Securities

  • November 15, 2024

    Jordan Says DOJ, FTC, CFTC Teed Up Actions Ahead Of Trump

    House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, lambasted three federal departments and their leaders, accusing them of either trying to push out enforcement actions or make last-minute hires during President Joe Biden's final days in office.

  • November 15, 2024

    Trump's SDNY Pick A Familiar Face In Wall Street's Legal Wing

    Jay Clayton's nomination to be the Manhattan U.S. attorney would seat a highly regarded Wall Street lawyer in one of the top law enforcement jobs in the country, but he may face headwinds over his industry relationships and lack of criminal prosecution experience.

  • November 15, 2024

    SEC-Sanctioned Accounting Firm Sued Over Pre-IPO Work

    The former public company accounting firm BF Borgers is facing a California state lawsuit by an ex-client that says it was forced to scuttle its plans for an initial public offering after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accused the firm of being a "sham auditing mill."

  • November 15, 2024

    Venezuelan Lawyer Relied On Ex-Dentons Atty In $54M Swap

    A Venezuelan lawyer suing Dentons over a failed $54 million bolivar-to-dollars currency swap admitted Friday on the stand that he did not do any due diligence for the transaction but instead relied on what he called misinformation from an ex-Dentons attorney that she relayed to his representative.

  • November 15, 2024

    SEC Says Risky Bond Recommendations Violated Reg BI

    A Texas-headquartered broker-dealer has agreed to pay nearly $154,000 to resolve U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that it improperly recommended risky bonds in violation of the federal investor protection measure known as Regulation Best Interest.

  • November 15, 2024

    7th Circ. Takes Issue With Atty's Insider Trading Acquittal

    A Seventh Circuit judge signaled Friday that an Illinois attorney's insider trading acquittal may be on shaky ground, saying the trial court made a post-conviction ruling that seems "hard to defend."

  • November 15, 2024

    Kalshi Fires Back At CFTC's 'Futile' Election Betting Appeal

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is attempting to "rewrite" its governing statute by claiming that placing bets on the outcome of elections is a form of prohibited gaming, trading platform KalshiEx LLC told the D.C. Circuit on Friday as it fought to continue listing election contracts in the future.

  • November 15, 2024

    Healthcare Co. PACS Made False Claims Before IPO, Suit Says

    Healthcare holding company PACS Group Inc. has been hit with a proposed shareholder class action on the heels of a short seller's report that alleged the company engaged in deceptive practices to boost its value ahead of its initial public offering, including Medicare claims fraud.

  • November 15, 2024

    GOP Sens. Decry 'Lack Of Urgency' On FDIC Misconduct

    Six Republican senators wrote a letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Inspector General Jennifer L. Fain asking for a briefing on the FDIC's progress investigating claims of widespread misconduct at the agency, asserting there has been "a shocking lack of urgency."

  • November 15, 2024

    Semiconductor Co. ASML Faces Suit Over Trade Downturn

    Semiconductor industry supplier ASML Holding NV has been hit with a shareholder class action alleging that it stunned investors as it significantly lowered its 2025 revenue forecast after earlier brushing off the potential impact of economic headwinds affecting its industry.

  • November 15, 2024

    EV Carmaker Lucid Sued In Del. For Inflated Biz Claims

    A stockholder who bought electric-car maker Lucid Group shares sued in Delaware's Chancery Court on Friday to recover derivative damages for the company tied to claims that the business raised billions on knowingly inflated production outlooks only to later drastically downsize its forecast.

  • November 15, 2024

    Dogecoin Buyers Drop Bid To Revive Suit Against Musk

    Dogecoin cryptocurrency investors have agreed to drop their appellate bid to revive a two-year-old proposed securities class action accusing Elon Musk and Tesla Inc. of using the CEO's celebrity to target unsophisticated investors and gain a profit on the memecoin, according to a stipulation filed in New York federal court.

  • November 15, 2024

    SEC's Top Cop Says Election Hasn't Slowed Enforcers Down

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement attorneys continue to work with "urgency" in the waning months of the Biden administration, the acting leader of the enforcement division said Friday at an event where he also spoke about a shuttered task force and the agency's approach to pursuing cases involving cybersecurity breaches.

  • November 15, 2024

    Hedge Fund Group Urges Trump To Reject 'Punitive' Policies

    A leading industry group representing hedge funds and other alternative asset managers is urging President-elect Donald Trump to abandon "punitive" economic policies and instead propose tax and regulatory relief, including business-friendly priorities at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

  • November 15, 2024

    Now 'Back To Stability,' Mass. US Atty Office Set To Ramp Up

    The incoming Trump administration's pick for Massachusetts U.S. attorney has a chance to revive the productivity of an office known for bringing complex and often high-profile cases, veterans of the district say, but new leadership and priorities at the Justice Department leave looming uncertainties.

  • November 15, 2024

    Investor Drops Stock Pumping Suit Against UPS

    One of several investors suing shipping and logistics giant UPS in recent months over a share price tumble caused by disappointing earnings numbers this summer said Thursday that he plans to drop his claims against the company.

  • November 15, 2024

    Secure Software Co. Investor Sues In Del. For Deal Docs

    An investor in a "public benefit" company that provides sensitive software to government agencies and allies sued the business Friday in Delaware Chancery Court, seeking documents on a stock purchase agreement and other moves purportedly made without required consents.

  • November 15, 2024

    Chinese Self-Driving Startup Pony Revs Up $180M IPO

    Chinese autonomous-driver technology provider Pony AI Inc. has launched plans for an estimated $180 million initial public offering, represented by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and underwriters' counsel Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, marking the latest self-driving startup to seek U.S. capital in order to fund its growth ambitions.

  • November 14, 2024

    Bitfinex Hacker Gets 5 Years For Laundering Stolen Crypto

    A hacker was sentenced in Washington, D.C., federal court on Thursday to five years in prison for laundering hundreds of thousands of bitcoins now worth more than $10 billion that he stole from cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex.

  • November 14, 2024

    Pinterest Investor Attys Get $2.5M More After Deal Monitoring

    A California federal judge on Thursday awarded an additional $2.5 million in fees to attorneys who've been monitoring Pinterest's compliance with a deal that ended investors' claims the company fostered a culture of race and sex discrimination, ruling that he's "satisfied" with both parties' efforts in the wake of the settlement.

  • November 14, 2024

    Student Loan Servicer Wants CFPB Deal Paused Amid Appeal

    The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency has asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to pause its obligation to pay more than $3.2 million as a part of a settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that is being challenged in the Third Circuit by a third party.

  • November 14, 2024

    Ex-JP Morgan Rep To Stop Soliciting Clients Amid Arbitration

    A former J.P. Morgan Securities LLC employee who left to work for Morgan Stanley has agreed not to solicit customers from her former employer while the parties arbitrate the broker-dealer's claims she lured clients with more than $12 million in assets away to its rival.

  • November 14, 2024

    Judge Presses SEC Over 'Rogue Employee' In PE Fund Fight

    A Texas federal judge grilled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over the circumstances that led to a private equity fund suing the regulator alleging it carried out a "fishing expedition" investigation, asking the agency about a "rogue employee" during a hearing Thursday.

  • November 14, 2024

    Supposed AI Fund's Manager Accused Of Wire, Securities Fraud

    A manager of a hedge fund that purported to use artificial intelligence has been indicted by a New York federal grand jury on charges of wire fraud and securities fraud after allegedly lying to investors and stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars for his own personal use, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.

  • November 14, 2024

    Hasbro's Excess Toy Inventory Tanked Stock, Suit Says

    Toy and entertainment company Hasbro Inc. has been hit with a proposed shareholder class action alleging it falsely portrayed high inventory levels as a protective measure against supply chain issues despite knowing its inventory far exceeded actual consumer demand.

Expert Analysis

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    Calif. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q3

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    In the third quarter of the year, California continued to be at the forefront of banking regulation as it enacted legislation on unfair banking practices and junk fees, and the state Department of Financial Protection and Innovation notably initiated enforcement actions focused on crypto-assets and student loan debt relief, say Stuart Richter and Eric Hail at Katten.

  • John Deere Penalty Shows Importance Of M&A Due Diligence

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent $10 million penalty against John Deere underscores the risks of not conducting robust preacquisition due diligence and not effectively integrating a new subsidiary into the existing compliance framework, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • Enviro Policy Trends That Will Continue Beyond The Election

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    Come October in a presidential election year, the policy world feels like a winner-take-all scenario, with the outcome of the vote determining how or even whether we are regulated — but there are several key ongoing trends that will continue to drive environmental regulation regardless of the election results, say J. Michael Showalter and Samuel Rasche at ArentFox Schiff.

  • 2 High Court Securities Cases Could Clarify Pleading Rules

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    In granting certiorari in a pair of securities fraud cases against Facebook and Nvidia, respectively, the U.S. Supreme Court has signaled its intention to align interpretations of the heightened pleading standard under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act amid its uneven application among the circuit courts, say attorneys at V&E.

  • Series

    Collecting Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The therapeutic aspects of appreciating and collecting art improve my legal practice by enhancing my observation skills, empathy, creativity and cultural awareness, says attorney Michael McCready.

  • Del. Dispatch: Cautionary Tales Of 2 Earnout Effort Breaches

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    The Delaware Court of Chancery's tendency to interpret earnout provisions precisely as written, highlighted in two September rulings that found buyers breached their shareholder obligations when they failed to make reasonable efforts to hit certain product development milestones, demonstrates the paramount importance of precisely wording these agreements, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

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    A Day In The In-House Life: Best Egg CLO Talks Power Of Prep

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    On a typical Monday in her life, Best Egg Chief Legal Officer Amy Thoreson Long chronicles a remote workday in which she makes time for everything from getting ahead on regulatory issues and researching recent Supreme Court decisions to dog walks and podcast breaks.

  • Takeaways From TOTSA Settlement And Critical CFTC Dissent

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    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's recent settlement with TOTSA highlights the agency's commitment to enforcing market integrity and deterring manipulative practices, while Commissioner Caroline Pham's dissent to the settlement spotlights the need for transparency and consistency in enforcement actions, say attorneys at Davis Wright.

  • Litigation Inspiration: Honoring Your Learned Profession

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    About 30,000 people who took the bar exam in July will learn they passed this fall, marking a fitting time for all attorneys to remember that they are members in a specialty club of learned professionals — and the more they can keep this in mind, the more benefits they will see, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

  • Payward And The Secondary Crypto Transaction Confusion

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    Following orders in cases against Coinbase and Binance, the recent California federal court ruling in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Payward raises even more questions about regulation of secondary transactions involving crypto-assets, as it tries to sidestep fundamental flaws in the SEC's legal theories, say attorneys at Cahill Gordon.

  • Opinion

    AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys

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    The thing that’s so powerful about artificial intelligence is also what’s most scary about it — its ability to detect patterns may curtail young attorneys’ chance to practice the lower-level work of managing cases, preventing them from ever honing the pattern recognition skills that undergird creative lawyering, says Sarah Murray at Trialcraft.

  • Key Takeaways From DOJ's New Corp. Compliance Guidance

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    The U.S. Department of Justice’s updated guidance to federal prosecutors on evaluating corporate compliance programs addresses how entities manage new technology-related risks and expands on preexisting policies, providing key insights for companies about increasing regulatory expectations, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • What's In The Cards For CFTC's Election Betting Case

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    A D.C. federal judge's Sept. 12 ruling, allowing KalshiEx to offer derivative contracts trading on the outcome of the U.S. congressional elections over objections from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, could mark a watershed moment in the permissibility of election betting if upheld on appeal, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.

  • Kubient Case Shows SEC's Willingness To Charge Directors

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent fraud charges against Kubient's former CEO, chief financial officer and audit committee chair signal a willingness to be more aggressive against officers and directors, underscoring the need for companies to ensure that they have appropriate channels to gather, investigate and document employee concerns, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.

  • $200M RTX Deal Underscores Need For M&A Due Diligence

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    RTX's settlement with regulators for violating defense export regulations offers valuable compliance lessons, showcasing the perils of insufficient due diligence during mergers and acquisitions transactions along with the need to ensure remediation measures are fully implemented following noncompliance, say Thad McBride and Faith Dibble at Bass Berry.

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