
Kit Addleman
Partner
Expertise
- Corporate
- Corporate Governance
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
- Government Enforcement and Litigation
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Texas, U.S.A.
Assessing the SEC's FY 2018 Enforcement Results
Haynes and Boone, LLP, November 2018
The SEC’s Division of Enforcement recently issued itsannual reportdetailing enforcement activities, statistics, and changes made in the past fiscal year (“FY 2018”). The report discusses several significant developments in the SEC enforcement landscape, including the creation of new task forces, first-of-their kind enforcement actions, and the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision inKokesh v. SEC, 137 S. Ct. 1635 (2017)...
Appointed Not Hired: The Supreme Court Rules on the SEC’s Administrative Law Judges
Haynes and Boone, LLP, June 2018
On June 21, in its much-anticipated decision inLucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the SEC’s Administrative Law Judges (“ALJs”) are officers under the Constitution’s Appointments Clause. The decision requires that, moving forward, SEC ALJs be constitutionally appointed rather than hired like other employees...
SEC Brings First Enforcement Action Against a Public Company for Failing to Disclose Data Breach
Haynes and Boone, LLP, May 2018
On April 24, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) announced its first enforcement action against a public company for failing to disclose a data breach. In a settled cease-and-desist order, the SEC imposed a $35 million civil penalty against Altaba Inc., formerly known as Yahoo! Inc...
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