Securities

  • August 19, 2026

    OCC Advancing Stablecoin Rule At 'Great Speed,' Gould Says

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency plans to issue the main rule establishing its stablecoin oversight framework by November and expects to be ready to process issuer licensing applications as soon as January, the agency's top official said Wednesday.

  • August 19, 2026

    CFTC Seek Input On Derivatives To Hedge AI Costs

    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is calling for expert feedback on a new type of derivative contract that could offer companies a way to hedge the cost of artificial intelligence development, with the agency's leader saying Wednesday that the market could help the country "win the AI race."

  • August 19, 2026

    SEC Sued In Fight Over $4.8M Victim Fund Payout

    A pair of real estate investment trusts have sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in North Dakota federal court, seeking to force the handover of $4.8 million that they allege they are owed as the primary victims of a fraud scheme the agency settled in 2023.

  • August 19, 2026

    Chipotle Beats Investor Suit Over Viral Burrito Size Backlash

    Chipotle Mexican Grill has permanently beaten an investor suit tied to social media-fueled complaints about its portion sizes, with a California federal judge finding that the suit failed to plausibly plead its securities fraud theories.

  • August 19, 2026

    CFTC Spares FTX's Ellison, Wang Fines For Cooperation

    Former FTX and Alameda Research executives Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang have agreed to trading and registration bans, but will not face financial penalties, as part of deals with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to resolve fraud claims against them over their roles in the scheme that caused the crypto exchange and trading firm to collapse.

  • August 19, 2026

    NY Attorney Can't Arbitrate $33M Crypto Ponzi Scheme Case

    A Texas federal judge has ruled that New York attorney Peter D. Hatzipetros and two alleged co-conspirators can't send a lawsuit accusing them of defrauding investors of $33 million through a crypto Ponzi scheme to arbitration, saying none of the defendants had proved they could enforce the arbitration agreements against any of the plaintiffs.

  • August 19, 2026

    Google Gets $12.2B Option To Buy Stake In Chipmaker Marvell

    Marvell Technology has issued Google a warrant to buy up to 58.97 million shares of its common stock, worth about $12.2 billion at the warrant's exercise price, according to a Marvell securities filing Wednesday.

  • August 19, 2026

    Med Co. Director's Fiduciary Claims Not Covered, Judge Says

    A Nationwide unit had no duty to defend or indemnify a medical diagnostics company's directors against another director and shareholder's fiduciary breach allegations, a California federal court ruled, saying coverage was barred by an "insured v. insured" exclusion.

  • August 19, 2026

    Warshaw Burstein Adds Tax Pro From Foley & Lardner

    Warshaw Burstein LLP has added a Foley & Lardner LLP attorney to its tax and corporate and securities groups.

  • August 18, 2026

    SEC Proposes Long-Awaited Crypto Offering Exemptions

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday unveiled plans to exempt some cryptocurrency offerings from its registration requirements and to create a safe harbor for some projects to eventually shed securities law obligations altogether.

  • August 18, 2026

    Easterly Fund Must Face Claims Over Illiquid Investments

    A New York federal judge has largely granted a dismissal bid in an investor class action over the collapse of the Easterly ROCMuni High Income Municipal Bond Fund, tossing challenged statements in the suit about the fund's valuation and investments in defaulted securities, but keeping claims tied to the fund's illiquid investments.

  • August 18, 2026

    Tricolor Execs Accused Of Securities Fraud By SEC

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday sued the founder of bankrupt subprime auto lender Tricolor Holdings and two of its executives, accusing them of double pledging collateral and misrepresenting the debt pools they were offering to lenders.

  • August 18, 2026

    Black & Decker Retiree Seeks Cert. In BlackRock ERISA Suit

    A former Black & Decker employee who alleged the company failed to trim underperforming BlackRock investment funds from its 24,000-member retirement plan urged a Connecticut federal judge to grant class certification, arguing Monday common questions predominate over individualized issues, since the core allegations involve the defendant's administration of the plan. 

  • August 18, 2026

    Franchise Group Trust Seeks $700M Over Take-Private Deal

    The litigation trust created after Franchise Group Inc.'s bankruptcy on Tuesday sued the company's former CEO, advisers and others in the Delaware Chancery Court, accusing them of carrying out a fraudulent take-private deal that caused more than $700 million in damages.

  • August 18, 2026

    Fla. Judge Wants More Public Info In SEC's PE Fraud Suit

    A Florida federal judge on Tuesday declined to grant the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's request to unseal court-appointed monitor reports of a private equity firm accused of fraud in a $1 billion fund, but said some information wasn't privileged and allowed the government to list what should be public.

  • August 18, 2026

    Intuit Hid AI, Mailchimp Woes From Investors, Suit Says

    TurboTax distributor Intuit Inc. has been hit with a shareholder's proposed class action accusing it of falsely telling investors that it was well-positioned to integrate generative artificial intelligence tools even though the technology was actually diminishing Intuit's primary businesses.

  • August 18, 2026

    Texas Court Wipes Ex-GloriFi CEO's Claims Against Investor

    A Texas appellate court tossed counterclaims brought by the former CEO of defunct conservative fintech company GloriFi against an erstwhile investor, saying he failed to show the investor defamed him.

  • August 18, 2026

    Exchanges Ask SEC To Delay Trade-Through Rule Withdrawal

    Some of the largest stock exchanges are urging the SEC to hold off on eliminating a rule that prohibits exchanges from executing trades at lower prices than the best displayed price available on other exchanges, saying the agency should first consider how the rule's elimination could impact broader market structure.

  • August 18, 2026

    Newmont Beats Investor Suit Over Gold Mine Performance

    A Colorado federal judge has ruled that investors of gold mining company Newmont Corp. have not shown that statements it made about the functionality of two mines it purchased in 2023 should have been disclosed to investors earlier, or that the company even knew about the issues when the suit claims that it did.

  • August 18, 2026

    Coinbase Must Face Investor Suit Over SEC, Bankruptcy Risks

    A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday denied Coinbase's latest bid to escape a proposed class action accusing it of misleading investors about risks tied to regulatory action and potential bankruptcy, ruling that it is "not difficult to infer" that the company and its leadership were financially motivated to deceive shareholders.

  • August 18, 2026

    Capital One Investor Sues Ex-Discover Brass In Chancery

    A Capital One Financial Corp. stockholder has sued former Discover Financial Services directors and executives in the Delaware Chancery Court, accusing them of allowing years of regulatory and compliance failures that caused hundreds of millions of dollars in losses before Capital One acquired the credit card company.

  • August 18, 2026

    Alerus, Telecom Co. Settle Fight Over ESOP Sale

    A telecommunications business and employee stock ownership plan trustee Alerus Financial have agreed to settle a suit claiming workers were shortchanged in a $7.2 million sale of company shares, according to a California federal court filing.

  • August 18, 2026

    BakerHostetler Launches Crypto Asset Disputes Team

    BakerHostetler announced Tuesday that it has a new crypto asset disputes team that will focus on advising clients about matters involving crypto assets, blockchain technology and emerging digital markets.

  • August 18, 2026

    Nexo Sanctioned Over Purge Of Emails, Slack Messages

    Nexo Capital Inc. has been sanctioned and ordered to pay roughly $439,000 in attorney fees by a federal magistrate judge in California who found that the crypto lender intentionally destroyed electronic evidence relevant to a customer's suit about allegedly forced liquidations of his crypto assets.

  • August 18, 2026

    Medical Device Exec Cashed In On Bad Quarter, Feds Charge

    A former Treace Medical Concepts executive was arrested on insider trading charges Tuesday, after New York federal prosecutors said he exploited secret warnings about the Florida medical device company's sales and turned a $37,000 profit betting its stock would fall.

Expert Analysis

  • 6 Risk Areas Future Fla. Stablecoin Issuers Should Plan For

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    Companies hoping to issue stablecoins under Florida’s new supervision regime should prioritize constructing robust risk management architecture across key areas before the Oct. 1 effective date so they can secure licenses, avoid a web of potential liabilities, and operate sustainably as state and federal regulations evolve, says Elizabeth Brusa at Shumaker.

  • How Drug Trial Prediction Markets Pose Insider Trading Risks

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    Multiple prediction market platforms have recently announced plans to offer event contracts related to clinical trial outcomes and regulatory decisions, creating new insider trading risks by expanding the group of people possessing related material nonpublic information far beyond traditional corporate insiders, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Surviving A Long Trial

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    Most of law school trial advocacy is geared toward the sprint of trying a short case, but beyond managing a cross-examination or closing argument, effectively handling the marathon of a lengthy trial requires the ability to maintain composure, organization and credibility with the jury, says Mihir Elchuri at Hirschler.

  • What B. Riley Dismissal Teaches About Governance Litigation

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    The same facts in litigation against B. Riley Financial produced three different outcomes in three courthouses, but the Court of Chancery's decision in Marchner v. B. Riley is the cleanest demonstration in years of why boards facing a government investigation often prepare for the wrong lawsuit, says Ashwin Ram at Buchalter.

  • Upping Fed, FDIC's Insider Loan Cap May Ease Bank Burdens

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    Coordinated Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Federal Reserve proposals to raise the 1970s-era cap for bank executives borrowing from their institutions represent a long-needed regulatory recalibration that would lighten compliance obligations caused by the outdated ceiling without diminishing the original protections against conflicts of interest, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr.

  • How 2 SEC Financial Report Initiatives May Clash In Practice

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    The Securities and Exchange Commission’s near-simultaneous launch of a new unit to investigate fraud by accounting and audit professionals and its proposal to let public companies file less frequent financial reports sets up possible conflicts for issuers and their financial reporters that demand immediate strategic attention, say attorneys at Bracewell.

  • Recent OCC Charter Approvals Signal Fintech Momentum

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    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's recent charter approval for Circle, along with faster Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. review procedures, signals a more workable path to national bank and trust charters, meaning fintech firms should prepare regulator-ready applications and plan for intensified competition, say attorneys at Davis Wright.

  • Midyear Trends, Takeaways As Securities Class Actions Surge

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    High numbers of securities class actions through June suggest filings will stay elevated, with factors like changing enforcement attitudes, media scrutiny and the proliferation of potential defendants serving as both cause and effect in increased litigation involving AI-related disclosures, health and tech companies, and foreign issuers, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.

  • 3 Ways The SEC's Retail Fraud Reboot Raises The Bar

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent revival of the retail fraud working group with an expanded mandate, scope and experienced senior leadership points to a stronger incarnation of the task force with concrete implications for firms managing retail-accessible alternative investments, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

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    Going To Hardcore Shows Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While government contracts law and the hardcore scene may seem entirely unrelated, in my experience, both are about community, focus, being prepared for the unexpected and managing chaos, says Isaac Natter at Fluet.

  • How Axing SEC Trade-Through Rule Could Reshape Markets

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    The proposed elimination of a Securities and Exchange Commission rule that mandates a price benchmark for equity securities trades could allow blockchain-based trades to compete with legacy frameworks in registered markets, potentially serving as a test case for updated regulatory models, say Alex Zozos at Superstate, and Lewis Rinaudo Cohen and Edward Leaf at Cahill Gordon.

  • What Regulatory 'Reputation Risk' Purge Means For Banks

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    Banks should expect closer scrutiny of account closures and service denials after federal regulators recently stripped "reputation risk" from supervisory guidance, and should tie customer decisions to documented, objective legal and financial criteria to protect against debanking-related enforcement, say attorneys at Troutman.

  • NYDFS Swedbank Order Offers Lessons On Candor

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    The New York State Department of Financial Services' consent order with Swedbank reflects the department's broad view of its investigative authority, emphasizes transparency, and underscores the risks of intrusive investigations that can occur if a regulator believes that it was misled, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.

  • Del. High Court Ruling Signals Next Post-Jarkesy Phase

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    The Delaware Supreme Court recently ruled in Swan Energy v. Investor Protection Unit that the jury trial principles underlying the U.S. Supreme Court’s Jarkesy opinion do not compel the same result under the state's constitution, offering state courts a road map for the next phase of administrative enforcement litigation, says Benjamin Lajoie at Nelson Mullins.

  • Rethinking Risk And Value In Private Credit Disputes

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    Private credit disputes will increasingly turn on whether lenders recognized enterprise-value risk and updated marks as borrower conditions changed, making valuation processes, trigger frameworks and portfolio oversight critical for investors and litigants, say Isil Erel at the Ohio State University and Farooq Javed at The Brattle Group.

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