Published Works

On June 22, 2020, a ruling by The U.S. Supreme Court placed new limits on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) practice around disgorgement – which forces defendants to surrender profits obtained through fraud as part of its enforcement of investor-protection laws in federal courts. According to the ruling, while the SEC can continue to…

Despite the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the country and the economy, on June 30, 2020, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) chose to move forward and implement Regulation Best Interest (“Reg BI”), under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Shortly, thereafter, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) issued its own…