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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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Freight Accounting Fumble Leads to SEC Fine: UPS Penalized for Not Booking Known Impairment to Goodwill

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced that United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) has agreed to pay a $45 million penalty for materially misrepresenting its earnings by improperly valuing its UPS Freight...more

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

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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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Recent PCAOB Developments for Audit Committee and Companies

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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has had one of its busiest years in recent memory, including with respect to standard setting, inspections and enforcement. Below is a summary of notable developments that...more

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Is It Time to Take a Fresh Look at Disclosure Controls and Procedures for CEO/CFO Certifications?

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In New England Carpenters Guaranteed Annuity and Pension Funds v. DeCarlo (Aug. 2023), the Second Circuit held, among other things, that CEO/CFO certifications mandated by SOX Section 302 constitute non-actionable statements...more

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SEC Adopts Amendments to 10b5-1 Plans

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On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unanimously voted to adopt amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), adding new conditions to the availability of...more

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SEC Adopts Long-Awaited Clawback Rules

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On October 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted rules1 implementing Section 10D-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, a provision added by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, which will require listed...more

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How to Navigate the SEC’s New Clawback Rules

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The rules direct stock exchanges to require issuers that are publicly listed in the US to adopt clawback policies for the mandatory recovery of erroneously awarded incentive compensation... ...more

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SEC Adopts Final Rules Requiring Disclosure and Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Incentive-Based Compensation

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​​​​​​​On October 26, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted regulations (the “final rules”) implementing Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), which was added by the...more

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SEC Adopts Final “Pay Versus Performance” Rules

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On August 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced that it adopted a final rule requiring companies to disclose information that is intended to reflect the relationship between compensation paid...more

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SEC's Proposed SPAC Rules: A Closer Look at the Proposed Rules

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On March 30, 2022, the commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved much-anticipated proposed rules relating to special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”). ...more

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The SEC Closes the Cookie Jar - Recent SEC Enforcement Activity Reaffirms Focus on Improper Earnings Management

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On April 18, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced the fourth enforcement action arising from its EPS Initiative, charging Rollins Inc. (“Rollins”) and its former chief financial officer (“CFO”) with...more

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SEC Proposes Sweeping Regulations Regarding SPAC and De-SPAC Transactions that Could Have a Chilling Effect on SPACs and Other...

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On March 30, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules and amendments relating to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). The SEC indicated these proposals are meant to enhance...more

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Company charged for improper intra-company foreign exchange transactions

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On Tuesday, the SEC announced settled charges against Baxter International Inc., its former Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer, for misconduct related to improper intra-company foreign exchange transactions that resulted in...more

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SEC Enforcement in Financial Reporting and Disclosure: 2020 Year-End Update

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The second half of 2020 saw U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") enforcement activity continue to rebound from deep uncertainty and change caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. All told, the SEC—despite a full-scale...more

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SEC Shows no Goodwill for Issuer

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The SEC sued Sequential Brands on December 11 in Manhattan federal court, alleging that it failed to accurately calculate and disclose impairments to its goodwill in 2016 and early 2017. According to the Complaint, this...more

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Many Corporations Facing April 29 Deadline For Sending Annual Reports

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California law requires that a corporation deliver an annual report to its shareholders no later than 120 days after the close of its fiscal year. This requirement applies to corporations incorporated under California's...more

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Blog: Mylan settles SEC charges for disclosure and accounting failures arising out of DOJ investigation

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At the end of September, the SEC announced that it had filed a complaint in federal court charging pharma Mylan N.V. with failing to timely disclose in its financial statements the “reasonably possible” material losses...more

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SEC: Here Is When Loss Contingencies Must Be Disclosed and Reserved

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When confronted with government inquiries, public companies commonly grapple with the issue of when events have escalated to the point that they are subject to disclosure obligations—or, further yet, require recognition as a...more

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SEC Enforcement Activity – A Reminder Regarding the “Equal or Greater Prominence” Presentation Requirement of Item 10(e)

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At the end of last year, in an enforcement action brought by the Division of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against ADT Inc. (ADT), reporting companies were reminded that the SEC continues to...more

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Southern District Of Florida Dismisses Putative Class Action Against Beverage Company For Failure To Adequately Allege...

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On August 29, 2019, Judge K. Michael Moore of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida dismissed a putative class action against National Beverage Corporation and certain of its officers asserting...more

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SEC Proposes Amendments to Further Modernize Regulation S-K Disclosure Requirements

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On August 8, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to the requirements related to the description of business, legal proceedings, and risk factors in SEC filings. These amendments are...more

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Northern District Of California Dismisses Putative Class Action Against Cybersecurity Company Based On Failure To Adequately...

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On June 14, 2019, Judge William Alsup of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a putative class action against a cybersecurity company (the “Company”) and certain of its...more

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SEC Adopts Modernization and Simplification of Regulation S-K

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On March 20, 2019, the SEC adopted amendments to existing rules that, among other provisions, permit the omission of certain confidential information from material contracts without separately requesting confidential...more

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SEC Rules Updated to Modernize and Simplify Disclosures: Act FAST to update upcoming Form 8-Ks, 10-Qs and 10-Ks

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Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments (the Amendments) to modernize and simplify disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K (and related rules and forms). Consistent with the SEC’s mandate...more

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