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Can “Bad Actors” Wave Goodbye to SEC Waivers?

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The SEC has been thinking harder before waiving automatic disqualifications that the federal securities laws and regulations impose on so-called "bad actors." Without such waivers, companies may be barred from, among...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

WKSI Waivers: SEC Chair Defends Policy in Wake of Public Criticism

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Jo White explained and defended the SEC’s policy for granting so-called “WKSI waivers” in a speech she made at the Corporate Counsel Institute on March 12, 2015. ...more

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Factors the SEC Considers When Deciding Whether to Grant a Waiver to a Statutory Disqualification

On March 12, 2015, SEC Chair Mary Jo White gave a speech at the Corporate Counsel Institute at Georgetown University that shed light on disqualifications, exemptions, and waivers under the federal securities laws. Most...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Disqualification Provisions and the SEC’s Use of Wavers

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One key debate regarding current SEC enforcement policy centers on the application of the so-called “bad actor” provisions. Previously the Commissioners split over the nature, use and application of those provisions. ...more

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