Ada Fernandez Johnson is a counsel in the firm’s Litigation Department, based in the Washington, D.C. office. Her practice focuses on representing ...
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Publications
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SEC Annual Report on Whistleblowers Shows Tips Received Leveling Off
20 November 2019
Arian M. June
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Ryan M. Kusmin
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SEC’s Division of Enforcement 2019 Annual Report Presents Strong Enforcement Results
7 November 2019
Kara Brockmeyer
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Arian M. June
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Julie M. Riewe
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Mary Jo White
, James B. Amler
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Ryan M. Kusmin
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Delaware Court of Chancery Sustains Failure to Monitor Caremark Claim
22 October 2019
Mark P. Goodman
, Maura Kathleen Monaghan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Paul D. Rubin
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Jacob W. Stahl
, Tara P. Ganapathy
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Law360: Drugmaker Fine Shows SEC's Renewed Disclosure Focus
30 August 2019
Law360
Andrew J. Ceresney
, Paul M. Rodel
, Paul D. Rubin
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Laura E. O'Neill
, Melissa B. Runsten
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SEC Charges Pharmaceutical Company for Violation of Regulation FD, Reinforcing Need to Establish Policies for Handling Material Non-Public Information
23 August 2019
Andrew J. Ceresney
, Paul M. Rodel
, Paul D. Rubin
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Laura E. O'Neill
, Melissa B. Runsten
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Corporate Disputes: Remedies and Damages in Securities Litigation
12 June 2019
Corporate Disputes
Ada Fernandez Johnson
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U.S. Supreme Court Sides with SEC in Interpreting “Scheme Liability”
29 March 2019
Kara Brockmeyer
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Matthew E. Kaplan
, Maeve O'Connor
, Julie M. Riewe
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Mary Jo White
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Ryan M. Kusmin
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Insider Trading & Disclosure Update - Volume 5, Issue 1
28 February 2019
Matthew E. Kaplan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Mark D. Flinn
, Laura E. O'Neill
, Jonathan C. Miu
, Benjamin R. Pedersen
, Jonathan M. DeMars
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Tenth Circuit Affirms SEC's Extraterritorial Reach
29 January 2019
Kara Brockmeyer
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Matthew E. Kaplan
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Julie M. Riewe
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Mary Jo White
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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SEC Announces Record-Breaking Year for Whistleblower Program
26 November 2018
Andrew J. Ceresney
, Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Andrew M. Levine
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Mary Jo White
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Arian M. June
, Ryan M. Kusmin
, Katherine L. Nelson
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SEC’s Division of Enforcement Issues 2018 Annual Report
5 November 2018
Kara Brockmeyer
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Andrew M. Levine
, Julie M. Riewe
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Mary Jo White
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, James B. Amler
, Arian M. June
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Insider Trading & Disclosure Update - Vol. 4, Issue 1
October 2018
Matthew E. Kaplan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Mark D. Flinn
, Laura E. O'Neill
, Jonathan C. Miu
, Benjamin R. Pedersen
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SEC Sues Hedge Fund Adviser For Alleged Short-and-Distort Scheme
25 September 2018
Matthew E. Kaplan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Ryan M. Kusmin
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Supreme Court Holds Appointment of SEC’s In-House Judges Unconstitutional
25 June 2018
Kara Brockmeyer
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Julie M. Riewe
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Laura E. O'Neill
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Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Dodd-Frank’s Whistleblower Protections
22 February 2018
Kara Brockmeyer
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Julie M. Riewe
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Mary Jo White
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Arian M. June
, Ryan M. Kusmin
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Oral Downloads of Interview Memoranda to Government Regulators Waive Work Product Protection
15 December 2017
Kara Brockmeyer
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Julie M. Riewe
, Colby A. Smith
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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4th Circ. Deals Blow To Securities Fraud Plaintiffs
13 December 2017
Law360
Colby A. Smith
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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U.S. Supreme Court Strictly Interprets Three-Year Time Limit for Filing Section 11 Claims
28 June 2017
Maeve O'Connor
, Colby A. Smith
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Ryan M. Kusmin
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U.S. Supreme Court Holds SEC Disgorgement Is a Penalty Subject to a Five-Year Statute of Limitations
7 June 2017
Mary Jo White
, Kara Brockmeyer
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Julie M. Riewe
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Anna Moody
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Ninth Circuit Widens Split Over Application of Dodd-Frank’s Whistleblower Protections
13 March 2017
Andrew J. Ceresney
, Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Julie M. Riewe
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Arian M. June
, Mark D. Flinn
, Ryan M. Kusmin
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SEC Charges Exempt Reporting Adviser’s CCO for False Statements in Forms ADV
24 January 2017
Jonathan Adler
, Andrew M. Ahern
, Kenneth J. Berman
, Sally Gibson
, Geoffrey Kittredge
, Andrew M. Ostrognai
, Julie M. Riewe
, David J. Schwartz
, Rebecca F. Silberstein
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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SEC Brings Two Enforcement Actions Against Employers for Taking Steps to Impede Whistleblower Activity
20 January 2017
Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Julie M. Riewe
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Arian M. June
, Mark D. Flinn
, Ryan M. Kusmin
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Failure to Comply with Internal Corporate Processes and Policies May Violate Exchange Act Accounting Provisions
7 December 2016
Paul R. Berger
, Matthew E. Kaplan
, Alan H. Paley
, Colby A. Smith
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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Supreme Court’s Holding in Salman v. United States Leaves Many Important Questions Unanswered
7 December 2016
Paul R. Berger
, Matthew E. Kaplan
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Julie M. Riewe
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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SEC Exams Focus on Whistleblower Compliance by Investment Advisers and Brokers
26 October 2016
Kenneth J. Berman
, Jyotin Hamid
, Michael P. Harrell
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Julie M. Riewe
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Ryan M. Kusmin
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SEC Brings First Stand-Alone Anti-Retaliation Enforcement Action Under Dodd-Frank
4 October 2016
Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Mark D. Flinn
, Ryan M. Kusmin
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SEC Complaint Serves as Reminder to Carefully Consider Disclosure Obligations Relating to Government Investigations
23 September 2016
Matthew E. Kaplan
, Alan H. Paley
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Jil Simon
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Insider Trading & Disclosure Update - Vol. 3, Issue 1
August 2016
Matthew E. Kaplan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Mark D. Flinn
, Laura E. O'Neill
, Benjamin R. Pedersen
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Colby A. Smith
, Julie M. Riewe
, Paul R. Berger
, Robert B. Kaplan
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D.C. Circuit Upholds Constitutionality of SEC’s In-House Courts
12 August 2016
Paul R. Berger
, Matthew E. Kaplan
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Julie M. Riewe
, Colby A. Smith
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Laura E. O'Neill
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SEC Brings Action Against Employer for Agreements Requiring Employees to Waive Recovery if They Blow the Whistle
11 August 2016
Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Ryan M. Kusmin
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Eleventh Circuit Halts Parallel Federal Litigation Against the SEC’s In-House Judges
27 June 2016
Paul R. Berger
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Julie M. Riewe
, Colby A. Smith
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Laura E. O'Neill
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Eleventh Circuit Holds that SEC Claims for Disgorgement and Declaratory Relief are Subject to Five-Year Limitations Period
3 June 2016
Paul R. Berger
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Andrew M. Levine
, Julie M. Riewe
, Colby A. Smith
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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Recent Decisions Create Further Uncertainty on Question of Whether Internal Reporting Triggers Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Anti-Retaliation Protection
20 January 2016
Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Ryan M. Kusmin
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Insider Trading & Disclosure Update - Vol. 2, Issue 2
December 2015
Matthew E. Kaplan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Jil Simon
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SEC Settles Action Concerning Adequacy of Policies to Prevent Dissemination of Material Nonpublic Information
2 December 2015
Paul R. Berger
, Kenneth J. Berman
, Matthew E. Kaplan
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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Second Circuit Creates Circuit Split on the Question of Whether Internal Reporting Triggers Whistleblower Anti-Retaliation Protection Under Dodd-Frank
11 September 2015
Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Ryan M. Kusmin
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SEC Brings First-of-Its-Kind Action for Confidentiality Agreement that Discourages Whistleblowing
6 April 2015
Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Ryan M. Kusmin
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SEC Brings First-of-Its-Kind Enforcement Action for Agreement that Interferes with Whistleblowing
April 2015
FCPA Update - Vol. 6, No. 9
Mary Beth Hogan
, Jyotin Hamid
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Ryan M. Kusmin
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Dropped Herbalife Insider Case Leaves Questions Unanswered
27 February 2015
Law360
Matthew E. Kaplan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Morgan J. Hayes
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Judiciary Scrutiny of Deferred Prosecution Agreements: The Latest Chapter
February 2015
FCPA Update - Volume 6, No. 7
Andrew M. Levine
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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Allergan Fuels Tension Over Schedule 13D Disclosure
23 February 2015
Law360
Matthew E. Kaplan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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Citigroup Fallout And SEC’s Strategic Resource Allocations
17 February 2015
Law360
Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Laura E. O'Neill
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Insider Trading & Disclosure Update - Vol. 2, Issue 1
January 2015
Matthew E. Kaplan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Steven J. Slutzky
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Second Circuit Speaks On Source Of Duty For Insider Trading And Scope Of Disgorgement Remedy
January 2015
Financial Fraud Law Report
Matthew E. Kaplan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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Third Circuit Affirms Enforceability of Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements for Whistleblower Claims Under Dodd-Frank
17 December 2014
Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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Second Circuit Restores Teeth to Insider Trading Personal Benefit Requirement
11 December 2014
Paul R. Berger
, Helen V. Cantwell
, Mark P. Goodman
, Matthew E. Kaplan
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Andrew M. Levine
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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Inside 2nd Circ Ruling on Overseas Whistleblower
21 August 2014
Law360
Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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Second Circuit Holds Whistleblower Anti-Retaliation Provision Does Not Apply Extraterritorially
19 August 2014
Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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Heads of SEC Whistleblower Office and FCPA Unit Warn against Interference with Potential Whistleblowers
June 2014
Financial Fraud Law Dept
Paul R. Berger
, Andrew M. Levine
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Ryan M. Kusmin
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Insider Trading & Disclosure Update - Vol. 1, No. 1
July 2014
Matthew E. Kaplan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Steven J. Slutzky
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FCPA Update
June 2014, Vol. 5, No. 11
Paul R. Berger
, Andrew M. Levine
, Colby A. Smith
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Karolos Seeger
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Supreme Court Upholds “Fraud on the Market” Presumption But Allows Evidence of Lack of Price Impact at the Class Certification Stage
24 June 2014
Gary W. Kubek
, Maeve O'Connor
, Edwin G. Schallert
, Colby A. Smith
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Elliot Greenfield
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SEC Brings First Anti-Retaliation Enforcement Action under Dodd-Frank
19 June 2014
Jyotin Hamid
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Ryan M. Kusmin
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Second Circuit Defers to SEC in Overturning District Court’s Rejection of Settlement with “Neither Admit or Deny” Language
5 June 2014
Andrew M. Levine
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Paul R. Berger
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Colby A. Smith
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, David Sarratt
, Ryan M. Kusmin
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Second Circuit Further Limits Securities Claims Based on the Purchase of Foreign Securities
8 May 2014
Gary W. Kubek
, Maeve O'Connor
, Edwin G. Schallert
, Colby A. Smith
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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SEC Warns Against Interference with Potential Whistleblowers
6 May 2014
Kenneth J. Berman
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Jyotin Hamid
, Michael P. Harrell
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Ryan M. Kusmin
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FCPA Update
April 2014, Vol. 5, No. 9
Andrew M. Levine
, Paul R. Berger
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Ryan M. Kusmin
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Head of SEC Whistleblower Office Warns against Interference with Potential Whistleblowers
24 April 2014
Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Ryan M. Kusmin
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SEC Focuses on “Gatekeepers” in Recent Enforcement Actions
23 April 2014
Alan H. Paley
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Ryan M. Kusmin
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Supreme Court Gives SOX Whistleblower Provision Expansive Reading
7 March 2014
Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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SDNY Holds Anti-Retaliation Provision of Dodd-Frank Does Not Apply Extraterritorially
24 October 2013
Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Colby A. Smith
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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Circuit Court Adopts Narrow Interpretation of Anti-Retaliation Provision of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Rules
October 2013
Financial Fraud Law Report
Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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The Vilar Decision: Second Circuit Curtails the Territorial Reach of Criminal Liability under Section 10(b)
October 2013
Wall Street Lawyer
Paul R. Berger
, Matthew E. Kaplan
, Colby A. Smith
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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Second Circuit Curtails the Territorial Reach of Criminal Liability under Section 10(b)
6 September 2013
Paul R. Berger
, Matthew E. Kaplan
, Colby A. Smith
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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Circuit Court Adopts Narrow Interpretation of Anti-Retaliation Provision of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Rules
19 July 2013
Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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SEC Enforcement Action Targets Advisers to Private Equity Funds
15 March 2013
Paul R. Berger
, Kenneth J. Berman
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Mark P. Goodman
, Michael P. Harrell
, Shannon Rose Selden
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SEC 2013 Examination Priorities Focus on Private Fund Sponsors
5 March 2013
Kenneth J. Berman
, Michael P. Harrell
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Shannon Rose Selden
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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Supreme Court Rejects Application of the Discovery Rule to Penalty Actions Brought under 28 U.S.C. 2462
28 February 2013
Paul R. Berger
, Colby A. Smith
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Bruce E. Yannett
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A Good Way to Level the Playing Field in SEC Civil Actions
8 January 2013
Law360
Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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Fund Directors Charged in Recent SEC Enforcement Case Targeting Valuation
14 December 2012
Paul R. Berger
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Mark P. Goodman
, Shannon Rose Selden
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Insider Trading Plans in Spotlight Again
3 December 2012
Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Matthew E. Kaplan
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Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Provision And Court's Broad Interpretation
27 October 2012
The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation
Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, John S. Kiernan
, Colby A. Smith
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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Court's Broad Interpretation of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Provision Could Prompt More Employee Claims
2 October 2012
Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Colby A. Smith
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Jyotin Hamid
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Issues In Leshinsky And Asadi
25 July 2012
Law360
Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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SEC 'Obey-the-Law' Injunctions Held Invalid
23 July 2012
The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation
Paul R. Berger
, Colby A. Smith
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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Dodd-Frank’s New Whistleblower Protections: Guidance on Extraterritoriality and Retroactivity
17 July 2012
Jyotin Hamid
, Mary Beth Hogan
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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The Eleventh Circuit Casts Doubts On 'Obey The Law' Injunctions
July 2012
INSIGHTS
Paul R. Berger
, Colby A. Smith
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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FCPA Update
June 2012, Vol.3, No.11
Paul R. Berger
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Colby A. Smith
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Karolos Seeger
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SEC 'Obey-The-Law' Injunctions Held Invalid
22 June 2012
FCPA Professor blog
Paul R. Berger
, Colby A. Smith
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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SEC “Obey-The-Law” Injunctions Held Invalid
8 June 2012
Paul R. Berger
, Colby A. Smith
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Bruce E. Yannett
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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The SEC Sharpens Its Talons in No-Fault Clawback Actions
23 November 2011
The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation
Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
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Director’s Failure to Investigate “Red Flags” Prompts SEC Enforcement Action That Should Serve as Warning to All Outside Directors
24 May 2010
Colby A. Smith
, Paul R. Berger
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, John B. Missing
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The Private Equity Report
Winter 2008
Franci J. Blassberg
, My Chi To
, Kevin Rinker
, Michael Diz
, Alan J. Davies
, James A. Kiernan III
, E. Drew Dutton
, Peter J. Loughran
, Margaret Andrews Davenport
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Ada Fernandez Johnson
, Nicholas F. Potter
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