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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInICO Enforcement Actions Threatened, ICO Lawsuits Proliferate | The D&O Diary
According to the latest update on the Coinschedule website (here), there have been a total of 228 initial coin offerings so far this year through mid-October, raising a total of over $3.6 billion. At least five of this year’s ICOs have raised over $100 million. This burgeoning activity notwithstanding, ICOs are at the center of […]
Trump Administration Switches Sides on Challenge to SEC Judges – Bloomberg
In a legal filing Wednesday, the administration said it would no longer defend a federal appeals court decision that upheld the commission’s use of in-house judges. U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco said SEC judges are “officers,” rather than employees, making them subject to constitutional requirements about how they can be appointed. Francisco urged the high […]
DOJ Announces New FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy – Lexology
Today, “[d]ue to the unique issues presented in FCPA matters,” Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced a new FCPA corporate enforcement policy published in a revision to the United States Attorneys’ Manual. The new policy effectively makes permanent the FCPA Pilot Program originally announced in April 2016 and increases the incentives for corporate self-disclosure by […]