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SEC Insider Trading Enforcement Highlights from 2021

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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC or Commission) actions in 2021 demonstrate that insider trading remains a key enforcement priority. While the absolute number of insider trading enforcement actions brought by the...more

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House Passes Insider Trading Prohibition Act

On Dec. 5, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Insider Trading Prohibition Act (ITPA) by a vote of 410-13. If passed by the Senate and signed into law by the President, the bill will establish the first...more

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House Subcommittee Reviews Legislation that would Fundamentally Alter Securities Litigation

The House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities, and Investments held a hearing which reviewed two pieces of legislation that have been introduced...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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There’s falling from grace, and then there’s Elizabeth Holmes. Once compared glowingly to Steve Jobs, Holmes’ well-documented Theranos ills (including exaggerated and faked blood-test results) have landed her with SEC...more

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Local-TV powerhouse Sinclair Broadcast Group isn’t all that well known outside of the Baltimore area, but it’s making a big play for the national stage as it nears a deal to buy Tribune Media—the former “Tribune empire’s...more

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What Do You Know? Bill Proposes To Eliminate Scienter

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Corporations Code Section 25401 is California’s basic securities antifraud statute...more

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Republicans Announce Plans to Replace Dodd-Frank

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) unveiled details of the Financial CHOICE Act – the Republican plan to replace the Dodd-Frank Act and promote economic growth. CHOICE stands for Creating Hope...more

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California Bill Would Expand Liability For Securities Fraud, Impose New Fees, Expand Commissioner’s Powers

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In late February, Senator Jerry Hill introduced a bill, SB 538, to substantially amend the Franchise Investment Law. A few days later, the bill was read for the first time and set for hearing by the Senate Banking and...more

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