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SEC enforcement quarterly

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 24 2013

On March 15, 2013, the SEC announced a record setting insider trading settlement with CR Intrinsic Investors, a hedge fund advisory firm affiliated

Federal District Court bars repeat relator’s “opportunistic” action

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 23 2013

The United States District Court for Middle District of Tennessee recently dismissed a qui tam action with prejudice after finding that the relator's

FinCEN guidance on application of Bank Secrecy Act to virtual currencies

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 19 2013

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network recently issued guidance on how the Bank Secrecy Act applies to users, administrators and exchangers of

Anti-corruption quarterly newsletter

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 18 2013

Companies reaching settlement agreements with the government over alleged violations of the FCPA can no longer assume that federal district court

A onetwo punch: defendant wins summary judgment and class certification

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 12 2013

In an opinion that provides a lesson in class action procedure as well as new insight into California's Elder Abuse Act, a federal court in Chicago

FinCEN issues guidance on application of Bank Secrecy Act regulations to virtual currencies

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 26 2013

On March 18, 2013, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") issued guidance entitled "Application of FinCEN's Regulations to Persons

Eighth Circuit allows recovery by two whistleblowers on a claim that wasn’t part of the original suit

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 7 2013

Relators may be able to recover on claims additional to those they originally brought if the additional claims are closely related and would not

SEC releases report evaluating whistleblower program

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 11 2013

The SEC OIG recently released a report on the Dodd-Frank whistleblower program. The report, which describes in detail the internal process followed

When does the 2462 Statute of Limitations begin for fraud claims?

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 24 2013

There is a great deal of uncertainty over when an SEC civil claim sounding in fraud "first accrues" and thus triggers the five-year statute of

Another trial setback for the SEC

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 24 2013

On November 12, Bruce Bent, one of the few Wall Street leaders taken to trial for their actions during the financial crises, prevailed on all claims