The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has filed fraud charges, on a settled basis, in federal court against the former head of the now bankrupt automaker Lordstown Motors Corp, Stephen Scott Burns.  In its complaint, the SEC alleged that Burns materially mislead company investors regarding “pre-orders” for its electric truck called Endurance. Specifically, in...Read More

How to Respond to a SEC Wells Notice The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Enforcement is responsible for enforcing the federal securities laws. The Enforcement Division performs this function through its investigations and, if evidence is developed in the investigation that would support filing charges, through the SEC’s filing of cases either in...Read More