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Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides a stockholder with the ability to inspect a corporation’s stocklist.

For many years, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other administrative agencies have routinely issued subpoenas to employers requesting any and all documents in an employer's possession, custody or control sent or received by particular employees within a specified date range.

In continuation of the ongoing on-again, off-again injunction regarding enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) (see our prior blog post), on January 23, 2025 the United States Supreme Court issued a stay of the prior injunction from the Fifth Circuit.

The Supreme Court granted a review of a case that could settle a dispute regarding what prosecutors must prove to obtain an insider trading conviction.

Finally, as to JG Energy, Heritage argues Plaintiff cannot pursue a claim on its behalf, as JG Energy was engaged in intrastate business but never registered in California. Mot. at 6...

It has been settled law for some time now that the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement actions extends to liability determinations.

This is the third of four articles examining the scope of the Seventh Amendment jury trial right for civil defendants in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement actions.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will now address the question, "Are contractual no-hire provisions which are part of a services contract between sophisticated business entities enforceable under the law of this Commonwealth?"

If you own shares of a Delaware company that has been merged or consolidated, and believe that you have not been given fair value for your shares, then you may want to consider petitioning the Court of Chancery to appraise your shares.

In this video, David R. Chase, a former SEC Enforcement Attorney and for over the last 30 years as SEC defense attorney, explains what the SEC needs to prove to successfully bring an insider trading case. David also explains his strategic approach to defending insider trading investigations. If you are under investigation, for illegal insider trading, call David directly for a strictly confidential consultation at 800-760-0912 or www.securitiesfrauddefense.net.

This article discusses how recent decisions in New York approving nonmonetary settlements may lead to a shift of shareholder class actions from Delaware to New York.

Since the earliest days of our two predecessor firms, WilmerHale has played a leading role in historic events and landmark cases that have shaped the nation and left their mark across the globe.

Allison Burroughs, partner in the firm’s Litigation Department and a member of the Government Investigations and White Collar Crime practice group, published "Is death penalty ever worth the cost?" in The Boston Globe’s Opinion section on February 18.

Partner Lloyd Firth argues that Recommendation 44 from the Leveson Review—which mandates judge-only trials for serious and complex fraud—undermines defendants' rights and fails to provide meaningful relief to the Crown Court backlog...

In law practice, ethical questions can be blurry; the rules governing them should not be.

A ruling Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court in Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Hunt, No. 18-315, (Sup. Ct. May 13, 2019) means that whistleblowers proceeding without the Government ...

Seth Waxman was recently interviewed on CNN, "Trump Jury Selection in NY Hush Money Criminal Case," discussing the NY hush money criminal case jury selection, possible evidence disclosure...

During the course of a criminal case, victims often go unrepresented. In many instances, this lack of representation suits all parties: