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Securities Exchange Act › Chevron Deference

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The Securities Exchance Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1934 to govern the secondary securities trading market. In addition, the Securities Exchange Act established the Securities and Exchange... more +

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Dodd-Frank News: November 2015: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Update

Burr & Forman on 11/3/2015

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted as a measure to promote financial stability and protection for consumers through increased regulation of nearly every aspect of the consumer finance...more

DC Circuit: No Jurisdiction For Suits Re SEC Forum Selection Choice

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 10/5/2015

Suits challenging the SEC’s forum selection decisions continue to proliferate. As the trend has unfolded the Commission posted a memo on its website discussing the issue of forum selection and has proposed modifications to...more

Second Circuit Allows Whistleblower Retaliation Protection Without Reporting to SEC

WilmerHale on 9/16/2015

September 10, 2015, in a 2-1 decision in Berman v. Neo@Ogilvy LLC, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that whistleblowers who report securities law violations internally but not to the US Securities and...more

Deadlines And SEC Enforcement: When 180 Days Is Not 180 Days

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 7/13/2015

When does a 180 day deadline not mean that in 180 days time is up? Answer: When the SEC says so and the DC Circuit gives the conclusion Chevron deference. That is the holding of Montford and Company, Inc. v. SEC, No. 14-1126...more

SEC’s Authority to Interpret the Securities Laws Comes Under Fire in Criminal Enforcement

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 11/25/2014

A recent statement by Justice Antonin Scalia accompanying the Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari in a criminal insider trading case raises fundamental questions about how the courts interpret the federal securities laws and...more

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