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A Delaware Court of Chancery opinion issued last week calls into question the common practice of corporate boards approving draft merger agreements.Michael Holmes, Craig Zieminski, Jeff Crough, Christina Peterman

V&E Securities Litigation Update

March 4, 2024
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After more than three years of regulatory investigation and litigation, Robinhood Financial LLC (“Robinhood”) recently agreed to overhaul its digital engagement practices and pay a $7.5 million fine to settle charges with the Massachusetts Secretary of State Securities Division (the “MA Securities Division”) for violating the Massachusetts Uniform Securities Act, among other things, by employing certain “gamification” features into its phone-application based retail investment platform.

February 12, 2024
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On November 14, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published its 2023 annual enforcement report which revealed a continuation of 2022’s record-setting enforcement activity.

November 17, 2023
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Evaluating a broad spectrum of challenges raised by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently held that the SEC failed to provide a sufficient rationale to justify its Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization Rule (the “Final Rules”), rendering the Final Rules arbitrary and capricious.

November 16, 2023
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In this program, we focused on SEC developments affecting, and practical aspects of preparing for, public companies’ annual meetings and annual reports.
November 16, 2023
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Shareholder Litigation & Enforcement Partner Rebecca Fike joined Practising Law Institute's inSecurities Podcast to talk about insider trading, the SEC’s use of artificial intelligence and more.
November 16, 2023
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Recent enforcement actions brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) signal that the SEC is paying close attention to public company financial reporting and will continue to punish misleading accounting and non-GAAP disclosure practices.

V&E SEC Update

October 19, 2023
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Welcome to Vinson & Elkins’ Securities and ESG Updates. Our aim is to provide insights into notable developments in securities reporting and the environmental, social and governance space over the quarter.

October 12, 2023
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A recent Delaware Court of Chancery post-trial decision, In re Straight Path Communications, is another example of:

V&E Securities Litigation Update

October 9, 2023
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In this Lexology masterclass, Rebecca Fike, Jon Solorzano and Sarah Morgan discussed how companies can navigate the at-times challenging interplay between fiduciary duties and ESG priorities.
June 14, 2023
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Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Enforcement Division reemphasizes robust enforcement, robust remedies, and robust compliance as key priorities for the rest of 2023, while signaling an upcoming focus on private funds and enforcement sweeps for recordkeeping violations related to off-channel communications.

June 7, 2023
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On May 23, 2023, Rahul Kohlhatkar, Assistant Regional Director in the Division of Enforcement at the San Francisco Regional Office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), shared the stage with a group of leading experts in the securities enforcement field at the Securities Enforcement Forum West 2023.

June 7, 2023