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Simpson Thacher Attorneys Author Article on the SEC’s Disgorgement Authority

01.07.26

Partner Adam Aderton and Associate Abigail Grise authored an article titled, “Disgorgement Reconsidered: Rule 105 and the Adviser-Client Divide,” which was published by The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation. The article detailed how judicial decisions have progressively narrowed the SEC’s disgorgement authority, emphasizing statutory limits and the need for investor-specific harm. The article discusses this development, and the broader questions raised about the future of disgorgement in SEC enforcement.

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