Melissa J. Anderson
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Articles
The blue sky is the limit for securities liability in Washington
USA - August 20 2013 Many state securities laws, known as blue sky laws, are patterned after Section 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. The interpretation of these…
Where there’s smoke, there’s FIRREA
USA - May 14 2013 Few can ignite a legal firestorm like U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York. Last week, in a mortgage fraud suit…
The SEC wants to know about your whistleblower policy
USA - December 18 2012 SEC Regional Office Director David Bergers recently emphasized the importance of a company's whistleblower policy when deciding whether to file an enforcement action against a company.
Fifth Circuit tells the SEC "time's up"
USA - August 14 2012 In SEC v. Bartek, filed August 7, 2012, the Fifth Circuit held that the discovery rule does not apply to 28 U.S.C. § 2462, the statute of limitations governing penalties in SEC civil enforcement actions, thus affirming a district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants.
Danielle P. Van Wert, Justin M. Lichterman, Lori Lynn Phillips.
