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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for January 2024

Each month we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals. This month, we examine: •The SEC’s approval of spot bitcoin ETPs; - •SEC charges...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Smackdown in SPAC Town: SEC Penalizes Pair of Auditors and PCAOB Tags In

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The SEC did not take time off for the summer when it comes to enforcement activity involving auditors of special purpose acquisition companies (known as SPACs and addressed by us previously). While others may have been...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Ninth Circuit Cuts Shareholders More Slack on Section 11 Claims

In the past several years, the number of claims filed against newly public companies under the Securities Act of 1933 has increased significantly. At the same time, the development of direct listings has given companies...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The SPAC Explosion: Beware the Litigation and Enforcement Risk

SPACs have seen exponential growth in 2020, but SPAC sponsors, investors and targets should beware the scrutiny de-SPAC transactions are receiving from the plaintiffs’ bar and the SEC. 2020’s SPAC IPO explosion will...more

Goodwin

Delaware Supreme Court Holds Appraisal Action Is Not “Securities Claim” Covered By D+O Insurance Policy

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Delaware Supreme Court Holds Appraisal Action is Not “Securities Claim” Covered by D&O Insurance Policy; Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Derivative Claims Against Life Sciences Company For Failure to Plead Demand...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - April 2020

This issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between October 2019 and January 2020. ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities - June 2017

This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between February 2017 and April 2017. The cases address developing trends in class actions, ERISA, fiduciary duties,...more

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