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Recent SEC Order Reiterates Need for Affirmative Whistleblower Exclusion

Trading Secrets

Since 2015, the SEC has brought at least 14 enforcement actions involving Exchange Rule 21F-17(a). The action arose because, between April 2015 and April 2019, Brinks used an employee confidentiality agreement that prohibited employees from disclosing confidential company information to any third party without Brinks’ prior written approval.

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Meeting of the Minds: The Price of Recklessness: Disgorgement of Pro?ts in a Post-Romag World

The IP Law Blog

This information or any portion thereof may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system without the express written consent of the American Bar Association or the copyright holder. When settlement discussions proved fruitless, Romag sued. Reproduced with permission.