By Jared Kopel | April 1, 2019
After a series of high-profile losses in recent years, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission finally prevailed at the Supreme Court, as the justices held that an investment banker who knowingly disseminated false statements to his clients committed securities fraud, even when the banker was not legally deemed to be the “maker” of the misstatements.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 27, 2019
The Ninth Circuit found that a petition challenging U.S. District Judge Edward Chen's order appointing the lead plaintiff in consolidated securities class actions brought over Tesla CEO Elon Musk's tweets raised issues that "warrant an answer."
By Xiumei Dong | March 25, 2019
Sean Prosser was the leader of Perkins Coie's white-collar, government investigations and securities litigation practices in Southern California.
By Ross Todd | March 22, 2019
U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr. dismissed all state law claims in the shareholder derivative lawsuit brought in the wake of Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal. But the judge gave the plaintiffs a chance to amend their claims brought under the federal securities laws.
By Jenna Greene | March 18, 2019
VW was quick to denounce the SEC's action as “piling on”—and the company does have a point.
By Lizzy McLellan | March 13, 2019
Choi stepped down from the SEC in November, and is now joining Morrison & Foerster's San Francisco office as a partner.
By Caroline Spiezio | March 12, 2019
Tesla CEO Elon Musk's counsel claimed the SEC has "no basis to issue contempt sanctions against him" in a filing Monday, adding cited First Amendment concerns. But some lawyers said Musk's second round of incorrect, Tesla-focused tweets didn't meet the "low bar" the SEC agreement set.
By Bruce Gerstman | March 4, 2019
Over four days, panelists will cover topics ranging from defending sexual harassment investigations and crisis management to money laundering, and trends in enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and antitrust laws.
By Caroline Spiezio | February 25, 2019
Tesla CEO Elon Musk's tweets have again led to SEC trouble. The agency says Musk's recent tweets on the company's 2019 production estimates violate Tesla's settlement with the SEC.
By Ross Todd | February 15, 2019
U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel granted a renewed injunction bid finding that Blockvest's promotional materials constituted an offer of unregistered securities containing materially false statements.
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