The SEC (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) recently hosted the 2024 SEC Speaks conference in Washington, DC. During the event, SEC leaders, including the Chair, commissioners, and senior staffers, shared their views...more
4/18/2024
/ Cooperation ,
Disgorgement ,
Electronic Communications ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Statistics ,
Personal Liability ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regular Business Communications ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Whistleblowers
On March 3, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in Liu v. Securities and Exchange Commission, a case about whether disgorgement is an available remedy in SEC enforcement actions filed in federal court under a...more
3/4/2020
/ Administrative Authority ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equitable Relief ,
Kokesh v SEC ,
Lack of Authority ,
Liu v Securities and Exchange Commission ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Split of Authority ,
Statute of Limitations
In its decision issued yesterday in Salman v. United States, 580 U.S. __ (2016), the United States Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a criminal insider trading conviction even though there was no evidence that the tipper...more
12/7/2016
/ Confidential Information ,
Dirks v SEC ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Markets ,
Illegal Tipping ,
Insider Trading ,
Non-Public Information ,
Personal Benefit ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Violations ,
Tippees ,
Tippers ,
US v Newman ,
US v Salman