WLF Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Limit SEC’s Authority to Punish Long-Ago Activities

“Kokesh v. SEC” Decision Will Impact FCPA, Other Commission Enforcement Programs

By Adam G. Unikowsky, a Partner with Jenner & Block LLP in its Washington, DC office. In Kokesh v. SEC, 137 S. Ct. 1635 (2017), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the five-year statute of limitations in 28 U.S.C. § 2462 applies to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the...