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8 Nov 2021, 6:42 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.Sharing insights honed by past leadership in the SEC Enforcement Division, prominent members of the SEC defense bar discussed the agency’s assertive enforcement under SEC Chair Gary Gensler and Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal. [read post]
9 Oct 2018, 5:21 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.In a major caution for companies to take a close look at their social media policies, the SEC decisively reined in Elon Musk, the famously glib chief of Tesla, Inc., in the wake of his August tweet that he had secured a deal to take Tesla private. [read post]
3 Mar 2020, 9:03 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.A recent meeting of the CFTC Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) took an in-depth look at the particular form of virtual currency known as "stablecoins. [read post]
24 Jan 2018, 5:00 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.A panel of the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Securities Regulation Institute gave an info-packed update on important litigation developments from the past year, including a clarification on insider trading, a new limit on the ability of the SEC to seek disgorgement in enforcement actions, and a lack of resolution on conflicting disclosure requirements.The panel was moderated by David Lynn, a partner at Jenner & Block and former chief counsel… [read post]
28 Jan 2022, 7:21 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal touched on themes of continuity and collaboration in a panel at a securities conference. [read post]
9 Dec 2020, 6:39 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.In a panel discussion of the SEC Investor Advisory Committee, members discussed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the areas of shareholder meetings, accounting and auditing, executive compensation, and disclosure. [read post]
22 Sep 2021, 7:00 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.In remarks at an accounting conference, PCAOB officials stated that economic volatility due to the COVID-19 pandemic has presented difficulties for management in estimating loan loss provisions. [read post]
21 Sep 2023, 5:47 am by Unknown
By Lene Powell, J.D.Crypto assets are causing “a lot of risk and harm to investors” and institutional investors should be careful about acting as statutory underwriters, said David Hirsch, chief of the SEC Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit, Division of Enforcement. [read post]
27 Sep 2021, 8:33 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.In a panel at a recent securities conference, former SEC division heads discussed SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s rulemaking agenda and staff appointments. [read post]
18 Nov 2021, 6:10 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.The SEC adopted final rule amendments to eliminate differences in voting options for shareholders voting in person and by proxy. [read post]
18 Nov 2020, 5:00 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.As the pieces of a new administration under President-elect Biden continue to fall into place, Democratic control of the Senate looks unlikely, and the progressive wing looks to exert strong pressure on the center, Mayer Brown partners have been analyzing how these political forces might play out for financial services regulation and enforcement.In a presentation on November 12, Andrew Olmem, Michael Levy, and Larry Platt discussed predictions for how a focus on… [read post]
11 Nov 2021, 8:40 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.The hot IPO and SPAC market is likely to continue but SPACs may see some regulation around disclosures, panelists at a Practising Law Institute conference said. [read post]
15 Oct 2021, 5:42 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.SEC officials from the Division of Corporation Finance provided updates at the SEC Speaks conference on the Division’s jam-packed agenda, including in the areas of SPACs, issues around Chinese companies, 10b5-1 trading plans, proxies and proxy advice, and disclosures relating to climate, human capital and diversity, among many other topics.The SEC Speaks conference was sponsored by the Practising Law Institute (PLI). [read post]