Showing posts with label Liu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Liu. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Disgorgement Accounting After Liu v. SEC in Securities Enforcement Cases

From the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance - The Supreme Court’s landmark Liu v. SEC ruling curtails the SEC’s discretion in disgorgement remedies, limiting awards to a defendant’s “net profits” from wrongdoing. This shifts billions in settlement negotiations. But how should securities lawyers calculate these “net profits” in the wake of Liu? https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2023/08/30/disgorgement-accounting-after-liu-v-sec-in-securities-enforcement-cases/