The FCPA, option backdating and insider trading were again the key themes in securities litigation. DOJ continued a high profile and potentially politically charged FCPA inquiry, while the SEC filed a settled options backdating case and the Commission brought two …

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In the Spring 2007, the SEC’s Enforcement Division formed a subprime task force as the market crises deepened. Initially, Chairman Cox told Congress that the SEC is investigation whether sellers of portfolios of subprime mortgages packed into securities provided proper …

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