The Law of the Financial Markets from Top Securities Lawyers
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
July 13, 2023 – In a landmark ruling, Judge Analisa Torres ruled that Ripple Labs did not violate federal securities law by selling its XRP token on public exchanges, however she also found that selling XRP directly to investors did violate the law. In a significant development, the Securities and […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA) today announced that its theme for April’s National Financial Capability Month is, “Investing for everyone.” All month long, SEC leadership and staff will promote… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities […]
New York has released additional guidance on recent rule amendments prepared by the Investor Protection Bureau (IPB) and adopted in 2020. Through these new rules, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has increased transparency for the public into the investment adviser representatives and securities issuers operating in New York state. […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it filed an emergency action against California-based real estate development company SiliconSage Builders LLC, aka Silicon Sage Builders, and its sole owner, Sanjeev Acharya, in connection with an alleged $119 million fraudulent offering. According to the SEC’s complaint, Silicon Sage Builders and […]
photo credit: Tim Reckmann Corona Impfung via photopin (license) The SEC announced charges against California-based biotechnology company Decision Diagnostics Corp. and its CEO, Keith Berman, with making false and misleading claims in numerous press releases that the company had laims in numerous press releases that the company had developed a […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced whistleblower awards in connection with three separate enforcement actions totaling over $3.6 million. In the first order, where the whistleblower was represented by Sallah Astarita & Cox, LLC, the SEC awarded a whistleblower over $1.8 million for providing significant information about a fraudulent […]
The SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation issued its Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2020 today. The report provides comprehensive data on the state of small business capital formation, a summary of the… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita & Cox at 212-509-6544.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the creation of the Security-Based Swaps Joint Venture, a collaborative venture among several SEC divisions and offices that will be responsible for coordinating functions related to the regulation… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita & Cox […]
A former South Florida Morgan Stanley Smith Barney broker’s decision to blow the whistle on alleged misconduct has resulted in an almost $1.8 million award from the Securities and Exchange Commission, which said the complaint helped uncover crucial evidence and claw back millions for investors. Represented by James Sallah of […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted today to approve the 2021 budget of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and the related annual accounting support fee. The 2021 PCAOB budget totals $287.3 million, an increase of… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita […]
