The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Gurbir S. Grewal has been appointed Director of the Division of Enforcement, effective July 26, 2021. Grewal currently serves as Attorney General for the State of New Jersey, a role he has held… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law […]
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SEC Charges San Francisco Bay Area Finance Employee and Friend With Insider Trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled insider trading charges against Bay Area finance employee Mounir N. Gad and his friend Nathan E. Guido. According to the SEC’s orders against Gad and Guido, Gad worked for a Northern… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call […]
SEC Appoints New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal as Director of Enforcement
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Gurbir S. Grewal has been appointed Director of the Division of Enforcement, effective July 26, 2021. Grewal currently serves as Attorney General for the State of New Jersey, a role he has held… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law […]
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? […]
SEC Issues Whistleblower Awards Totaling Nearly $5.3 Million
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced awards of nearly $5.3 million to whistleblowers who provided information and assistance in separate enforcement proceedings. In the first order, the SEC awarded a whistleblower nearly $4 million for… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita & […]
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, […]
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 […]
Renee Jones to Join SEC as Director of Corporation Finance; John Coates Named SEC General Counsel
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Renee Jones has been appointed Director of the Division of Corporation Finance. John Coates, the Division’s current Acting Director, has been named SEC General Counsel. Both appointments are… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita & […]
SEC Charges Dentist-Turned-Investment Adviser for Three Separate Frauds
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Edgar M. Radjabli of Boca Raton, Florida, and two entities he controlled for engaging in three separate securities frauds of escalating size. The SEC’s complaint alleges that Radjabli, formerly a… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita […]
