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SEC San Francisco Regional Enforcement Director Confirms SEC Private Company Enforcement Trend Will Continue | Farella Braun + Martel LLP – JDSupra

By Securities Docket on April 11, 2018, 8:02 am

At a recent panel organized by San Francisco’s Federal Bar Association, the San Francisco Regional Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Jina Choi, confirmed that the agency continues to focus on investor fraud in the pre-IPO private market space. Highlighting enforcement actions against the non-public Zenefits, Credit Karma, and Theranos[1], Ms. Choi reiterated the SEC’s commitment to aggressive oversight over “unicorns,” or privately-held companies valued over $1 billion. The SEC first announced its intent to step up enforcement in this space in a March 2016 speech by previous SEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White, and Ms. Choi reported that the current SEC leadership, led by current Chairman Jay Clayton, is equally committed to policing this “beat.”

via SEC San Francisco Regional Enforcement Director Confirms SEC Private Company Enforcement Trend Will Continue | Farella Braun + Martel LLP – JDSupra.

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