Criminal Law / Business Crimes

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Oct
7
2014
SEC Settles Charges Against Investment Advisory Firm for Undisclosed Principal Transactions and Misleading Performance Advertisements Vedder Price
Nov
29
2023
SEC Releases Enforcement Highlights for Fiscal Year 2023 Vedder Price
Aug
7
2020
OCIE Issues Ransomware Risk Alert Vedder Price
Sep
7
2012
@Governor Quinn #EmployeePrivacy: Illinois Bans Employers From Demanding Social Networking Passwords Vedder Price
May
4
2020
DOJ Declinations under FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy Vedder Price
Feb
11
2022
SEC Settles Charges Against Operating Company for Failure to Evaluate and Disclose Director's Breach of Independence Standards Vedder Price
May
5
2022
Second Circuit Finds That Criminal Victims Cannot Recover Attorneys' Fees for Parallel SEC Investigations Vedder Price
Aug
11
2015
SEC Enforcement Moves Toward Automatic Detection of Possible Accounting Fraud Vedder Price
Sep
26
2016
SEC Settles with Thirteen Investment Advisers for Negligent Reliance on False Performance Claim Vedder Price
Jan
2
2024
SEC’s Enforcement Director Comments on CCO Liability, Self-Reporting and Cooperation Vedder Price
Sep
9
2020
SEC Settles Charges against Two Advisers Relating to Misrepresentations to Clients about Payment for Order Flow Arrangements Vedder Price
Nov
7
2011
The SEC Settles Yet Another Section 304 Clawback Case against an “Innocent” Executive, but Litigation Regarding the Meaning of “Misconduct” May Continue in SEC v. Jenkins Vedder Price
Dec
16
2013
California Legislative Update for 2014 Vedder Price
Jul
13
2014
SEC Settles Charges Against Hedge Fund Adviser for Conducting Prohibited Transactions and Retaliating Against Whistleblower Vedder Price
Sep
26
2016
SEC Settles Charges against Adviser for Failing to Disclose Termination Waiver Arrangement with Sub-Adviser in Connection with a Manager-of-Managers Exemptive Application Vedder Price
Apr
3
2011
Second Circuit Affirms the Importance of Adequately Pleading Loss Causation in Securities Fraud Claims Vedder Price
Nov
8
2011
Supreme Court Determines That Plaintiffs Do Not Need to Prove Loss Causation in Order to Obtain Class Certification in Federal Securities Fraud Actions Vedder Price
Aug
2
2021
Non-Solicitation Agreements Face Heightened Risk of Criminal Prosecution as DOJ Secures Latest Indictments Vedder Price
Jul
14
2014
SEC Charges Investment Adviser for Undisclosed Revenue Sharing Agreements Vedder Price
Sep
15
2014
Illinois and New Jersey Become Latest States to "Ban-the-Box": Changes Required in Job Application Inquiries About Criminal Records Vedder Price
Nov
8
2011
Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders: Supreme Court Rules Regarding Liability of Secondary Actors Vedder Price
Jun
2
2021
SEC’s Division of Examinations Issues Risk Alert Cautioning Firms to Comply with Suspicious Activity Monitoring and Reporting Vedder Price
Dec
16
2021
New York State Expands Its Whistleblower Law and Creates New Digital Workplace Monitoring Law Vedder Price
Dec
19
2016
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Insider Trading Conviction Based on Tips from Family Member Vedder Price
Apr
6
2011
SEC Aggressively Targets Insider Trading and Expert Networks Vedder Price
May
30
2023
Chicago Updates Its “Ban the Box” Rule to Limit an Employer’s Consideration of Conviction Records Vedder Price
Nov
11
2020
SEC Settles Enforcement Proceeding Without Imposing a Penalty Against Adviser That Self-Reported Alleged Expense Waiver Misrepresentations Vedder Price
Nov
19
2020
No Patent? No Problem! The Federal Circuit Paves The Way For Non-Patent Owners To Sue Infringers Vedder Price
Feb
2
2021
Parties Stipulate to Dismissal of Last Pending Section 36(b) Excessive Fee Suit Vedder Price
Apr
7
2011
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Trends Vedder Price
Aug
9
2013
Investment Services Regulatory Update - August 2013 Vedder Price
Aug
19
2022
Investment Services Regulatory Update August 2022 Vedder Price
Jun
11
2015
SEC Announces Fraud Charges Against Investment Adviser Accused of Concealing Poor Performance of Fund Assets from Investors Vedder Price
Aug
24
2016
Eighth Circuit Reverses Class Certification with Defendants' Post-Halliburton II Rebuttal of Fraud-on-the-Market Presumption Vedder Price
Nov
11
2020
District Court Grants Great-West’s Motion for Sanctions Following Trial Victory in Section 36(b) Case Vedder Price
 

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