Month: January 2026

SEC in the Courts: SCOTUS to Review Disgorgement Powers (Again), District Court Upholds Follow-On Administrative Proceedings

2026 is off to a rousing start for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with two notable developments related to the agency’s civil enforcement authority. On January 8, the SEC won a constitutional challenge to its ability to seek industry bans through a follow-on administrative proceeding.[1] This is the […]

Featured in Law360: 2025’s Defining AI Securities Litigation

Law360 recently published an article authored by Cooley securities litigation attorneys analyzing three defining cases from 2025 that will shape how courts assess artificial intelligence (AI)-related disclosures moving forward. As the article explains, the “stakes are rising,” given that “AI-related securities filings doubled from seven in 2023 to 15 in […]