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 ...

The first of those was Sripetch v SEC, which did just what the argument suggested it would, validate the SEC’s ability to use ...

The decision, according to multiple white collar attorneys, does much to increase certainty in how to represent clients ...

As companies navigate the second half of 2026, several enforcement themes are emerging across the securities regulatory ...

A former senior Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement official told lawmakers Tuesday that the agency has “lost its way” on fairness in recent years and must adopt formal internal safeguards ...

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 SEC issued a rule amendment removing the enforcement director’s authority to issue formal orders of investigation. “This amendment is the result of the Commission’s experience with its nonpublic ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission dramatically pulled back on accounting and auditing enforcement last year after two years in a row of increases under former SEC chair Gary Gensler, according to ...

As discussed in depth in our recent LawFlash Crypto Clarity: SEC and CFTC Issue Comprehensive Crypto Asset Guidance – Part 1, on March 11, 2026, the SEC and CFTC announced a Joint Memorandum of ...

A sharp drop in enforcement activity at the US Securities and Exchange Commission comes at a time when the regulator is simultaneously emphasizing strong investor protection, creating a mixed signal ...