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Mar
24
2022
Number of Securities Class Action Settlements Reaches 10-Year High Cornerstone Research
Sep
13
2022
Accounting Cases Involving SPACs Cornerstone Research
Jan
8
2020
Number of New SEC Enforcement Actions against Public Companies Rose 30% in FY 2019 Cornerstone Research
Feb
3
2020
Key Trends in Federal Filings: An Excerpt from Securities Class Action Filings—2019 Year in Review Cornerstone Research
Apr
11
2021
Accounting-Related Securities Class Action Filings Continue to Rise in 2020 Cornerstone Research
Nov
17
2021
SEC Actions Against Public Companies and Subsidiaries Declined Again in FY 2021 Cornerstone Research
Mar
10
2023
Securities Class Action Settlements 2022 Review and Analysis Cornerstone Research
Dec
24
2019
Value of Accounting Securities Class Action Settlements in 2018 Reaches Second-Highest Level in 10 Years Cornerstone Research
Jan
9
2020
Opt-Out Rate in Securities Class Action Settlements More Than Doubles in Most Recent Four-Year Period Cornerstone Research
Jul
30
2021
SEC Cryptocurrency Enforcement Activity [Podcast] Cornerstone Research
Feb
1
2022
Securities Class Action Filing Activity Plummeted in 2021 Cornerstone Research
Aug
1
2023
Securities Class Action Trend Cases - 2023 Update Cornerstone Research
Dec
26
2019
SEC and PCAOB Enforcement Actions Involving Accountants Decline Steeply in 2018 Cornerstone Research
May
11
2020
“Contango With Me”: COVID-19 and the U.S. Crude Oil Market Cornerstone Research
Jul
16
2020
An Excerpt from Tech Company Securities Class Action Filings and Settlements—2015–Q1 2020 Review and Analysis: Number of Federal and State Filings Cornerstone Research
Jul
25
2020
Mega Filings: An Excerpt Cornerstone Research
Jun
9
2022
Platform Competition and the Regulation of Stock Exchange Fees Cornerstone Research
Nov
18
2022
SEC Enforcement Activity: Public Companies and Subsidiaries: Fiscal Year 2022 Update - Key Trends Cornerstone Research
Mar
10
2023
Number of Securities Class Action Settlements Reaches Highest Level in 15 Years Cornerstone Research
Nov
19
2020
SEC Actions against Public Companies Decline to Lowest Total since FY 2014 Cornerstone Research
Nov
21
2020
Executive Summary: SEC Enforcement Activity: Public Companies and Subsidiaries Cornerstone Research
Jun
9
2022
Economic Issues in Merger Analysis for Platforms Cornerstone Research
Nov
20
2023
SEC Enforcement Actions Against Public Companies and Subsidiaries Jump in FY 2023 Cornerstone Research
Jan
30
2020
Securities Class Action Filings Reach Record Levels in 2019 Cornerstone Research
Mar
29
2020
Total Settlement Dollars & Settlement Size in 2019 Class Action: An Excerpt from Securities Class Action Settlements—2019 Review and Analysis Cornerstone Research
Apr
1
2020
Analysis of Settlement Characteristics: An Excerpt from Cornerstone Research Report: Securities Class Action Settlements--2019 Review and Analysis. Cornerstone Research
Nov
20
2023
Opt-Outs in Securities Class Action Settlements More Likely in Recent Years, Especially for Large and Complex Cases Cornerstone Research
Jul
29
2020
Number of Securities Class Action Filings Falls to Lowest Level Since 2016 Cornerstone Research
Feb
10
2020
New Developments: An Excerpt from Securities Class Action Filings—2019 Year in Review Cornerstone Research
Apr
6
2020
Economic Considerations in “Foreign Issuer” Securities Cases Cornerstone Research
Aug
21
2020
2019 Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Activity [PODCAST] Cornerstone Research
May
12
2021
SEC Cryptocurrency Enforcement—Q3 2013–Q4 2020 Cornerstone Research
Jan
19
2022
SEC Maintains Focus on Cryptocurrency Enforcement under Chair Gensler Cornerstone Research
Apr
6
2020
Time to Settlement and Case Complexity: An Excerpt from Accounting Class Action Filings and Settlements—2019 Review and Analysis Cornerstone Research
Mar
20
2021
Securities Class Action Settlements Stay on Pace Despite Pandemic Cornerstone Research
 

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