Securities Law

SEC Reopens Comment Period for Proposed Rule on Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation

June 8, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today reopened the comment period on proposed rules for listing standards for recovery of erroneously awarded compensation, and staff of the Commission released a memo that contains additional analyses and data that… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges CohnReznick LLP and Three Partners with Improper Professional Conduct

June 8, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged audit firm CohnReznick LLP with improper professional conduct on engagements for two clients in 2017. The two clients, Sequential Brands Group, Inc. and Longfin Corp., previously were charged by the… Full report at: Read More

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Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC

June 7, 2022

SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Former Credit Rating Agency Charged with Disclosure and Internal Controls Failures Relating to Undisclosed Model Adjustments Read the full report at Read More

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LG Capital Funding, LLC., and Joseph I. Lerman, et. al

June 7, 2022

SEC Sues New York Based Firm and Its Managing Member for Acting as Unregistered Securities Dealers Read the full report at Read More

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SEC Charges New Jersey Software Company and Senior Employees with Accounting-Related Misconduct

June 7, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Bridgewater, NJ-based Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. and seven senior employees, including the former CFO, in connection with their roles related to long-running accounting improprieties that ran from… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Discuss Non-Traditional Accounting and Climate Disclosure on June 9

June 6, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee will hold a virtual public meeting on June 9 at 10 a.m. ET. The meeting will be webcast on the SEC website. The committee will host two panels, the first involving a… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Updates Electronic Filing Requirements

June 3, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it adopted amendments to require certain forms that currently are permitted to be filed or submitted in paper format to be filed or submitted electronically. The amendments also amend certain… Full report at: Read More

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Jennifer Campbell

June 2, 2022

SEC Charges Former CCO of Investment Adviser Who Misappropriated Funds Read the full report at Read More

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SEC Charges Global Steel Pipe Manufacturer with Violating Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

June 2, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Tenaris, a Luxembourg-based global manufacturer and supplier of steel pipe products, will pay more than $78 million to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)… Full report at: Read More

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Robert Samuel Shumake, Jr., et al

June 2, 2022

SEC Obtains Final Judgments Against Crowdfunding Issuer and Its CEO Read the full report at Read More

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