A critical mid-year update on the key litigation and enforcement actions shaping securities law in crypto, ESG, and SPACs.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has actively pursued significant enforcement actions for the first half of FY 2023, zeroing in on various violations within the securities industry.
Notably, the SEC has taken measures against unregistered cryptocurrency exchanges and securities offerings, while continuing to ramp up its enforcement efforts in the ESG space. Moreover, with cybersecurity breaches, market manipulation, artificial intelligence, and other emerging regulatory challenges on the horizon, it is crucial for industry participants to stay ahead of these developments to protect themselves and their investors.
Listen as distinguished securities practitioners Adrienna Huffman (The Brattle Group) and Joni S. Jacobsen (Dechert LLP) provide the audience with an in-depth analysis of the current state of securities litigation and enforcement. In this update, the speakers will provide insights on recent SEC actions, significant court rulings, and notable trends from the first half of 2023.
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Senior Associate Highly Experienced Securities Litigation Consultant at The Brattle Group, Inc.
Dr. Adrienna Huffman is a Senior Associate with The Brattle Group, where her expertise lies in capital markets and securities rules, particularly in the arena of financial reporting and disclosures. She conducts economic, financial and statistical analysis in the context of regulatory investigations, contract disputes, and commercial litigation. Prior to joining The Brattle Group, Dr. Huffman was an Assistant Professor at Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business. During her tenure there, she served as a visiting Financial Economist at the Securities & Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Economics and Risk Analysis.
Partner an and Co- chair of Securities and Commercial Litigation Practice at Dechert LLP
Joni S. Jacobsen, co-chair of the Securities and Complex Litigation practice group, defends publicly traded companies and their directors and officers when they become entangled in securities class action litigation, derivative litigation, SEC investigations and corporate governance disputes. Ranked in Chambers and The Legal 500 (U.S.), Ms. Jacobsen was named Among the Most Influential Women Lawyers in Chicago by Crain’s Chicago Business, and has been named to the Illinois Super Lawyers list for the last ten years, one of a select number of female attorneys recognized in the Securities Litigation section. For the past seven years she has been a Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School, her alma mater, where she teaches a seminar in Strategic Considerations in Securities Litigation. She also is a prolific author on securities litigation and corporate governance issues and frequently lectures on such topics.
