Great Women in Compliance: Creating Space to Speak Up: The Story Behind Psst.org
Hidden Fees in the Live-Event Ticketing and Short-Term Lodging Industries
Digital Planning Podcast Episode: Estate Planning and the Corporate Transparency Act
Episode 330 – Halyna Senyk on Anti-Corruption Progress in Ukraine
ESG Masterclass — ESG and Impact Investing
FCPA Compliance Report – Jonathan Wilson on The NSBU Decision
Áine Bryn of Mercer UK on Demonstrating the Strategic Credibility of the Marketing Function - Passle's CMO Series Podcast
Podcast - The CFPB's Proposal to Create a Public Registry
Breaking Mindsets with Sharon Sorkin from Ford on Being Reliably Transparent
Auditing and Monitoring in Healthcare
Exploring The ‘S’ In ESG & What To Expect In 2023
The Line Between Gift Giving and Bribery
The New Cold War: Risk, Sanctions, Compliance Episode 21: "Interview with Drago Kos of the OECD Working Group on Bribery"
ABA Sound Advice: Conducting Civil Rights Audits: Benefits and Best Practices
Early Advocates of Organic Food Products, Amy’s Kitchen Believes in the Benefits of a Fully Regenerative Ecosystem and Aims to Help Heal the Planet Through Its Business
AI, Analytics, and the Benefits of Transparency
Life With GDPR: Episode 50-The Experian Enforcement Notice Case
Scrutiny Increasing On Energy Private Equity Valuation
Compliance Perspectives: Supply Chain Compliance Challenges
How should my compliance program prepare for the Trump administration? This is a question I have been asked a lot over the past few weeks. And as we start a new year and a second Trump administration that promises to be a...more
Welcome to the latest edition of Fenwick’s Securities Law Update. This issue contains updates and important reminders on...more
The Voting Record and Public Statements of the Commissioners Provide a Roadmap - There has been much speculation on what SEC enforcement will look like under a new administration, especially now that President-elect Donald...more
On December 16, 2024, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) released a notice soliciting comments on a number of specific questions to inform its implementation of the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (“CCDAA”...more
This article is the seventh and final in our series on equity-based compensation. It will provide an overview of special considerations for publicly-traded companies when granting equity awards, including the impact of proxy...more
The SEC’s fiscal year 2024 enforcement results signal a pivotal moment for U.S. capital markets. Despite a 26% decline in the total number of enforcement actions compared to 2023 (sitting at a total of 583 for this year), the...more
Earlier this year, FINRA filed with the SEC a proposed series of rules requiring, for the first time, the reporting of securities loans and providing for the public dissemination of loan information through FINRA's Securities...more
On October 22, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that four technology companies—Unisys Corporation, Avaya Holdings Corporation, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., and Mimecast Ltd.—had...more
Enhancing market efficiency, transparency, and investor protection - The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Regulation National Market System (Regulation NMS or Reg NMS). Regulation NMS was...more
Ensure a skeleton-free zone in your organization by maintaining accountability with ethics hotlines. Corporate scandals can shake the trust and reputation of any company. Take, for example, the recent case where the...more
The Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (“TISFD”) launched on 23 September 2024. Background - The TISFD is a global initiative with the aim of developing recommendations and guidance for...more
About eight years ago, I propounded the following five theses regarding the Securities and Exchange Commission's whistleblower bounty program...more
The Department of Justice has launched the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program to fight corporate crime. See how it impacts your organization. The U.S. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has just rolled out the...more
While the craze over generative AI, ChatGPT, and the fear of employees in the professions landing on breadlines in the imminent future may have subsided a bit, many concerns remain about how best to use and manage AI. Of...more
Takeaways: •The IRS is modernizing its somewhat anemic whistleblower program. •IRS whistleblower awards are finally rebounding. •The IRS is aggressively targeting high-net-worth taxpayers and large corporations. ...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Gasoline Trading Firms to Pay $50 Million to Settle...more
In a continuation of recent court decisions overturning the rulemaking authority of federal agencies, a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC)...more
Q: What are the primary areas of focus in your practice related to government investigations? A: My practice primarily focuses on defense against enforcement actions brought by regulatory bodies such as the Office of Foreign...more
On June 14, 2024, the SEC announced an enforcement action settlement with a Pennsylvania-based hedge fund manager for violating the Marketing Rule under the Investment Advisers Act. The SEC found that the adviser had misled...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the “Fifth Circuit”) has thrown a wrench into the gears of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in its attempt to regulate those investment advisers that...more
In September 2023, we covered the Rules (Rule) published by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), developed to promote transparency for investors by increasing visibility into compensation schemes, sales practices,...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is cracking down on how firms promote their artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to protect investors from falling victim to "AI-washing." On March 18, 2024, the SEC...more
Editor's Note - The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency,...more
The rules impose standardized disclosure requirements on public companies beginning as early as 2026 (for fiscal year ending 2025, depending on filer status). Climate-related disclosures, including in financial statement...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last week approved the implementation of standardized climate disclosure rules (posted here) for publicly traded companies and in public offerings. No longer can companies simply...more