Securities

Securities Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on securities law and corporate governance. Coverage includes high-stakes shareholder litigation, government enforcement actions, and related policy developments.



Sign up for a 7-day FREE trial today!



Latest News in Securities

  • May 11, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court this past week handled a varied mix of settlement approvals, political office disputes, transaction fights, emergency injunction bids and questions over how far the court can go to preserve records for litigation outside Delaware.

  • May 08, 2026

    Boeing Can Appeal Class Cert. In 737 Max Investor Suit

    The Seventh Circuit is permitting Boeing to immediately challenge an Illinois federal judge's certification of a class of investors accusing it of misrepresenting the 737 Max 8 jets' safety after a pair of deadly crashes, according to an order filed Thursday.

  • May 08, 2026

    Exxon Asks For Midtrial Judgment In Investor Class Action

    Exxon Mobil Corp. filed a motion midtrial claiming that no reasonable jury could find that the energy giant breached securities laws with its representations of how much money some of its operations were making, saying that investors' class action claims failed as a matter of law.

  • May 08, 2026

    Ex-CEO To Pay SEC $1.6M Over Cannabis Biz Fraud Claims

    A California businessman accused of running a Ponzi-like scheme with money clients gave him to invest in the cannabis industry will pay $1.6 million to end the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement action, according to a recently entered judgment.

  • May 08, 2026

    SEC Says Firms Ran $26M High-Yield Investment Fraud

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued a financial solutions firm and others in Florida federal court, accusing them of bilking investors out of $26 million by stealing funds that they had promised to invest in high-yield accounts.

See more Securities news

Securities

Areas of Coverage

  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • Self-regulatory organizations
  • State and international securities regulators
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Dodd-Frank Act
  • Employee Retirement Income Security Act
  • Investment Advisers Act
  • Investment Company Act
  • Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
  • Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  • Securities Act
  • Securities Exchange Act
  • Securities Investor Protection Act
  • International banking legislation and regulation
  • ENFORCEMENT
  • Fraud investigations
  • Insider trading charges
  • LITIGATION
  • Accounting and securities fraud suits
  • Shareholder class actions, including derivative suits
  • Suits over mortgage-backed securities, credit-default swaps, and other high-risk assets
  • Proxy battles and hostile takeover suits
  • Securities disputes in bankruptcy cases
  • ERISA suits
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of securities practices

Readership

  • Securities and white collar lawyers at top law firms
  • Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
  • Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
  • Policymakers at federal and state agencies
  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
  • Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
  • Attorney and law firm marketing professionals