Geoffrey Atkins and Amy Jane Longo Featured in Bloomberg Law Article on SEC Cross-Border Enforcement

Litigation & enforcement partners Geoffrey Atkins and Amy Jane Longo were featured in a Bloomberg Law article examining the SEC and FINRA’s intensified scrutiny of foreign issuers and fraud involving overseas companies listing on US exchanges.

Geoffrey underscored the broader policy backdrop, noting, “there’s been a wave of guidance and initiatives targeting conduct that purportedly harms American business interests, particularly when perpetrated by foreign actors.”

Amy, meanwhile, commented on the enforcement lens that is likely to dominate. “This area lines up nicely with the types of activity that this SEC has said it plans to pursue, in terms of potential harm to retail investors, bread-and-butter traditional anti-fraud measures,” she noted, pointing to the task force’s expected focus on classic fraud risks.

For more on the SEC’s Cross-Border Task Force, including its implications for market participants, read our recent client alert.