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SEC Actions
This Week In Securities Litigation (Week of September 22, 2025)
The Commission filed one new enforcement action last week It centered on Misrepresentations. The agency also dismissed three different enforcement actions. As noted in earlier articles on such cases, the…
Across The Board
SEC Issues Policy Statement on Mandatory Arbitration Provisions; Amends Rules of Practice on Commission Review of Staff Actions Under Delegated Authority
By Liz Walsh, Jennifer Zepralka
On September 17, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) held an open meeting to discuss several items, including (i) permitting the acceleration of effectiveness of registration statements of…
Free Writings + Perspectives
Responses to the SEC’s Concept Release on Foreign Private Issuer Eligibility
By Liz Walsh, Ana Estrada
On June 4, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission published a Concept Release on Foreign Private Issuer Eligibility soliciting public comment on proposed changes to the definition of foreign…
The D&O Diary
SEC Revises Policy on Arbitration Provisions in IPO Companies’ Bylaws
The idea that companies might be able to avoid securities class action litigation through the adoption of bylaws requiring securities law claims to be submitted to arbitration has been around…
The Securities Law Blog
SEC Issues Policy Statement Clarifying that Mandatory Arbitration Provisions Will Not Affect Effectiveness of Registration Statements
The Securities and Exchange Commission today published a policy statement to announce that decisions about whether to accelerate the effectiveness of a registration statement will not be affected by the…
D&O Discourse
The Future of Securities Litigation Defense
By Doug Greene
I. Introduction I’ve seen many changes during the more than 30 years I’ve defended securities class actions. The types of claims have evolved. From the indiscriminate claims that led Congress…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Gibson Dunn Updates Securities Litigation as of Mid-Year 2025
By Craig Varnen, Monica Loseman, Brian Lutz, Jefferson Bell, Chase Weidner
FILING AND SETTLEMENT TRENDS A recent NERA Economic Consulting (NERA) study provides an overview of federal securities litigation filings in the first half of 2025. This section highlights several notable…
The D&O Diary
SEC Forms Task Force to Combat Cross-Border Fraud
In my recent roundup of the top current stories in the world of D&O, I noted the increasing importance of geopolitical issues as a source of D&O claims risk. Among…
Known Trends
SEC Names New Corp Fin Director
On September 10, 2025, the SEC announced that James J. Moloney has been named Director of the Division of Corporation Finance, effective in October. Among other things, Moloney will work…
SEC Actions
This Week In Securities Litigation (Week of September 8, 2025)
Last week the Commission filed three new actions. Those cases centered on offering fraud cases. Be careful this week, be safe. SEC Enforcement – Filed and Settled Actions Statistics: Last…