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SEC May 19, 2026

SEC Kills 50-Year Settlement Gag Rule

Chairman Atkins just gave every company fighting an SEC enforcement action a new weapon: the right to publicly deny while still settling.

AI May 13, 2026

SEC's 2026 Exam Question: Explain Your AI's Decision

SEC's 2026 priorities make AI explainability an exam item across advisers and broker-dealers. Black-box LLM compliance tools don't produce the trail.

Legal Apr 29, 2026

Arrested in Patagonia, Stericycle Finance Chief Faces June 1 FCPA Trial

DOJ charged Abraham Cigarroa Cervantes, former finance director of Stericycle's Latin America division, with two counts of conspiracy under the Foreign…

AI Apr 21, 2026

SEC Charged Nate Founder $42M for AI-Washing

SEC charged Nate founder Albert Saniger with $42M AI-washing fraud. A year later, AI-washing is bipartisan SEC priority — and a line item on every founder's pitch deck.

Deals Apr 15, 2026

Biogen Paid $5.6B for Apellis; Filing Confirms Deal Terms

Biogen paid $5.6B for Apellis, and a new SEC filing confirmed the deal details CEO Chris Viehbacher has been engineering: a company that doesn't grow on…

Deals Apr 14, 2026

Alamar Biosciences Files $159M IPO on 196% Revenue Growth

Alamar Biosciences wants $159 million from public markets, pricing 9.4 million shares at $15 to $17 apiece for a Nasdaq listing under "ALMR.

SEC Apr 9, 2026

Paid $2.4M to SEC: VC Fund Chief Settles Investor Fraud Claims

Nearly $2.4 million is the price a Florida-based VC fund chief agreed to pay the SEC to settle fraud claims.

SEC Apr 8, 2026

SEC Names Woodcock to Head 1,000-Person Enforcement Division

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins taps Gibson Dunn securities partner David Woodcock to lead the 1,000-person Enforcement Division, effective May 4, 2026.

Deals Apr 8, 2026

Merck Cut Terns Bid by $1B After Leukemia Data Missed

Merck cut its Terns offer from $7.7B to $6.7B after Phase 1 leukemia data disappointed. The rival bidder walked entirely.

SEC Apr 7, 2026

SEC's FY2025 Enforcement Take Was $2.7B, Not $17.9B

The SEC's FY2025 enforcement haul drops to $2.7B once you strip the Stanford Ponzi and parallel criminal proceeds from the $17.9B headline.

SEC Apr 7, 2026

SEC Paid $50M+ to One Whistleblower for Early Enforcement Tip

The SEC paid one whistleblower $50M+ for an early tip that triggered an enforcement action, implying at least $167M in underlying sanctions.