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“Scheme liability” theory advocated before U.S. Supreme Court

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • July 20 2007

Three former commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission, William Donaldson, Harvey Goldschmid and Arthur Levitt filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the matter of Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC v. Scientific-Atlanta Inc., et al., case number 06-43, advocating a theory of “scheme liability” for companies that engage in transactions that facilitate securities fraud by another issuer, in this case a cable television company, Charter Communications, Inc. that paid additional fees to cable box vendors in exchange for agreements by such vendors to buy advertising from the company, allegedly permitting it to overstate revenues and defraud shareholders

SEC concludes children’s book company case

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 26 2010

The Commission settled with the two remaining defendants in SEC v. Winning Kids, Inc., Civil Action No. 10-CV-80186 (S.D. Fla. Filed Jan. 29, 2010) (here

Show me the money just make sure I know the risk

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 31 2011

With stadium and arena projects slated to launch in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Edmonton, and many other cities across North America, sports leagues, teams, and municipalities are increasingly asking banks to "Show Me the Money!"

Using the internet to your company's advantage in defending against a whistleblower action

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 29 2011

The wide dissemination of news on the Internet through “new media” online sites such as the Huffington Post, well recognized blogs like the Drudge Report, or social media sites such as Twitter is changing how we get our news today

Insider trading, aggressive enforcement and baseball

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 28 2011

Insider trading is a key area of focus for SEC Enforcement

SEC investor alert: social media and investing - avoiding fraud

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 12 2012

The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy has issued an Investor Alert to help investors be better aware of fraudulent investment schemes that may involve social media

General counsel update: 31 May 2012

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Argentina, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 31 2012

This is the twenty-ninth in our series of General Counsel Updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

SEC reminds investment advisers of social media risks; charges an investment adviser for abuse of LinkedIn

  • Day Pitney LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2012

The SEC recently charged an Illinois-based investment adviser with offering to sell fictitious securities on LinkedIn

Social media fraudster causes knee jerk SEC reaction

  • Leonard, Street and Deinard
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 4 2012

The SEC recently commenced an enforcement action against a registered investment adviser who allegedly “offered more than $500 billion in fictitious securities through various social media websites."

Fraud, bribery and corruption

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom, USA
  • -
  • May 4 2012

David Green CB QC has started his role as the new Director of the SFO

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