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Recent Eleventh Circuit opinion highlights plaintiffs’ challenges in pleading plausible misstatements

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 15 2013

In a recent decision, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals dispelled any notion that motions to dismiss are less likely to be granted when

SEC chair asks staff to review cybersecurity disclosure practices at urging of Senator Rockefeller

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 13 2013

In a letter responding to a request by Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, Chairman Mary Jo White of the U.S

No more beating around the bush: the Seventh Circuit finally adopts the Moench presumption

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 30 2013

In multiple preceding cases, the Seventh Circuit had noted the Moench presumption (which readers of this blog will know is named after the seminal

SEC enters into its first FCPA non-prosecution agreement

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 25 2013

On April 22, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had entered into a nonprosecution agreement (NPA) with Ralph Lauren Corp

SEC clarifies policy on suitability of social media for company announcements

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 3 2013

On April 2, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Report of Investigation and accompanying press release clarifying that a

SEC proposes Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (“Regulation SCI”)

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 2 2013

On March 8, 2013, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a release proposing new Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity

How hedge funds and private equity firms can manage Foreign Corrupt Practices Act risks

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 27 2013

In recent years, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have aggressively investigated and enforced both

SEC issues guidance update on social media filings by investment companies

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 18 2013

On March 15, 2013, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a guidance update to clarify the filing requirements for

First FCPA enforcement action of the year highlights government focus on high-risk industries and countries

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 8 2013

In the first Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action of the year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on February

Eleventh Circuit recognizes old news isn’t new news

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 7 2013

In securities class actions, plaintiffs must plead and prove that the defendants' alleged misstatements caused the stock price decline about which