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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInSEC Regional Director David Peavler joins Jones Day as partner in Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement Practice | Jones Day
David Peavler, Director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s Fort Worth Regional Office, will join Jones Day as a partner in its Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement Practice, based in the Dallas and Washington offices. Mr. Peavler served for the last three years as Regional Director for the SEC office that covers Texas, […]
Bankman-Fried Is a ‘Master of Deflection,’ Securities Lawyer Says
“He is a master of deflection, and you see this often with con men who really believe they can convince the world of what they’re saying,” Murphy said. Despite Bankman-Fried’s attempts at being “transparent,” the disgraced CEO isn’t actually answering reporters’ questions, according to Murphy. Last week, New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin probed […]
How to Start Regulating the Crypto Markets—Immediately – WSJ
We, two markets regulators—one who served under President Obama and the other under President Trump—believe that government action should rest not on one view of the future or another, but on the hard-earned lessons of the past. We also know that a search for a comprehensive plan carries significant “Waiting for Godot” risk. The fact […]
Sam Bankman-Fried could face years in prison over FTX meltdown
Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced former CEO of FTX — the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange that was worth $32 billion a few weeks ago — has a real knack for self-promotional PR. For years, he cast himself in the likeness of a young boy genius turned business titan, capable of miraculously growing his crypto empire as other […]
December 14 Webcast: CFIUS and Non-US FDI Regimes – A 2022 Lookback and 2023 Outlook
Please join Scott Boylan, Brian Egan, Nate Fisher and Joe Molosky for this webcast.
Allegations of Bribery to FIFA Officials Results in $95 Million Settlement
With the opening 2022 World Cup matches underway in Qatar, Grupo Televisa S.A.B. recently agreed to a $95 million settlement with shareholders, resolving bribery allegations of FIFA officials. On November 23, 2022, the Mexican multi-media company filed a Form 6-K with the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission announcing the resolution, which noted that $21.5 million […]
For Martin Shkreli and Others, ‘No Comment’ Is Not in the Script – The New York Times
It used to be that money managers and entrepreneurs charged with a crime or civil securities fraud would keep their mouths shut and routinely refer any questions to their lawyers. But in the age of social media, those days are gone. For some media-savvy defendants there is a new script: They jump on Twitter to […]
A Market Hype Cycle Winds Down – WSJ
Crypto was of course a master class in hype, paying off celebrities like Matt “Fortune favors the brave” Damon, Tom Brady, LeBron James and the confused Larry David. Kim Kardashian even paid a $1.26 million fine for pumping the unregistered token EthereumMax. FTX put its name on the Miami Heat’s stadium and Major League Baseball […]
FTX-Gisele Partnership Highlights Risks of Celebrity ESG Roles
When lawmakers and regulators who wrangle over environmental, social and governance issues traveled through Union Station in Washington this summer, they likely passed beneath a billboard showcasing the new ESG advisor for the cryptocurrency platform FTX: Gisele Bundchen. After its catastrophic collapse in November, investors sued not only FTX but its supermodel backer as well, […]