Carlos E. Juarez

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Carlos Juarez is Practice Administrator and former Summer Associate at Mayer Brown, and a current J.D. candidate at the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law.

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee (the “Committee”) will meet March 6, 2025.  During this meeting, the Committee will present its recommendations to the SEC concerning traceability issues under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933.  The agenda also includes a panel on Artificial Intelligence (AI)-related disclosures and another on retail…

On February 25, 2025, the SEC extended the compliance dates for Rule 17ad-22(e)(18)(iv)(A) and (B) under the Securities Exchange Act for eligible cash market transactions by one year to December 31, 2026, and for eligible repo market transactions to June 30, 2027.  The SEC issued a cancellation notice for its originally scheduled February 26, 2025…

The SEC is set to hold an open meeting on February 26, 2025, to discuss extending compliance deadlines and granting temporary exemptions for covered clearing agencies (CCAs) handling U.S. Treasury securities. This review focuses on Rule 17ad-22(e)(18)(iv)(A) and (B) and a temporary exemption for Rule 17ad-22(e)(6)(i) and Section 19(g) under the Securities Exchange Act of…

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee (the “Committee”) will meet on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, in an open meeting, that will stream on the SEC’s website.  The Committee will first hear from two panels.   The first panel, “Examining the Use of Mandatory Arbitration Clauses by Registered Investment Advisers,” will examine the use and…

In September 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged a consumer products company (the “Company”) with having made inaccurate claims regarding the recyclability of its single-use coffee pods.  The SEC found that the company violated Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 13a-1, which require companies to file accurate reports.

According…

The Chair and Commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission testified before the US House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services on September 24, 2024.  The SEC’s testimony provided updates on market conditions and highlighted key developments in the Commission’s rulemaking activities over the past year.

The SEC noted that the US capital markets makes…

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s accelerated Schedule 13G filing deadlines become effective September 30, 2024. On October 10, 2023, the SEC adopted changes to Schedules 13D and 13G relating to beneficial ownership reports (the “Final Rules”). The Final Rules are intended to modernize the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting and generally shorten the period for…