The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s Division of Examinations (Division) announced its 2024 examination priorities (Exam Priorities) in October. In 10 years of priority announcements, this is by far the
Continue Reading SEC Division of Examinations 2024 PrioritiesSteven M. Malina
Steven M. Malina, a former Senior Attorney in the SEC’s enforcement branch, focuses his practice on a variety of litigation and regulatory matters with representations of financial services industry clients, hedge fund matters, and securities and general commercial litigation. He represents officers, directors, broker-dealers, investment advisors, commercial banks, investment banks, investment management firms, and public issuers in investigations and disciplinary proceedings initiated by the SEC, CFTC, FINRA, FDIC, NYSE, CBOE, CME, and state regulators. In addition, Steve represents clients in related investor class-action, derivative, and other litigation and arbitration. He has also conducted internal investigations on behalf of publicly traded companies and represented committees and executive officers in internal investigations. Steve has represented brokerage firms and their management in customer-initiated cases, and injunction and arbitration proceedings.
Prior to entering private practice, Steve served as First Vice President and Deputy Regional Counsel for a large financial corporation and was a Senior Attorney in the Branch of Enforcement of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Chief Information Security Officers in SEC Crosshairs: The SolarWinds Case
In a Halloween-eve move sure to send shivers down the spines of every public company’s CISO, on Oct. 30, the SEC filed a securities fraud complaint targeting SolarWinds’ CISO in…
Continue Reading Chief Information Security Officers in SEC Crosshairs: The SolarWinds CaseAssessment of the SEC’s Progress on Its 2023 Rulemaking Agenda
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s Spring 2023 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (the Agenda) forecast a busy fall for the regulator, with many of the 55 final…
Continue Reading Assessment of the SEC’s Progress on Its 2023 Rulemaking AgendaSEC Finalizes Cyber Rules for Public Companies: What You Need to Know
On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted the long-awaited final rule requiring that public companies disclose information about cybersecurity incidents within four business days of determining…
Continue Reading SEC Finalizes Cyber Rules for Public Companies: What You Need to KnowSEC Announces 2023 Examination Priorities
On Feb. 7, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations announced its 2023 examination priorities. The announcement focuses on six different categories.
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Continue Reading SEC Announces 2023 Examination PrioritiesSEC Issues Proposed Cyber Rule, Including 48-Hour Breach Reporting Requirement
On Feb. 9, 2022, the SEC released its long-awaited proposed cybersecurity rule, and there’s a lot to unpack. As GT reported previously, the SEC increased enforcement of cybersecurity…
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2021 SEC Examination Priorities for Securities Industry Registrants
The Division of Examinations (the Division) (formerly known as the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, or OCIE) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its annual…
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Illinois Supreme Court Rules Annuities Are Not Securities Under Illinois Securities Act
On March 21, 2019, in Van Dyke v. Jesse White, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a long-awaited opinion relating to Illinois Securities Department authority to regulate annuities under the…
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