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Jenner & Block Secures Trial Victory for Chance the Rapper
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Recognition
Jenner & Block Named Law Firm of the Year, Earned Additional Honors Across Categories by The American Lawyer 2025 Industry Awards
Recognition
Recognition
Chicago Bar Association Names Jenner & Block Law Firm of the Year
Recognition
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News
Key Takeaways from SEC Settlement with China-Based Cloopen Group Limited
This week, the SEC filed settled fraud charges against Cloopen Group Limited, a China-based provider of cloud communications products and services, whose shares traded on the NYSE during the relevant period. According to the SEC’s Order, two of Cloopen’s senior managers engaged in a fraudulent scheme to recognize revenue prematurely on service contracts in order to meet quarterly sales targets. As a result, Cloopen’s total revenues were overstated by 4% in Q2 2021 and by 6% Q3 2021.
Key Takeaways from SEC Charges Against Former View CFO
On July 3, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) filed negligence-based charges against a California-based manufacturer of smart windows and its CFO for failing to disclose $28 million in warranty-related liabilities. Partners Jennifer Lee and Charles Riely, both of whom served as Assistant Directors in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, share insight into how the SEC’s Enforcement Division may be thinking through key issues:
On November 14, Partner Charles D. Riely is moderating the “Data Analytics and Compliance Programs” panel at the 2022 Financial Services RegTech and Regulatory Compliance Forum. The panel will discuss the best practices for providing data to regulators and understanding practical implications for firms’ use of data analytics.
Recognitions
Partner Charles Riely Named to Securities Docket’s 2025 Enforcement Elite List
Partner Charles Riely has once again been selected to join Securities Docket’s “Enforcement Elite” for 2025. This list recognizes the “best securities enforcement defense counsel in the industry.”
Partner Charles Riely Named to Securities Docket’s 2024 Enforcement Elite List
New York based Partner Charles Riely has been selected to join Securities Docket’s 2024 “Enforcement Elite.” This list recognizes the “best securities enforcement defense counsel in the industry.”
The 2021 edition of The Legal 500 United States recognizes Jenner & Block in 24 national practice categories. Of those, the firm received a Tier-1 ranking in the Copyright, Native American Law, and Telecoms and Broadcast (Regulatory) categories.
Publications
Partners Charles Riely, Todd C. Toral, and Martin Glass authored a guest article for Private Equity Law Report examining the US Supreme Court's June 11, 2026, ruling on the scope of private rights of action under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Partners Stephen Ascher and Charles Riely and Associate Shailee Diwanji Sharma co-authored an article for Private Equity Law Report examining the regulatory and litigation risks facing the private credit industry as valuation practices come under increasing scrutiny.
“Due Diligence in Dubai: Lessons for Valuing Alternative Investments,” Law.com International
In an article for Law.com International, Partners Charles Riely and Christian Tuddenham, Special Counsel Ali Alsarraf, and Associate Kaela Theut examine the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”)’s recent announcement that it’s considering major regulatory revisions.
Client Alerts
Supreme Court Holds SEC Need Not Prove Investor Losses to Obtain Disgorgement—But Key Limits Remain
In any enforcement action, one of the SEC's most powerful remedies is disgorgement—the ability to force a defendant to repay the ill-gotten gain from an alleged securities law violation. During the Biden administration, the SEC assessed in excess of $2 billion in disgorgement per year, reaching a record $6.1 billion in 2024.
This week, the SEC took two steps that could define what’s next for its enforcement program: it named David Woodcock — a former Regional Director at the SEC and a current Gibson Dunn partner — as the new Director of the Division of Enforcement, and released the Division’s fiscal year 2025 results. Both announcements signal that, despite its full-throated critiques of the last administration’s approach to enforcement, the SEC intends to recalibrate the Enforcement Division to focus on cases invol
SEC and CFTC Issue Landmark Joint Interpretation on Crypto Asset Classification
On March 17, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jointly issued a landmark interpretation regarding the application of the federal securities laws to certain types of crypto assets and transactions involving crypto assets.
Events
Jenner & Block to Co-Host Alpha Board Forum: The Future of AI Governance
Jenner & Block is proud to co-host The Future of AI Governance with Alpha, taking today in Washington, DC. Co-Managing Partner Ishan Bhabha will offer opening remarks with Partners Caroline Cease, Aaron Cooper, Charles D. Riely, H. Kurt von Moltke, Will Weaver presenting. Additional speakers include:
“Enforcement Priorities: Now and the Future,” Practising Law Institute’s Insider Trading Law
Partner Charles Riely will speak at the Practising Law Institute’s Insider Trading Law 2025 event on a panel about government enforcement priorities related to insider trading law on November 18.
Partner Charles Riely to Speak at Leading Compliance Group’s Quarterly Meeting
Partner Charles Riely will join the Southern California Compliance Group’s (SCCG) quarterly meeting on November 4, covering critical updates on SEC Regulation S-P amendments and the SEC's approach to MNPI, including implications of the landmark Panuwat "shadow trading" case and compliance best practices.