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National Law Journal

SEC's NFT Regulations Need Clarity and Guidance Provisions, Say Regulatory Attorneys

Lawyers voice concern with what they call the SEC's use of enforcement actions against cryptocurrency firms based on nebulous regulations concerning non-fungible tokens.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

A Conversation With NLJ Award Lifetime Achievement Winner Joan McKown

Defense lawyer Joan McKown, who spent her career working on financial regulatory matters including investigations, exams, internal investigations, and disputes throughout the United States, is honored with this NLJ Lifetime Achievement Award.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

SEC Chair Gensler Calls Crypto Industry 'Really Rife With Noncompliance'

"We would never allow the New York Stock Exchange … to do the things that crypto intermediaries may be doing," Gensler said.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Shareholders Slam NextEra Energy With Florida Federal Lawsuit

"If the facts are as alleged, the company has a lot of answering to do," said Roland S. Chase, a partner at Hill Ward Henderson.
3 minute read

Law.com

1st Circ. OKs Class Action Claim Against Biogen Over Statement Regarding Alzheimer's Drug Dose-Response Relationship

According to the court, "some patients did better on a lower dose and others experienced the same lack of clinical benefit whether they were on the higher dose or not," and therefore, the defendants failed to disclose the subgroup data, "which would have contextualized their 'all data' claim," leading the complaint to plausibly allege that the defendants' omission misled investors.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

SEC's Electronic-Trader Suit Warns Firms to Protect Investors' Privacy, Securities Lawyers Say

"The SEC will use whatever tools are in its toolbox" to sanction what it regards as a failure to safeguard material nonpublic information, Sidley Austin partner Ranah Esmaili said.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Lafayette Attorney Indicted for Role in Alleged DC Solar Ponzi Scheme

Ari J. Lauer has also been named in a securities fraud suit brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

From Lawyer to Launderer: Texas Attorney Pleads Guilty to Fraud

In one scheme, the attorney opened trustee accounts with client funds and simply moved the money to his own accounts, rather than using the funds for the benefit of the trust, prosecutors say.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Many Companies Far From Ready for Fast-Approaching SEC Cybersecurity Deadline

Companies will have to report cyber incidents within four days of determining they're material, a tight timeframe that requires cooperation from third-party service providers that most firms have not yet secured.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Beware, Crypto Exchanges: The SEC Has Its Eyes on You!

Regulation by enforcement continues, but SEC enforcement actions are now being brought against exchanges without evidence of fraud or wrongdoing. Is the SEC overstepping its regulatory oversight of digital assets?
8 minute read

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