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Fenwick & West LLP

Securities Law Update - August 2024

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Welcome to the latest edition of Fenwick’s Securities Law Update. This issue contains news on...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

2024 Regulatory, Compliance, and Enforcement Predictions for Life Sciences Companies

The year 2023 was a busy one for regulatory, compliance, and enforcement developments in the healthcare and life sciences industries, and 2024 promises to be even busier. We tapped MoFo’s Life Sciences + Healthcare Compliance...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - September 2023

Two Sides of the Same Coin: Analyzing the Recent Ripple and Terraform Decisions - Key Points - - In July 2023, Judges Torres and Rakoff in the Southern District of New York issued rulings on whether digital asset sales...more

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SEC Brings Suit Against Owner of BitTorrent, Inc., and Settles Claims With Celebrity Endorsers of Certain Crypto Tokens

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On March 22, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a complaint in US District Court for the Southern District of New York against Justin Sun, the owner of BitTorrent, Inc., a file-sharing platform; three...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 18th Annual FCPA & Anti-Corruption for the Life Sciences Industry - May 10th - 11th, New York, NY

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 18th Annual Conference on the FCPA & Anti-Corruption for the Life Sciences Industry returns for another exciting year with curated programming that shines a global spotlight on...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - December 2022

Cornerstone Research reports that during the first six months of 2022, plaintiffs filed 110 securities class actions, a pace that is generally in line — 2.8% higher — with what we saw in the second half of 2021. Looking...more

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Seizing Opportunity: The post-pandemic future of US life sciences M&A 2022

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As we predicted in the previous edition of this report, 2021 turned out to be a very strong year indeed for US life sciences dealmaking, marked by high transaction values and volumes as the industry continued on its...more

Dechert LLP

Biotech Beware: Increased SEC Focus on COVID-Related Activities and Claims Amplifies the Enforcement Risks for the Unaware or...

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Key Takeaways - As stocks surge in reaction to news about COVID-19-related products and solutions, the SEC is actively working to protect investors from misleading statements, fraud, and even investment scams relating to the...more

Burr & Forman

SEC Suspends Trading in 7 OTC Stocks in 4 Days Over COVID Claims

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In the past week, the Securities and Exchange Commission has suspended trading in five separate over-the-counter (“OTC”) stocks due to dubious COVID claims or related identity confusion....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2020 Insights

Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Fines Life Sciences Company for Regulation FD Violations

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For the first time in six years, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued an enforcement action against a company solely for Regulation FD violations. On Aug. 20, the SEC announced that it charged life sciences...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A Dialogue With Corporate Counsel: Skadden’s Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Seminar

On October 30, 2018, Skadden hosted its Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Enforcement and Litigation Seminar in New York City, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues faced by companies throughout the industry....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A Dialogue With Corporate Counsel: Skadden’s Seventh Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Seminar

Panelists examined major enforcement actions from 2017 and identified key trends. Aggressive Enforcement With a Decrease in High-Dollar Settlements. Panelists noted that the Department of Justice (DOJ) continues its...more

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2016 IPO Report

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Our 2016 IPO Report offers a detailed analysis of, and outlook for, the IPO market, plus useful IPO market metrics. We look at rates of adoption of JOBS Act relief by emerging growth companies, and recent FAST Act amendments...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Life Sciences Industry Grapples With Increasing FCPA Enforcement Activity

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Doug Greenburg is a partner at Latham & Watkins and a Vice Chair of the global Litigation Department. His practice focuses on internal corporate investigations, white collar criminal defense, and US Securities and Exchange...more

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