On June 14, 2010, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in a private securities fraud class action,Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. v. Siracusano. 560 U.S. ___ (Jun. 14, 2010) (No. 09-1156) (“...
Yesterday the United States Supreme Court issued a significant opinion on the statute of limitations applicable to federal securities fraud claims under § 10(b) of the Securities Exchang...
As we have previously discussed, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently issued guidelines for assessing individual cooperation in investigations and enforcement actio...
As we have previously discussed, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Director of Enforcement Robert Khuzami recently unveiled new tools designed to help the SEC Staff accel...
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Director of Enforcement Robert Khuzami took three further steps Wednesday to make good on his promise to accelerate and improve the SEC’s ...
In recent years, securities fraud lawsuits in the United States have increasingly been brought against nonU.S. companies. In October 2008, the United States Court of Appeals for the Secon...
A discussion draft of legislation to regulate the over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives markets (the “Draft Bill”) was released on October 2, 2009 by House Financial Services Commi...
The SEC’s settlement of In the Matter of Christopher A. Black, announced September 24, is a useful reminder that Reg FD training and compliance programs can be helpful not just for avoi...
In a speech at the New York City Bar yesterday evening, Robert Khuzami, Director of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission, announced a number of significant changes to Enf...
