Yesterday, Chair Gary Gensler and Investor Advocate Rick Fleming hosted a roundtable discussion with the students and faculty of the University of Texas at Arlington’s Department of Finance and Real Estate. Students presented on diversity and disclosure… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita […]
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SEC Awards More Than $1 Million to Whistleblower
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $1 million to a whistleblower whose information and assistance led to multiple successful SEC enforcement actions. The whistleblower provided SEC staff with valuable… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita & Cox at […]
SEC Charges ICO Issuer and CEO With Fraud and Unregistered Securities Offering
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Loci Inc. and its CEO John Wise for making materially false and misleading statements in connection with an unregistered offer and sale of digital asset securities.… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita & Cox […]
SEC Obtains Asset Freeze Against Offshore Fund and Its Operators
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has filed an emergency action charging an offshore fund and two individuals with engaging in a fraudulent scheme, and obtained an asset freeze to safeguard remaining investor funds at risk of… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? […]
Regulators Offer Free Resource to Securities Firms to Assist in Addressing Financial Exploitation of Seniors
In recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced a new resource… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita & Cox at […]
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 […]
James Sallah as Receiver, Gets Value for Defrauded Investors
When James Sallah of Sallah Astarita & Cox, LLC was appointed the receiver for a software company that had been raided by the FBI it had nothing, but software. Rather than putting the company into bankruptcy, which would virtually ensure that the investors would receive nothing, Sallah used a little-known […]
Sallah Astarita & Cox Announces Jeffrey Cox Teaching Appointment
Sallah Astarita & Cox, LLC is pleased to announce that founding partner, Jeffrey L. Cox, will be co-teaching a course entitled “White Collar Crime” as an Adjunct Professor at Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Law this upcoming Fall semester. Mr. Cox’s teaching will be based on his more than […]
SEC Awards $22 Million to Two Whistleblowers
The SEC announced awards totaling approximately $22 million to two whistleblowers whose information and assistance was of crucial importance to successful SEC enforcement actions brought against a financial services firm. The first whistleblower received an award of $18 million, while the second whistleblower received a $4 million award. The larger […]
Broker Sells His Book, then Solicits his Clients
Well, this is a new one for me. I have been representing brokers and firms in transition deals for decades and have never seen this allegation. According to an article at Advisor Hub, there is a lawsuit pending where there are claims that a broker-sold his book of business to […]
