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Regulatory Roundup for July 2024

SEC Loses in ALJ Case, DOL’s Latest Fiduciary Rule Put on Hold, and SEC Reconsiders AI and Custody Rule Proposals - Welcome to our July Regulatory Roundup, where we provide a quick look at the latest regulatory developments....more

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FINRA Faces Post- Jarkesy Challenge to its Enforcement Program

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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) is now facing a second litigation challenging the constitutionality of its use of disciplinary tribunals to impose sanctions on FINRA members. A broker filed a complaint...more

Mayer Brown

U.S. Supreme Court Distinguishes Half-Truths from Pure Omissions and Holds That Pure Omissions Are Not Actionable Under Rule...

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Answering a precise question increasingly raised by securities fraud plaintiffs, the United States Supreme Court held in Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners that a failure to disclose information cannot support a...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

SCOTUS Unanimously Resolves Securities Fraud Circuit Split

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On April 12, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that, in the absence of an otherwise misleading statement, a failure to disclose information required by Item 303 of Regulation S-K (“Item 303”) does not support a...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

U.S. Supreme Court: "Pure" Omissions Are Not Actionable Under Rule 10b-5

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On April 12, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling in Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. et al v. Moab Partners, L.P., et al. which held that omissions, by themselves, are not subject to private rights...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

SCOTUS Limits Certain 10(b) Claims Based on Violations of Item 303

In a unanimous decision issued on Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a corporation’s failure to disclose information regarding known trends or uncertainties, required by SEC regulation, cannot be the basis for private...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Supreme Court Underscores Limited Applicability of Rule 10b-5(b) Omissions Claims

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In Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners, L.P., No. 22-1165, 601 U.S. ___ (April 12, 2024), the United States Supreme Court held that “pure omissions are not actionable” for securities fraud asserted specifically...more

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Supreme Court Plays Its Cards on Constitutionality of SEC In-House Court Actions

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision to grant certiorari in SEC v. Jarkesy called into question the SEC’s ability to pursue penalties and other legal remedies before the SEC’s in-house administrative law judges. If...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 11.19.2019 | Top Story: T-Mobile Chief John Legere to Leave Company in April

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T-Mobile chief and fan-of-magenta John Legere has announced that he’ll be stepping down in April at the end of his current contract. Legere will be succeeded by Mike Sievert, the carrier’s current president and COO....more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Trump Supreme Court Pick, Brett Kavanaugh, Could Play Role In Reshaping Major Securities Fraud Enforcement Tool

No one doubts that Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court, would have an impact on the court’s jurisprudence if confirmed. For financial services and publicly-traded companies, as well as those...more

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