extended deadlines for...more

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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Preparing For Form 8-K Disclosures

As the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to expand, and government responses to and economic effects of the pandemic evolve, companies have had to grapple in real time with what, when, and how to communicate about the...more

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SEC Extends Conditional Relief for Exchange Act Filings to July 1, 2020

The SEC has extended the conditional relief it granted earlier this month to allow reporting companies and others to delay certain filings required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The relief originally covered filings...more

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SEC Extends Conditional Filing Relief to Companies Affected by COVID-19

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The coronavirus pandemic has created an unprecedented and rapidly evolving situation federal agencies are scrambling to keep up with. Our Securities Group examines the Securities and Exchange Commission’s continued efforts to...more

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COVID-19 Relief—A Public Company Quick Reference Guide

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Order Under Section 36 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Granting Exemptions From Specified Provisions of the Exchange Act and Certain Rules Thereunder - Q: Who is eligible for additional time to make required SEC...more

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