"Several developments shaped the context for enforcement this year, including the government shutdown, persistently low ...

Material misrepresentations, omissions, and misuse of investor funds can give rise to securities fraud liability, regardless of the industry in ...

On February 24, 2026, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released updates to its Enforcement Manual (“Enforcement Manual”). 1 In doing so, the SEC reaffirmed its commitment to “fairness, ...

While the SEC has scaled back enforcement activities under Chair Paul Atkins, securities attorneys warn that, with private plaintiffs and states eager to fill the gap, corporate executives should not ...

This sidelined CFTC investigation is just the latest in a growing pattern: Enforcement of financial crimes is dropping in ...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under former Chair Gary Gensler took 52 enforcement actions between Oct. 1, 2024, and Trump's inauguration, the highest amount for an outgoing chair since ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement division director Margaret A. Ryan has resigned, the SEC said in a Monday press release, which did not provide a reason for her departure. The move ...

The regulator announced Monday (March 16) that Judge Margaret Ryan had stepped down as director of the Division of Enforcement. Principal Deputy Director Sam Waldon will now serve as the division’s ...

O'Melveny added D. Mark Cave as a partner in its White Collar Defense & Corporate Investigations Practice in Washington, D.C.

Enforcement cases brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fell more than 20% in the latest fiscal year as the regulator “recentered” its enforcement program, the agency said April 7.

Under SEC Chair Paul Atkins, the number of SEC enforcement actions against public companies has decreased by about 30%. Some past enforcement actions against cryptocurrency companies lacked clear ...

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins has indicated a strong distaste for regulation by enforcement. Municipal securities enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission have totaled just three so ...