Should SEC hold securities lawyers accountable for bad advice?
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Aaron Nicodemus2022-03-07T21:33:00
A commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed establishing a minimum set of standards for lawyers advising public companies on securities law to combat a trend of “overzealous” representation.
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