Securities Class Action Filings–2023 Midyear Assessment
The number of securities class action filings increased in the first half of 2023.
SEC Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Activity—Year in Review: FY 2022
In fiscal year 2022, the SEC publicly disclosed 68 accounting and auditing enforcement actions, a 55% increase from the prior fiscal year.
Accounting Class Action Filings and Settlements—2022 Review and Analysis
The number of securities class action filings involving accounting allegations increased slightly in 2022 but remained below historical average.
Appraisal Litigation in Delaware—Trends in Petitions and Opinions, 2006–2022
Court-awarded premiums have also fallen sharply as court rulings have relied more on market evidence and deal price.
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Enforcement Activity—2022 Year in Review
PCAOB disclosed 29 disciplinary actions involving the performance of an audit and/or a firm’s system of quality control, up 61%.
Securities Class Action Filings—2022 Year in Review
The report found that plaintiffs filed 208 securities class action lawsuits in federal and state courts in 2022.
SEC Cryptocurrency Enforcement: 2022 Update
Under the new administration, the SEC has continued its role as one of the main regulators in the cryptocurrency space.
SEC Enforcement Activity: Public Companies and Subsidiaries—Fiscal Year 2022 Update
The SEC filed 68 enforcement actions against public companies and subsidiaries in the first full fiscal year of Chair Gary Gensler’s tenure.
Trends in Merger Investigations and Enforcement at the U.S. Antitrust Agencies: FY 2011–FY 2020
This update is the seventh in a series of annual reports that describe merger investigations and enforcement activity at the FTC and DOJ.
Trends in Large Corporate Bankruptcy and Financial Distress—Midyear 2022 Update
Following the spike in large corporate bankruptcy filings triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, filings in 2021 and the first half of 2022 fell to levels below historical averages.
Parallel Derivative Action Settlement Outcomes: 2021 Review and Analysis
The authors analyze outcomes of shareholder derivative actions associated with securities class action settlements between 2019 and 2021.
Securities Class Action Filings—2022 Midyear Assessment
Plaintiffs filed 110 new securities class action lawsuits in federal and state courts in the first half of 2022.
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