Securities, Constitutional Challenges

The SEC (and Other Agencies) Could Lose a Powerful Enforcement Tool

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 7/13/2023

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the use of administrative law judges passes constitutional muster If the U.S. Supreme Court upholds a recent Fifth Circuit ruling, it could end the use of administrative proceedings...more

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - December 2018

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/7/2018

This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between September 2018 and October 2018. ...more

SCC Renders Judgment on Cooperative National Securities Regulator

Bennett Jones LLP on 11/14/2018

Is the End in Sight? On November 9, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) unanimously ruled that a proposed pan-Canadian securities regulator is constitutionally acceptable. The decision, Reference re Pan-Canadian...more

2016 Year In Review: Securities Litigation And Regulation

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 1/13/2017

2016 was an active year in securities litigation. In the first half of 2016 alone, plaintiffs filed 119 new federal class action securities cases. It was also a busy year for SEC enforcement proceedings, with a record 868...more

The Trump Administration: Change By Appointment

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 11/21/2016

The election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States, along with the Republican control of the majority of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, will likely result in significant changes in...more

What’s Your Game Plan? Offensive or Defensive: Playing to Your Strengths [Expect Focus – October 2016]

Carlton Fields on 10/31/2016

- AXA Prevails at First Post-Jones v. Harris Excessive Fee Trial - Potential Secondary Effects of Regulatory Examinations: Evidentiary Issues and Preclusion in Parallel Litigation - On The Horizon: Global...more