Securities

  • September 29, 2025

    Chancery Urged To Keep Alive Ukrainian Oligarch Suit

    An attorney for an investor seeking to recover $58.5 million allegedly lost to individuals and entities entangled in decades-old fraud-related allegations involving two Ukrainian oligarchs and others urged a Delaware vice chancellor Monday to reject claims that time ran out for the case years ago.

  • September 29, 2025

    SEC Says Adviser Stole Holocaust Restitution Funds In Ploy

    A Brooklyn financial adviser faces U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations he defrauded at least 15 of his fellow members of the Russian-American Jewish community out of at least $4.1 million, including one person whose inheritance included restitution funds for his Holocaust survivor parents.

  • September 29, 2025

    Crypto Promoter Fined For Skipping Deposition In Fraud Case

    A Michigan federal judge has ordered a cryptocurrency promoter to pay $1,000 for missing a deposition deadline in a case brought by investors who said the promoter duped them into buying digital assets.

  • September 29, 2025

    Wells Fargo Defends $400K Award Against Ex-Adviser

    Wells Fargo urged a North Carolina federal court to reject a bid from a former financial adviser to vacate a nearly $400,000 arbitration award entered against him, arguing that the ex-employee has failed to meet the high burden required for court interference.

  • September 29, 2025

    Ex-Frank CEO Gets 7 Years Over Soured JPMorgan Deal

    Frank founder and former CEO Charlie Javice was sentenced Monday to more than seven years in prison following her conviction at trial for conning JPMorgan Chase & Co. into buying the now-shuttered student financial aid startup for $175 million by lying about its user base.

  • September 29, 2025

    Legal Funder Settles Licensing Row With Conn. Banking Chief

    A Connecticut-based litigation funding company will pay up to $50,000 in restitution to its customers and cease all unlicensed small loan activity after entering a consent order with the state's Department of Banking.

  • September 29, 2025

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    A Delaware vice chancellor expressed disappointment and concern over what she says is a "breakdown" in "civility and respect" that has emerged in recent Delaware corporate litigation. A $30 million settlement was approved in the five-year running Match.com reverse spinoff suit, and the top brass of Estée Lauder were hit with a derivative suit for allegedly covering up the company's reliance on prohibited, duty-free "gray market" sales of its products in China.

  • September 29, 2025

    NY's Top Financial Services Regulator Is Stepping Down

    The head of the New York State Department of Financial Services is stepping down next month and will be replaced on an interim basis by the chief of its fintech-focused innovation division, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday.

  • September 26, 2025

    Trump Says Cook Can't Rely On 'Mantra' Of Fed Independence

    The Trump administration Friday fired back at Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook's argument that the Fed's independence is at stake if the president is allowed to fire her, arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court that Cook invokes "the mantra of Federal Reserve independence" to impose removal protections Congress never enacted.

  • September 26, 2025

    Ex-Wall Street Financier, Assistant Charged With Sex Trafficking

    Retired financier Howard Rubin and his longtime assistant were charged with sex trafficking Friday in New York federal court, where prosecutors say Rubin lured women to his New York City penthouse "dungeon" where he assaulted them.

  • September 26, 2025

    Atty Facing Crypto Fraud Charge Can't Block Evidence At Trial

    A suspended Pennsylvania attorney's requests to exclude certain evidence from his upcoming October cryptocurrency fraud trial were largely shot down by a judge who found, among other things, that the requests should have taken the form of earlier motions to strike certain allegations from the government's indictment. 

  • September 26, 2025

    Zillow Loses 9th Circ. Bid To Undo Investor Class Cert.

    The Ninth Circuit on Friday affirmed a lower court's decision to grant class certification in an investor suit claiming Zillow Group Inc. oversold a now-shuttered home-buying program, rejecting the real estate listing site's arguments that the lower court did not correctly apply the U.S. Supreme Court's Goldman decision to the class certification bid.

  • September 26, 2025

    Facial Machine Maker Can't Slough Off Investor Suit

    Salon treatment equipment maker the Beauty Health Company can't shed claims it hurt investors by hiding critical design issues affecting its Syndeo hydrodermabrasion facial machine detailed in an "exhaustive" complaint, a California federal judge has determined.

  • September 26, 2025

    Wu-Tang Album May Be Trade Secret In Shkreli Suit, Judge Says

    A New York federal judge has found that a one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album could be considered a trade secret in a novel decision that made significant trims to a cryptocurrency project's lawsuit against the album's former owner Martin Shkreli, but the judge kept in play claims that he misappropriated the project's trade secrets.

  • September 26, 2025

    SEC To Weigh Waivers Alongside Enforcement Settlements

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins announced Friday the agency will return to a practice of allowing firms to request waivers from follow-on consequences of enforcement actions while they pursue settlement discussions to resolve their case.

  • September 26, 2025

    Swizz Beatz Can't Avoid $7.3M 1MDB Fraud Case

    A New York federal judge on Friday denied hip-hop artist Swizz Beatz's bid to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges he received millions of dollars in the infamous 1Malaysia Development Berhad fraud scandal, saying liquidators for two alleged shell companies sufficiently alleged fraudulent transfers of funds among other claims.

  • September 26, 2025

    Judge Criticizes Push For Harsher Sentence In CytoDyn Case

    A Maryland judge on Friday blasted federal prosecutors for seeking an enhanced sentence for a former biotech executive convicted of fraud for his role in the CytoDyn stock inflation scheme, saying the government wanted a harsher sentence for allegations he was already acquitted of at trial.

  • September 26, 2025

    SEC Eyes Tweaking RMBS Rules To Revive Dormant Market

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission put out a call for public comments on improving its rules over residential mortgage-backed securities, noting that there have been no such public offerings in more than a decade and questioning whether the agency's requirements may be partially to blame.

  • September 26, 2025

    Inotiv Inks $8.75M Investor Deal Over Animal Welfare Claims

    Medical research services provider Inotiv Inc. and its shareholders asked an Indiana federal court to approve an $8.75 million settlement to resolve investors' claims the company concealed that its subsidiaries were under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for animal welfare and smuggling violations.

  • September 26, 2025

    Bayer Investors Seek Final OK Of $38M Settlement, Atty Fees

    Bayer AG shareholders have asked a California federal judge to give final approval of its $38 million settlement with the German multinational to end claims it downplayed litigation risks related to the weedkiller Roundup, saying the deal, which seeks over $10 million in attorney fees, is fair.

  • September 26, 2025

    Mass. Pot Shop Shareholders Say Investor Trying A Freezeout

    A group of shareholders who collectively control approximately 90% of Massachusetts cannabis producer and dispensary chain Atlantic Medicinal Partners Inc. say another investor is trying to steal the business out from under them, according to a complaint filed in state court.

  • September 26, 2025

    United Bank To Pay $2M Settling ESOP Class Action

    United Bank Corp. has agreed to pay $2 million to settle claims it booted former employees out of its employee stock ownership plan and cut them out of the proceeds of a $23.3 million dividend, according to a filing in Georgia federal court.

  • September 26, 2025

    Dr. Evil Gets Brief Callout In Del. Take-Public Merger Suit

    Attorneys for a blank-check company that claimed at least $30 million in damages in Delaware's Court of Chancery after an alleged take-public merger breach on Friday branded the accused breacher's $2.1 billion counterclaim as being "worthy of Dr. Evil in the 'Austin Powers' movies."

  • September 26, 2025

    Illumina And Grail Nix Investor Suit Over Failed Deal, For Now

    Illumina and Grail on Friday defeated a proposed class action alleging they lied to investors who bought artificially inflated Illumina stock whose prices plunged following several purported disclosures, after a California federal judge said the investors hadn't adequately pled which disclosures corrected any alleged misstatements that caused their losses. 

  • September 26, 2025

    Kalshi, Robinhood Fight Tribes' Bid To Block Sports Contracts

    Trading platforms Kalshi and Robinhood urged a California federal judge to reject an injunction bid lodged by Native American tribes in California that would prevent the companies from offering sports betting contracts on tribal lands, arguing their federally authorized event contract businesses would suffer "substantial and irreparable harm."

Expert Analysis

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    Adapting To Private Practice: From ATF Director To BigLaw

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    As a two-time boomerang partner, returning to BigLaw after stints as a U.S. attorney and the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, people ask me how I know when to move on, but there’s no single answer — just clearly set your priorities, says Steven Dettelbach at BakerHostetler.

  • What To Know As SEC Looks To Expand Private Fund Access

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    As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission considers expanding retail access to private markets, understanding how these funds operate — and the role of financial intermediaries in guiding investors — is increasingly important, say attorneys at K&L Gates.

  • New DOJ Penalty Policy Could Spell Trouble For Cos.

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    In light of the U.S. Department of Justice’s recently published guidance making victim relief a core condition of coordinated resolution crediting, companies facing parallel investigations must carefully calibrate their negotiation strategies to minimize the risk of duplicative penalties, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • 4th Circ. Favors Plain Meaning In Bump-Up D&O Ruling

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    The Fourth Circuit's latest denial of indemnity coverage in Towers Watson v. National Union Fire Insurance and its previous ruling in this case lay out a pragmatic approach to bump-up provisions that avoids hypertechnical constructions to limit the effect of a policy's plain meaning, say attorneys at Kennedys.

  • A Look At Key 5th Circ. White Collar Rulings So Far This Year

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    In the first half of 2025, the Fifth Circuit has decided numerous cases of particular import to white collar practitioners, which collectively underscore the critical importance of meticulous recordbuilding, procedural compliance and strategic litigation choices at every stage of a case, says Joe Magliolo at Jackson Walker.

  • Balancing The Promises And Perils Of Tokenizing Securities

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    Tokenizing listed securities offers the promise of greater efficiency, accessibility and innovation, but a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission statement makes clear that the federal securities laws continue to apply to tokenized securities, so financial institutions and technology developers must work together to create clear rules, say attorneys at Orrick.

  • Rule 23 Class Certification Matters In Settlements, Too

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Trump v. CASA Inc. highlighted requirements for certifying classes for litigation in federal court, but counsel must also understand how Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure may affect certifying classes for settlement purposes, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • How Cos. In China Can Tailor Compliance Amid FCPA Shifts

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    The U.S. Department of Justice’s recently updated Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement guidelines create a fluid business environment for companies operating in China that will require a customized compliance approach to navigate both countries’ corporate and legal systems, say attorneys at Dickinson Wright.

  • SEC, FINRA Obligations In Changing AI Regulatory Landscape

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    Despite the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent withdrawal of its proposed artificial intelligence conflict rules, financial regulators remain focused on firms developing the correct AI compliance framework, as well as continuously testing and supervising them to ensure they're fit for purpose, say attorneys at Cahill Gordon.

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    Playing Baseball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Playing baseball in college, and now Wiffle ball in a local league, has taught me that teamwork, mental endurance and emotional intelligence are not only important to success in the sport, but also to success as a trial attorney, says Kevan Dorsey at Swift Currie.

  • Managing Risks As State AGs Seek To Fill Enforcement Gap

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    Given an unprecedented surge in state attorney general activity resulting from significant shifts in federal enforcement priorities, companies must consider tailored strategies for navigating the ever-evolving risk landscape, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • A Deep Dive Into 14 Nixed Gensler-Era SEC Rule Proposals

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last month formally withdrew 14 notices of proposed rulemaking, including several significant and widely criticized proposals that had been issued under former Chair Gary Gensler's leadership, signaling a clear and definitive shift away from the previous administration, say attorneys at Dechert.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Skillful Persuasion

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    In many ways, law school teaches us how to argue, but when the ultimate goal is to get your client what they want, being persuasive through preparation and humility is the more likely key to success, says Michael Friedland at Friedland Cianfrani.

  • How Real Estate Funds Can Leverage Del. Statutory Trusts

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    Over the last two years, traditional real estate fund sponsors have begun to more frequently adopt Delaware Statutory Trust programs, which can help diversify capital-raising strategies and access to new sources of capital, among other benefits, say attorneys at Polsinelli.

  • Litigation Inspiration: How To Respond After A Loss

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    Every litigator loses a case now and then, and the sting of that loss can become a medicine that strengthens or a poison that corrodes, depending on how the attorney responds, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

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