Securities & SEC

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Securities Exchange Commission

The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation. The National Law Review covers news and updates coming out of the SEC, including information about updates on the US SEC EDGAR system and related requirements, rules designed to limit and enforce rules against Insider Trading and Anti-Money Laundering settlements. Additionally, analysis of the SEC Division of Investment Management leadership and proposed rulemakings. 

CFTC & FINRA

Commodities Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC) topics are discussed as they unfold on the NLR. Readers can learn about the latest cybersecurity regulations for companies engaging in bitcoin transactions, and how businesses can accept cryptocurrencies as valid, legal-tender. They can read about how M&A transactions are affected by tax-legislation, new legislation and regulations related to insider-trading, learn about ‘no-poach’ agreements, to securities fraud with the news covered online.  Additionally, the National Law Review covers information related to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), including rule changes related to the organization and updates on FINRA enforcement priorities.

Securities around the World

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Mar
11
2014
Tenth Circuit Looks Past “General Partnership” Labels in Agreements to Determine Whether Certain Investments Constitute “Securities” Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
10
2020
SEC Proposal to Modernize Financial Disclosure Requirements in Regulation S-K Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
25
2024
Recent Updates to State and Federal Climate Disclosure Laws Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
21
2020
Watchdog Warns Banks on Small Business Lending Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
4
2014
DOJ Issues Opinion, Provides (Some) Comfort on Successor Liability Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
27
2015
SEC Requires FINRA Registration for High Frequency Traders Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
20
2015
SEC Takes Aggressive Approach to Fortify Dodd-Frank’s Whistleblower Rules Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
17
2021
Sellers Beware: Fiduciary Duty Risks to Directors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
14
2022
California Court of Appeal Holds that SEC Filings May Be Protected Activities Under Anti-SLAPP Statute Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
5
2022
SEC Announces 2022 Examination Priorities, Includes ESG Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
24
2010
Registered Public Offerings Of Debt Securities And The Use Of Credit Ratings Information In SEC Filings After Dodd-Frank Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
15
2010
Amendments To Sentencing Guidelines To Become Effective November 1, 2010 - Impacts Compliance and Ethics Programs. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
9
2011
Delaware Court Enjoins Merger Vote Citing Conflicts of Interest of Financial Advisor Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
19
2012
The Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act and What It Could Mean for Startups Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
2
2017
SEC Approves New Audit Reporting Standard Requiring Auditors to Disclose More Detailed Information Learned During the Audit Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
21
2017
Second Circuit Affirms Class Certification Holding that Direct Evidence of Price Impact is Not Always Necessary to Demonstrate Market Efficiency Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
26
2013
FINRA Adopts Rule 5123 Requiring the Filing of Offering Documents Used in Private Placements of Securities Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
10
2013
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Proposes Amendments To The Hart-Scott-Rodino Rules Regarding Withdrawal Of A Premerger Notification Filing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
1
2023
SEC Showcases Lesser-Known Legal Theory in Crypto Lending Suit Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
27
2018
SEC Takes Baby Steps on Cyber, but Signals Greater Vigilance Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
11
2013
Second Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Securities Act Violation Claims, Holding that Plaintiff's Allegations Were Sufficient to Plead a Reasonable Inference of Misrepresentations in a Prospectus Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
7
2023
CFPB Issues Guidance to Protect Homeowners from Zombie Mortgages Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
13
2013
Ninth Circuit Holds that Federal Securities Laws Preempt California Labor Code's Ban on Forced Patronage at Brokerage Firms Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
23
2018
Is There a Unicorn Among ICO Issuers? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
27
2018
New York Federal Court’s View on Cryptocurrency as Securities Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
1
2018
Our Music Festival - Empowering a Decentralized Fanbase with Blockchain Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
28
2023
Texas Amends Data Breach Notification Law, Updates Effective September 1 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
8
2023
The SEC’s Sudden Impact on NFTs! Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
18
2020
Impacts of Covid-19 on Closing M&A Transactions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
13
2020
Maybe the FTC Can’t Take That to the Bank: The Supreme Court’s Decision in Liu v. SEC and Its Implications for the FTC’s Ability to Seek Equitable Monetary Relief Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
19
2014
Bringing the Individual Accredited Investor Into the 21st Century Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
9
2020
Delaware Court of Chancery Clarifies that Management Cannot Unilaterally Curtail a Director’s Access to Corporation’s Privileged Information Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
15
2020
CFTC Throws its Hat into the Corporate Compliance Arena Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
10
2015
“Dead Hand Proxy Puts” Garner Increased Stockholder Scrutiny In Delaware Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
23
2021
House Passes Bill Requiring SEC to Define Mandatory ESG Metrics Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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