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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CryptoLink - August 2024 Updates

The Senate has yet to take action on the 21st Century Act (FIT21) (H.R.4763) which passed the House by a comfortable margin of 279-136 on May 22, 2024. FIT21 is a proposed landmark piece of legislation that would enact a...more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog - August 2024 #3

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Crypto Firms Announce New Products in Payments, Investments, Custody - A major U.S. digital asset management company recently announced the creation and public launch of its MakerDAO Trust, which “offers investors the...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 18th Annual Conference on Anti-Corruption - June 18th - 19th, London, United Kingdom

Hosted by the C5 Group, the 18th Annual Conference on Anti-Corruption London will bring together the brightest minds in anti-corruption and compliance to review the most pressing multi-jurisdictional enforcement updates...more

Troutman Pepper

2023 Year-In-Review: Key Enforcement Initiatives and Cases in Crypto, Cyber, SPACs, Whistleblowers, and the Future of...

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It was a busy year for enforcement activity in the cyber, crypto, SPAC, and whistleblower spaces, with several pending actions that will likely have wide-ranging implications in 2024. We are also awaiting a ruling from the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 5 SEC Developments (November 2023)

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Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine: • The SEC’s announcement of its Fiscal Year 2023 enforcement...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Takeaways from the SEC Division of Enforcement’s FY 2023 Report

On November 14, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published its enforcement results for fiscal year 2023. FY23 was another active year in terms of SEC enforcement, with a 3 percent increase in total...more

Bracewell LLP

DOJ Spotlights Voluntary Self Disclosure in M&A as it Adapts to New National Security Threats

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The past few months have seen numerous high-profile enforcement actions highlighting an increasing trend, what Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco called “the biggest shift in corporate criminal enforcement that I’ve seen...more

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The SEC Announces Another Record-Breaking Year For Its Massively Successful Whistleblower Program

Key Takeaways- • Largest year ever for whistleblower awards (nearly $600 million in total)- • Largest single whistleblower award ever ($279 million to an individual whistleblower) - • Largest year for whistleblower tip...more

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

Crypto Fraud Remains Focus of CFTC Whistleblower Program

For the second straight year, the majority of whistleblower tips received by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Program were related to cryptocurrency fraud. On October 31, the CFTC released its...more

Pollock Cohen LLP

Financial Frauds 101 Overview: What’s a Security? What’s a Commodity? Which Whistleblower Program Applies?

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There should be a short answer to the question of which whistleblower program applies in which situation. And sometimes there is; but not always. Securities (like stocks) are regulated by the SEC (Securities and Exchange...more

Perkins Coie

Securities Enforcement Forum Central 2023—Enforcement Trends Throughout the SEC 2022 Fiscal Year

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Senior Division of Enforcement officials from various U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) offices spoke with SEC alumni, private practitioners, and other legal professionals at the Securities Enforcement Forum...more

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

Gensler discusses markets “ripe with misconduct” and new SEC rules to address Changing Times

On September 12, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. His testimony emphasized that market growth combined...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

International Trade Enforcement Roundup – August 2023 Update

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August saw two noteworthy Russia-related enforcement actions. First, a dual Russian-German national was arrested and charged with violating the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) when he allegedly procured microelectronics for...more

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

Cryptocurrencies Mirrored a New Gold Rush, Then Ended Up Similarly: With Scammers Going to Jail

Despite the excitement that surrounded original cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, the dust eventually settled, revealing that only a few early investors got rich and many others lost their life savings. But it was not long...more

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

SDNY Order Clouds the Water on SEC Crypto Jurisdiction

On July 13th, Judge Analisa Torres of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York entered an order that was quickly celebrated by the crypto world (SEC v. Ripple Labs, Inc., No. 20CIV10832ATSN;...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

The Federal Government Rewards Tech and Crypto Workers Who Expose Their Employer’s Illegal Actions

As an employee in the technology or cryptocurrency industry, you hoped to put your skills to use behind a company that could make a real difference in the world. However, both tech companies and cryptocurrency companies...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - March 2023

Circuits Split Over Whether Targeting Is Necessary for Seller Liability - Key Points - - While courts have long held that solicitations must be tailored to a particular audience to precipitate statutory seller liability,...more

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Previewing SEC Enforcement in 2023

Takeaways: The SEC’s Division of Enforcement set record-highs in total money relief ordered and total civil penalties assessed in fiscal year 2022....more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 17th Edition Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Geneva - March 16th - 17th, Genève, Switzerland

Hosted by C5, the 17th Edition Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Geneva returns for another exciting year with curated programming that will address historic government enforcement announcements, new strategies to tackle the...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

SEC Enforcement: 2022 Year in Review

On the heels of record-breaking enforcement in 2022, expect continued aggressive pursuit of Chair Gensler’s priorities in 2023. The SEC will continue to bring its considerable resources to bear to address ESG-related...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Announces Year-End Enforcement Results, Highlighting Record-Breaking Penalties - Capital Markets Compass | Issue 4

On November 15, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) released its summary of enforcement actions brought during the 2022 fiscal year, announcing that in 2022 the SEC filed 760 enforcement actions and recovered an...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Capital Markets Compass | Issue 4

This year-end issue of the Compass includes an overview of a recent conference Katten held regarding developments in cryptocurrency in the capital markets space, led by Mark Wood, national co-head of Katten’s Capital Markets...more

Oberheiden P.C.

SEC Exam Priorities for 2023

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Find Out What Companies and Investment Firms Need to Know about the SEC’s Exam Priorities for 2023 - Each year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) publishes its annual examination priorities. This report...more

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

FTX’s Collapse Highlights Importance of Cryptocurrency Whistleblowers

The sudden collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX has heightened concerns over the lack of regulations for the cryptocurrency market. Commentators quickly compared FTX’s collapse to the Enron scandal and the 2008...more

BakerHostetler

Cryptocurrency Tax Enforcement May Soon Reward Tipsters Through Whistleblower Program and False Claims Act

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Key Takeaways - ..Taxpayers could be criminally and civilly liable under state False Claims Act statutes for underreporting income linked to virtual currency. ..While the federal False Claims Act explicitly excludes tax...more

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