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The Disclosure Process Defense to Securities Fraud Claims, Part I: Key Steps for Litigation Preparedness
September 21, 2021
One of the most effective—but underutilized—defenses against claim a of securities fraud is a disclosure process defense: that the defendants reasonably relied on a robust process for drafting, reviewing, and approving the public disclosures at issue.
Reprinted with permission from the September 9, 2021 edition of CORPORATE COUNSEL © 2021 ALM Media Properties, LLC. This article appears online only. All rights reserved. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. The original article is available here.
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