On January 11, 2021, the Supreme Court vacated the Second Circuit’s controversial decision in United States v. Blaszczak, which held that proof of a benefit to the tipper is not a requi...
The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 implements the most extensive revisions to anti-money laundering law since the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001. The changes will affect both traditional fin...
Congress overrode the President’s Veto of the National Defense Authorization Act. Among other things, the new law expands to 10 years the time for the SEC to bring disgorgement claims ...
This memo summarizes the amendments to the Federal Reserve’s emergency powers, the Paycheck Protection Program, other support for small businesses, and certain other provisions included...
On December 15, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that w...
The National Defense Authorization Act approved by Congress last week would extend to 10 years the time for the SEC to file disgorgement claims for scienter-based violations. It also wou...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Enforcement Division’s Annual Report highlights the agency’s record number of enforcement actions in 2020, a focus on retail fraud case...
The SEC Enforcement Division’s 2020 Annual Report focuses on COVID-related investigations while reporting fewer case filings, slightly more monetary relief ordered, and a record-breakin...
In a first-of-its-kind case, the SEC focused on a company’s accounting controls around Rule 10b5-1 buybacks and imposed a $20 million fine. The novel theory in the case highlights the n...
A divided Securities and Exchange Commission voted to amend its whistleblower rules to: (1) increase the amounts of smaller awards; (2) assert SEC discretion in determining award amounts;...
