Securities

  • March 31, 2026

    Fed Will Take Fresh Look At Insider Loan Rules, Bowman Says

    Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman signaled Tuesday that changes could be on the horizon for a set of longstanding rules that limit banks' lending to their own executives and other insiders, identifying them as an upcoming target for reconsideration.

  • March 31, 2026

    Wrigley Heir Beats Pot Co. Ex-Execs' Fraud Suit, For Now

    The former CEO of medical marijuana company Parallel, the scion to the Wrigley gum fortune, has, for now, beaten a lawsuit accusing him of lying about share prices to lure executive talent, with an Atlanta federal judge slamming the suit as "threadbare" and "devoid of even the most basic facts" about the company.

  • March 31, 2026

    Del. Chancery Tosses B. Riley Investor Loss Suit

    The Delaware Chancery Court dismissed a stockholder derivative lawsuit accusing B. Riley Financial Inc. insiders and directors of breaching their fiduciary duties over hundreds of millions of dollars in losses tied to the failed Franchise Group investment, ruling that the claims amounted to an impermissible hindsight critique of a risky business decision.

  • March 31, 2026

    DOL's Push To Curb 401(k) Suits Could Face Court Challenges

    The U.S. Department of Labor's recent proposal to give retirement plan fiduciaries legal cover to select a broader range of investments aims to reduce ERISA litigation, but attorneys on both sides of the bar say they expect the rule to face legal challenges if finalized as proposed.

  • March 31, 2026

    BioPharma Spoofing Suit Against Canadian Banks Proceeds

    A New York federal judge has ruled that Quantum BioPharma Ltd. can pursue most of its lawsuit accusing the brokerage arms of the Royal Bank of Canada and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce of spoofing the biopharmaceutical company's stock, finding that Quantum plausibly alleged that the scheme occurred and that the banks acted recklessly.

  • March 31, 2026

    PCAOB Calls For Public Input On Five-Year Plan

    The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on Tuesday put out a call for public feedback on how it should prioritize its regulatory and enforcement efforts over the next five years, including a request for input on what role artificial intelligence should play in its efforts to police auditors.

  • March 31, 2026

    SEC Nabs Consent Judgments In Kaman Insider Trades Suit

    The former head of a Kaman Corp. subsidiary and one of his associates will pay over $165,000 to settle claims they improperly utilized nonpublic information ahead of the aircraft component maker's $1.8 billion sale to a private equity firm.

  • March 31, 2026

    Senate Dems Probe Musk's Alleged Role In CTA Retreat

    Three Democratic senators have asked U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to provide information on Elon Musk's possible involvement in the rollback of the Corporate Transparency Act, saying the department's moves allow entities tied to the billionaire to operate in obscurity.

  • March 31, 2026

    Telemedicine Biz Can't Escape Investor Suit Over User Losses

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday ruled Teladoc Health Inc. cannot escape an investor suit over its declining user base and increased advertising budget, saying the departure of its former chief executive in 2024 could indicate the company knew it was misleading shareholders about its financial state. 

  • March 31, 2026

    Transpo Tracker: Congestion Pricing Survives, EV Rule At Risk

    In our inaugural Law360 Transportation Tracker, a New York district court walloped the Trump administration's effort to cancel Manhattan's congestion pricing, the federal government continued its assault on California's vehicle emissions regulations, and Boeing investors scored class certification in 737 Max-related securities fraud litigation.

  • March 31, 2026

    Arbor Realty Defeats Investors' Securities Fraud Suit

    A New York federal judge tossed a proposed securities class action that accused real estate investment trust and lender Arbor Realty Trust Inc. of misleading investors about its lending and underwriting practices, ruling March 31 that the proposed class failed to show how the REIT misled investors.

  • March 31, 2026

    OCC Scraps Recovery Planning Standards For Big Banks

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said Tuesday that it is dropping its requirements for large banks to keep contingency plans for handling severe financial stress scenarios, finalizing the withdrawal of guidelines that date back to the Obama administration.

  • March 31, 2026

    Pinterest Downplayed Tariffs' Impact On Ads, Investor Says

    Pinterest and its top brass have been hit with a proposed class action in California federal court accusing them of failing to disclose to investors the effect U.S. tariffs were having on the social media company's business and advertising revenues, leading to a stock price drop when the truth came to light.

  • March 31, 2026

    Engineering Co. Executives, Board Prevail In ESOP Fight

    Executives and board members at a mechanical engineering company defeated a class action claiming top brass were illegally compensated for helping refinance an employee stock ownership plan, with a Georgia federal judge ruling that workers hadn't shown that management concealed the shares they owned.

  • March 31, 2026

    Teamsters Fund Sues To Block Clearway Reclassification

    A Teamsters pension fund has filed a class action in the Delaware Chancery Court seeking to block a planned share reclassification by Clearway Energy Inc., alleging the deal would entrench the company's controlling stockholder while stripping public investors of voting power.

  • March 31, 2026

    Clifford Chance Structured Finance Partner Jumps To Kirkland

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP has hired a former Clifford Chance LLP attorney as a debt finance partner in the firm's complex securitizations practice.

  • March 30, 2026

    Warner Bros. Beats Investor Suit Over Failed NBA Deal

    A New York federal judge on Monday tossed a putative securities class action accusing Warner Bros. Discovery and its top brass of misleading investors about its negotiations over NBA broadcast rights, finding the company's statements were either true, inactionable or made obvious by widespread media coverage.

  • March 30, 2026

    Burford Considers Arbitration After 2nd Circ. Tosses $16B Win

    Burford Capital Ltd. says it is contemplating taking its $16 billion fight with Argentina into international arbitration after the Second Circuit wiped out a judgment the litigation funding firm had won against the nation in New York federal court, sending its stock prices tumbling.

  • March 30, 2026

    Blumenthal Questions SEC Over Crypto Cases, Ryan Exit

    U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is demanding answers from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins about the sudden resignation of the regulator's enforcement director and whether her departure was related to cryptocurrency cases, including one touching on the Trump family's ventures.

  • March 30, 2026

    Dems Press CFTC To Curb Gov't Employees' Event Trading

    Democrats across both chambers of Congress are demanding that the agencies overseeing prediction markets and the ethics of government workers tell federal employees they can't trade on events if their jobs give them an edge.

  • March 30, 2026

    FINRA Sanctions Upheld At 6th Circ. Against Unregistered CEO

    The Sixth Circuit won't reverse Financial Industry Regulatory Authority sanctions against the owner of a consulting company who argued he'd been unfairly ruled against by a self-regulatory organization he never joined, though the judges stopped short of weighing the petitioner's constitutional challenges to the FINRA findings.

  • March 30, 2026

    Swiss Re Can't Shut Down 401(k) Forfeiture Suit

    A New York federal judge declined Monday to let Swiss Re's American unit escape a suit claiming it kept an underperforming investment fund in its retirement plan and failed to utilize forfeited cash, ruling the workers behind the case showed the company may have made shoddy management decisions.

  • March 30, 2026

    SEC Workers Cite Concern Job Cuts Left Knowledge Gaps

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's headcount hit a decade low in fiscal year 2025, and some who remain are concerned that key institutional knowledge may have been lost, according to a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

  • March 30, 2026

    TD Bank Moves Funds' Suits Over Failed First Horizon Deal

    Toronto-based TD Bank has moved to New Jersey federal court two suits from hedge funds that invested in First Horizon Corp. alleging TD Bank is liable for their losses due to statements it made about the likelihood of regulatory approval of the banks' merger, arguing the suits both raise federal questions that belong in federal court.

  • March 30, 2026

    Full 11th Circ. Asked To Review SEC's $1M Penny Stock Award

    Spartan Securities and other defendants sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over an alleged penny stock fraud petitioned the Eleventh Circuit Monday for a full court rehearing of a panel decision affirming a $1 million judgment in favor of the SEC.

Expert Analysis

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2026 And Beyond

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    2026 will likely be shaped by issues ranging from artificial intelligence regulatory turbulence to potential evidence rule changes, and e-discovery professionals will need to understand how to effectively guide the responsible and defensible adoption of emerging tools, while also ensuring effective safeguards, say attorneys at Littler.

  • Where States Jumped In When SEC Stepped Back In 2025

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    The state regulators that picked up the slack when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission scaled back enforcement last year should not be underestimated as they continue to aggressively police areas where the SEC has lost interest and probe industries where SEC leadership has actively declined to intervene, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • What's On Deck In Tribal Nations' Prediction Markets Litigation

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    Native American tribes' response to the expansion of sports-based prediction markets enters a decisive phase this year, with appellate courts positioned to address whether federal commodities law permits nationwide offering of sports-based event contracts free from state and tribal gaming regulation, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • Reviewing Historical And Recent NYDFS Blockchain Guidance

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    An industry letter released in the fall by the New York State Department of Financial Services, together with guidance issued over the past decade, signals a heightened regulatory expectation for covered institutions regarding the use of blockchain analytics and requires review, says Nicole De Santis at Nomadis Consulting.

  • SEC Virtu Deal Previews Risks Of Nonpublic Info In AI Models

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent settlement with Virtu Financial Inc. over alleged failures to safeguard customer data raises broader questions about how traditional enforcement frameworks may apply when material nonpublic information is embedded into artificial intelligence trading systems, says Braeden Anderson at Gesmer Updegrove.

  • Series

    Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice

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    Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Samuel A. Thumma writes that generative artificial intelligence tools offer a profound opportunity to enhance access to justice and engender public confidence in courts’ use of technology, and judges can seize this opportunity in five key ways.

  • Examining Privilege In Dual-Purpose Workplace Investigations

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    The Sixth Circuit's recent holding in FirstEnergy's bribery probe ruling that attorney-client privilege applied to a dual-purpose workplace investigation because its primary purpose was obtaining legal advice highlights the uncertainty companies face as federal circuit courts remain split on the appropriate test, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • Hot Topics For Family Offices In 2026

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    For family offices, the throughline of 2026 is disciplined readiness, as navigating impact from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and platform maturation will be necessary to preserve flexibility and enhance client outcomes, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Opinion

    The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit

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    Champions for improved judicial administration should reject the unfounded criticisms driving recent Senate proposals to divide the Ninth Circuit and instead seek to replicate the court's unique strengths and successes, says Ninth Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace.

  • Banking M&A Outlook Reflects Favorable Regulatory Climate

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    The banking mergers and acquisitions environment is starting 2026 with a rare alignment of favorable market conditions and a more permissive regulatory atmosphere, creating a clear window for banks to pursue transformative combinations and shape the competitive landscape, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

  • ERISA Litigation Trends To Watch With 2025 In The Rearview

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    There were significant developments in Employee Retirement Income Security Act litigation in 2025, including plaintiffs pushing the bounds of sponsor and fiduciary liability and defendants scoring district court wins, and although the types of claims might change, ERISA litigation will likely be just as active in 2026, say attorneys at Groom Law.

  • 2025's Defining AI Securities Litigation

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    Three securities litigation decisions from 2025 — involving General Motors, GitLab and Tesla — offer a preview of how courts will assess artificial intelligence-related disclosures, as themes such as heightened regulatory scrutiny and risk surrounding technical claims are already taking shape for the coming year, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • Series

    Mass. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4

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    Among the most significant developments on the banking regulation front in Massachusetts last quarter, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced her bid for reelection, and the state Division of Banks continued its fintech focus by finalizing rules implementing a new money transmitter law, say attorneys at Nutter.

  • Series

    Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

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    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

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