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Webcasts November 18, 2025
Webcast: Financial Reporting Issues and Securities Enforcement
As the first year of the second Trump administration draws to a close, public companies and accounting firms face uncertainty …
Webcasts November 4, 2025
Webcast: The New SEC: New Director and Enforcement
This year has ushered in significant changes at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and in SEC enforcement. The shifts …
Client Alert September 29, 2025
SEC Resets Stated Waiver Policy: Commission to Simultaneously Consider Enforcement Settlements and Collateral Waivers
The policy change will enable entities considering settlement of a Commission enforcement action to make a decision fully informed of the collateral regulatory consequences of a settlement.
Client Alert September 22, 2025
SEC’s Newest Task Force Takes Cross-Border Aim
The SEC’s new Cross-Border Task Force and recent enforcement history signal sustained, and likely escalating, cross-border scrutiny, particularly for China and Hong Kong based issuers, Chinese auditing firms, and firms that work on China-related deals.
Client Alert September 9, 2025
State Securities Regulators Announce New Initiative to Increase Enforcement Investigations of Broker-Dealers
Gibson Dunn will monitor closely the new NASAA Broker-Dealer Inspections & Compliance (BDIC) initiative as it undertakes its “ambitious agenda” beginning with several new multi-state investigations.
Article September 4, 2025
Reforming SEC’s Wells Process Can Promote Transparency, Fairness
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement division has long protected US markets by rooting out fraud and other misconduct. But despite many changes in the enforcement function, the Wells process—the mechanism through which prospective respondents are given notice of potential charges and allowed to explain why action is unwarranted—remains largely the same
Client Alert August 30, 2025
Texas Court Blocks Enforcement of New Texas Proxy Advisor Law Against ISS and Glass Lewis
In ISS’ and Glass Lewis’ challenges to a new Texas law that imposes disclosure obligations on proxy advisory firms related …
Article August 19, 2025
Gibson Dunn Lawyers Examine Executive Perks Disclosure for Law360
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently held a roundtable to consider reform of disclosure requirements on executive compensation and perquisites, and the agency has signaled a shift in overall enforcement priorities.