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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInSecurities Suit Filings at Historically High Levels During 2017 | The D&O Diary
More securities class action lawsuits were filed in 2017 than in any year since 2001, in significant part because of the substantial number of federal court merger objection lawsuit filings during the year. But even disregarding the merger suits and looking only at the traditional securities lawsuits, the number of lawsuit filings was at the […]
Securities Suit Filings at Historically High Levels During 2017 | The D&O Diary
More securities class action lawsuits were filed in 2017 than in any year since 2001, in significant part because of the substantial number of federal court merger objection lawsuit filings during the year. But even disregarding the merger suits and looking only at the traditional securities lawsuits, the number of lawsuit filings was at the […]
The SEC and Securities Plaintiffs’ Bar Take Aim at Initial Coin Offerings – Lexology
These days it seems that everybody is considering getting into the distributed ledger technology business causing the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the securities plaintiffs’ bar to take notice. Over the past several years the SEC has made certain public remarks about this new technology and brought a few enforcement actions. However, […]
Former SEC commissioner requires a crackdown on ICOs | Kaplan Herald
“I.C.O.s represent the most pervasive, open and notorious violation of federal securities laws since the Code of Hammurabi,” Mr. Grundfest said in an interview. “It‘s more than the extent of the violation,” he said. “It‘s the almost comedic quality of the violation.” via Former SEC commissioner requires a crackdown on ICOs | Kaplan Herald
Steve Cohen Prepares Return With Help of Big Brother Oversight – Bloomberg
Behind Steve Cohen’s hedge fund comeback is Big Brother. Inside what will be his Stamford Harbor Capital sits a command center in the middle of the trading floor. There, a 50-member compliance team is strategically positioned to listen in on traders’ conversations in real time, comb through emails for suspicious language and even veto job candidates. […]