Reed Smith LLP | USA | 23 Jun 2014
On June 23, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its much-anticipated decision in Halliburton Co., et al. V. Erica P. John Fund, Inc…
Reed Smith LLP | USA | 19 Jun 2014
Earlier this week, J. Bradley Bennett, Executive Vice-President, Enforcement for FINRA, spoke at a gathering hosted by SIFMA's Compliance & Legal…
Reed Smith LLP | USA | 5 Jun 2014
The long legal battle over the SEC's neither-admit-nor-deny settlement policy has finally come to an end. On June 4, 2014, the Second Circuit issued…
Reed Smith LLP | USA | 28 Apr 2014
For the second time in as many months, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance ("Corp Fin") has issued a…
Reed Smith LLP | USA | 14 Mar 2014
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance ("Corp Fin") recently updated its guidance concerning how it will…
Reed Smith LLP | USA | 6 Mar 2014
The United States Supreme Court yesterday heard oral argument in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. In that much-watched case, Halliburton…
Reed Smith LLP | USA | 13 Jan 2014
In January 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced a new cooperation initiative intended to encourage and incentivize…
Reed Smith LLP | USA | 11 Oct 2013
Mary Jo White promised Congress she would pursue a "bold and unrelenting" enforcement program as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission…
Reed Smith LLP | USA | 11 Jul 2013
On July 2, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacated a rule promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")…
Reed Smith LLP | USA | 5 Jul 2013
After several weeks of anticipation, the SEC's Division of Enforcement announced July 2 three new special initiatives: a Microcap Fraud Task Force, a…