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SEC Gets in Line at the Genesis Bankruptcy

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On January 31, 2024, bankrupt Genesis Global Holdco, LLC, on behalf of its subsidiary Genesis Global Capital, LLC1 asked the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to approve a settlement reached...more

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DC Circuit Enjoins FINRA Disciplinary Proceeding, Questions Constitutionality of Hearing Officers

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On July 5, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted an emergency injunction blocking the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) from halting the securities business of Alpine Securities...more

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SEC Brings “Naked Short Selling” Case

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“Naked short selling” is often claimed by struggling public companies to be the source of their woes. But there have been relatively few cases addressing naked short selling. Recently, however, on May 19, 2021, the SEC...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation

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The Commission responded to critics of its administrative proceedings this week, proposing changes to the Rules of Practice which govern them. If adopted the new rules would modify the time period within which the actions...more

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Case Note: Market Abuse Proceedings in the High Court

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The judgment in The Financial Conduct Authority v. Da Vinci Invest Limited [2015] EWHC 2401 (Ch) was published on 12 August 2015, following a trial in front of Mr Justice Snowden. The case concerned allegations that the...more

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SEC Settles Another Insider Trading Case Tied To Brocade Deal

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The acquisition of Foundry Networks, Inc., a networking hardware company, by Brocade Communications System, Inc., a technology company specializing in data and storage networking products, announced on July 21, 2008, has...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation

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The question of forum selection by the SEC was a key issue this week. While to date suits challenging the SEC’s right to bring an action as an administrative proceeding rather than in federal court have had little success –...more

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Loss Causation And Stichomythia

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Yesterday, I wrote about the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision allowing a plaintiff to amend his complaint to plead that a subsequent event (the filing of a registration statement) had caused his loss as a result of an...more

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