Changes to the Revolving Door: Trump’s Ethics Executive Order
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 01.30.17
On January 28, 2017, President Trump issued an executive order setting forth the ethics restrictions for its executive agency appointees. These restrictions, discussed more fully in our blog post, are simultaneously more restrictive and less restrictive than their 2009 Obama counterparts, and appear to be more focused on appointees’ conduct following their exit from Government rather than on their conduct preceding and during their appointments.
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Client Alert | 2 min read | 11.14.24
SEC ESG Enforcement Is Still Alive
On November 8, 2024 the SEC announced a settled enforcement action against Invesco Advisers, Inc. for making misleading statements about its integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into the firm’s investment decisions. Invesco agreed to pay a $17.5 million civil penalty to settle the matter. This enforcement action makes it clear that, even though the SEC dissolved its ESG Task Force, the Commission continues to monitor firms’ statements and representations for misleading statements about ESG.
Client Alert | 8 min read | 11.12.24
Client Alert | 3 min read | 11.11.24
Allegations of a Litany of Lyin’: Penn State Settles Claims of Cybersecurity Noncompliance
Client Alert | 1 min read | 11.08.24
A Common-Sense Change to the Continuous SAM Registration Requirement at FAR 52.204 7