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This Week In Securities Litigation (Week of October 7, 2024)
As the Government fiscal year drew to a close on September 30, 2024, the Commission filed a series of cases focused on the sale of private funds, crypto assets, stock…
The D&O Diary
Geopolitics and Securities Litigation Risk
Every participant in the world economy currently faces an environment fraught with geopolitical risk, with a war in the Middle East showing a dangerous potential to expand, a war in…
ContractsProf Blog
Securities Law Suit Against Winkelvoss NFT Entities Sent to Arbitration
cellanr, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsIn early 2021, John Hastings bought non-fungible tokens (NFTs), digital assets, in this case in the form of digital art works called "Nifties," from…
The D&O Diary
Yes, But How Have the COVID-19-Related Securities Suits Fared?
As readers know, since the initial outbreak of COVID-19 in the U.S. in March 2020, plaintiffs’ lawsuits have hit dozens of companies with pandemic-related securities suits; indeed, even though we…
Securities Law Prof Blog
New Securities Law Articles in Print
The following law review articles relating to securities regulation are now available in paper format:Dhruv Aggarwal, Albert H. Choi & Yoon-Ho Alex Lee, The Meme Stock Frenzy: Origins and Implications, 96…
SEC Actions
This Week In Securities Litigation (Week of September 30, 2024)
As the Government fiscal year draws to a close today, the Commission blitzed to the conclusion by filing a large number of new actions last week. Those cases include one…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
SEC Commissioners Testify Before U.S. House Committee on Financial Services
By Gary Gensler. Hester M. Peirce, Caroline A. Crenshaw, Mark T. Uyeda, Jaime Lizárraga
Good morning, Chairman McHenry, Ranking Member Waters, and members of Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today about the work of the U.S. Securities and Exchange…
SEC Actions
This Week In Securities Litigation (Week of September 23, 2024)
Last week the Commission filed a series of actions which included an offering fraud, a financial fraud, a cherry picking case, an action based on a manipulation, another action centered…
Global Fintech & Digital Assets Blog
SEC Reels in Fishy NFT Project
In its third action involving NFTs, the SEC targets a restaurant membership token tied to fundraising and promises of potential price appreciation for buyers. By Jenny Cieplak, Ghaith Mahmood, Nima…
The D&O Diary
Parallel Derivative Suits Associated with Higher Securities Suit Settlements
Securities class action litigation observers know that securities suits frequently are accompanied by shareholder derivative lawsuits based on the same essential allegations. A recent report from Cornerstone Research, entitled “Parallel…