Month: June 2021

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Morgan Stanley Forcing You Back to the Office?

Maybe it is time to transition or to go independent.  Call the broker transition lawyers at Sallah Astarita & Cox for a free consultation.  212-509-6544  The Securities Law Blog is a service of SECLaw.com, and Mark Astarita, a national securities lawyer with the law firm of Sallah Astarita & Cox, […]

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Silicon Valley Insider Trading Ring Charged

The SEC has announced insider trading charges against a Silicon Valley trading ring whose members generated nearly $1.7 million in illegal profits and losses avoided by trading on the confidential earnings information of two local technology companies. According to the SEC’s complaint, Nathaniel Brown, who served as the revenue recognition […]

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SEC Charges Issuer With Cybersecurity Disclosure Controls Failures

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against real estate settlement services company First American Financial Corporation for disclosure controls and procedures violations related to a cybersecurity vulnerability that… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita & Cox at 212-509-6544. The Securities […]

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SEC Awards Approximately $3 Million to Two Whistleblowers

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced an aggregate award of approximately $3 million to two whistleblowers whose information and assistance led to a successful SEC enforcement action. The whistleblowers separately and independently provided SEC staff with valuable information and ongoing assistance, which included participating in multiple interviews with the staff […]

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SEC Announces Annual Regulatory Agenda

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs today released the Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The report, which includes contributions related to the Securities and Exchange Commission, lists short- and long-term… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita & Cox […]