Posted on April 14, 2023 by Scott Fulton One of my roles as ELI’s International Envoy is serving on the Steering Committee of the new Climate Crisis Commission established by the International Union for the Conservation of...more
Morgan Lewis’s 15th annual 2020 Year in Review and a Look Forward provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of key 2020 US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement and examination developments, notable...more
The Enforcement Division of the Securities and Exchange Commission (Division) released its Annual Report on November 2, 2020, providing information concerning its activities over the past fiscal year and outlining key...more
On November 2, 2020, the SEC’s Division of Enforcement issued its Annual Report for fiscal year 2020. The Report provides a useful look at Enforcement’s accomplishments, priorities, and challenges over the past year. Notably,...more
The white collar bar “got together” for a virtual discussion on the current landscape of the practice on September 23, 2020. Hosted by Practising Law Institute (PLI), the White Collar Crime 2020: Prosecutors and Regulators...more
New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts - PROPOSED RULES - SEC Proposes New Fair Valuation Framework for Registered Funds - Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, securities held by a fund for which...more
As we described several weeks ago, the SEC across the agency is going to be vigilant in its efforts to regulate, examine and enforce the federal securities laws regarding coronavirus/COVID-19. More recently, the SEC Division...more
In an address delivered on May 12, 2020, Steven Peikin, Co-Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, discussed the Staff’s response and adjustment to the COVID-19 pandemic. During his remarks, Mr. Peikin discussed the...more
In a recent keynote speech, Co-Director of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement Steven Peikin made it clear that the Division has made coronavirus (COVID-19) related enforcement matters a top...more
Congress designed federal multidistrict litigation (“MDL”) to “promote the just and efficient conduct” of civil actions pending in different districts. By just about any measure, though, the litigation device has failed to...more
On February 24, 2020, JSC George Silver, the Presiding Judge over all pre-trial discovery to be conducted in connection with any Child Victim Act (“CVA”) case filed in New York City, issued Case Management Order # 1 (the...more
Synopsis: This week an Administrative Order was handed down in NYC by the New York State Supreme Court which concerns all cases filed in the five boroughs under the Child Victims Act (“CVA”). The Administrative Order...more
This Week in New York – Safe Injection Sites, For-Hire Vehicle Hearing, Sunnyside Yard Steering Committee & Executive Budget Hearings Next Week - Safe Injection Sites - Last night, Mayor de Blasio announced that the...more
\Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam announced the appointment of a steering committee to develop a statewide plan (“Plan”) for future water availability in Tennessee....more
The Situation: The New South Wales ("NSW") State Government recently released an update to its NSW Public Private Partnership Guidelines. The Guidelines are used by NSW Government Agencies in procuring projects through a...more
After months of uncertainty, on June 23, 2017, the eSocial Steering Committee in Brazil finally issued a new resolution launching a restricted platform for companies to begin testing the program. The program will be available...more