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Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain. 
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At Long Last: What Crypto’s First Spot Etfs Mean for the Digital Asset Industry

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After years of denials, the SEC has finally approved its first Bitcoin spot ETFs. Reaching this point has involved legal battles, repeated reviews of applications, and much more....more

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DC Circuit finds negligent but not willful fraud for inadequate disclosures

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In a much-anticipated decision, on April 30, 2019, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its decision in Robare, a case that concerned an investment adviser’s (IA) disclosure of conflicts of...more

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Take It or Leave It: The Perilous Decision of Whether to Violate a No Contest Clause

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One of the most dramatic areas of California trust and estate litigation is no contest clauses. No contest clauses bring a made-for-tv excitement to the practice of trust and estate law because of the risk of...more

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What Is Due Diligence?

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What is due diligence? When did due diligence begin?...more

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