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Securities Action Targeting Polestar Alleges Mistakes in SEC Filings

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The Recorder

California Walnut Grower and German Investment Firm Vie for Lead Plaintiff Status in Super Micro Securities Action

Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH, based in Frankfurt, Germany, has repeatedly disputed the fitness of Crain Walnut Shelling LP in Los Molinos, California, to serve as lead plaintiff in the class action accusing Super Micro Computer Inc. of securities accounting fraud.
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New York Law Journal

COVID-19 Was Still Relevant in Securities Class Actions During 2024, Report Says

Researchers found that 15 COVID-19-related cases were brought in 2024, up from 11 in 2023, noteworthy activity given that it comes years after the worst of the pandemic.
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New York Law Journal

SEC Official Hints at More Restraint With Industry Bars, Less With Wells Meetings

Antonia Apps predicted during this year's Securities Enforcement Forum that new agency leadership would be more thoughtful in deciding when to ban individuals from the securities industry, and would be more receptive to Wells meetings.
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Litigation Daily

A Second Straight Year of Increased Securities Filings—With Perhaps More on the Horizon

Jerry Silk of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann and Scott Musoff of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom discuss the latest annual report on securities class action filings from Cornerstone Research and the Stanford Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse.
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New York Law Journal

Ex-Archegos CFO Gets 8-Year Prison Sentence for Fraud Scheme

Attorneys for Patrick Halligan and prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York had agreed that an 8-year sentence was appropriate for Halligan, who was convicted on racketeering conspiracy, securities and wire fraud in July.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Key Updates for Annual Reports on Form 10-K for Public Companies

The annual reporting season for calendar year-end companies is in full swing and public companies should consider several new requirements and developments in preparing their annual reports on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2024.
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The Recorder

An Uncertain SEC Beats Kraken’s Major Questions Doctrine Defense

“It remains to be seen whether the recent changeover at the SEC, including the appointment of Acting Commissioner Uyeda, will change the way the SEC pursues these cases or the guidance it issues to the cryptocurrency industry,” said Moish Peltz, a partner at Falcon, Rappaport & Berkman who is not involved in the matter.
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The Recorder

Freshfields Hires Ex-SEC Corporate Finance Director in Silicon Valley

Erik Gerding spent three years at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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National Law Journal

Meet the SEC's New Interim General Counsel

Jeffrey Finnell’s appointment as the SEC’s new acting general counsel was announced Friday, alongside a slate of officials to fill out top positions at the agency.
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