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Nov 10, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Joshua M. Newville |Steven J Pearlman |Robert Pommer |Michael Guggenheim
Since 2015, the SEC has brought nearly two dozen enforcement actions for violations of the whistleblower protection rules under Rule 21F-17(a) against employers for actions taken to impede reporting to the SEC. The bulk of these actions have focused on language in employee-facing agreements that allegedly discouraged such reporting.
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Oct 18, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Robert Pommer |Joshua M. Newville |Steven J Pearlman |Michael Guggenheim
Since 2015, the SEC has brought nearly two dozen enforcement actions for violations of the whistleblower protection rules under Rule 21F-17(a) against employers for actions taken to impede reporting to the SEC.
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Oct 18, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Robert Pommer |Joshua M. Newville |Steven J Pearlman |Michael Guggenheim
Since 2015, the SEC has brought nearly two dozen enforcement actions for violations of the whistleblower protection rules under Rule 21F-17(a) against employers for actions taken to impede reporting to the SEC.
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Oct 18, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Joshua M. Newville |Steven J Pearlman |Robert Pommer |Michael Guggenheim
Steven J. Pearlman is a partner in the Labor & Employment Law Department and Co-Head of the Whistleblowing & Retaliation Group and the Restrictive Covenants, Trade Secrets & Unfair Competition Group. Steven’s practice covers the full spectrum of employment law, with a particular focus on defending companies against claims of employment discrimination, retaliation and harassment; whistleblower retaliation; restrictive covenant violations; theft of trade secrets; and wage-and-hour violations.
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Oct 18, 2023 | 
privateequitylitigation.com | Joshua M. Newville |Steven J Pearlman |Robert Pommer |Michael Guggenheim
Since 2015, the SEC has brought nearly two dozen enforcement actions for violations of the whistleblower protection rules under Rule 21F-17(a) against employers for actions taken to impede reporting to the SEC. The bulk of these actions have focused on language in employee-facing agreements that allegedly discouraged such reporting.
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Oct 18, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Joshua M. Newville |Steven J Pearlman |Robert Pommer |Michael Guggenheim
Since 2015, the SEC has brought nearly two dozen enforcement actions for violations of the whistleblower protection rules under Rule 21F-17(a) against employers for actions taken to impede reporting to the SEC. The bulk of these actions have focused on language in employee-facing agreements that allegedly discouraged such reporting.
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Aug 9, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Michael Guggenheim |Dina Noureldin
Increasing oversight of tech companies, particularly in the realm of consumer privacy, has been a rare example of bipartisan agreement. Despite data privacy being a growing concern for consumers, however, there has been relatively little federal policymaking. To counteract this lack of action, some states have stepped in to fill this void—and have enacted policies that could have large impacts on how businesses operate.
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Aug 9, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Michael Guggenheim
Increasing oversight of tech companies, particularly in the realm of consumer privacy, has been a rare example of bipartisan agreement. Despite data privacy being a growing concern for consumers, however, there has been relatively little federal policymaking. To counteract this lack of action, some states have stepped in to fill this void—and have enacted policies that could have large impacts on how businesses operate.
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Jul 18, 2023 | 
blockchainandthelaw.com | Robert Pommer |Jonathan E Richman |Joshua M. Newville |Michael Guggenheim
The SEC suffered a significant loss last week in its ongoing legal battle with Ripple over the XRP digital token. While the District Court held that Ripple’s initial sales of XRP to institutional investors constituted the sale of unregistered securities, it was a Pyrrhic victory as the court held that all other ways in which Ripple sold or distributed XRP did not involve the sale of unregistered securities.
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Jul 17, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Robert Pommer |Jonathan E Richman |Joshua M. Newville |Michael Guggenheim
Robert W. Pommer III is a partner in the Litigation Department and a member of Proskauer’s Securities Litigation, White Collar Defense & Investigations groups and the Asset Management Litigation team. Bob’s practice focuses on a broad range of securities-related enforcement and compliance issues. Robert W. Pommer III is a partner in the Litigation Department and a member of Proskauer’s Securities Litigation, White Collar Defense & Investigations groups and the Asset Management Litigation team.
