In an article titled “SEC Quietly Seeks Industry Bars Against Muni Officials,” Joseph Dever, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Commercial Litigation Department, reviews several recent Securities and Exchange Commission muni enforcement cases and explains that the agency is quietly seeking a new sanction: "industry bars" against municipal officials. Industry bars are court orders that prohibit municipal officials from participating in future offerings of municipal securities. The significance of this new SEC enforcement strategy should not be overlooked, as an industry bar can essentially serve as a career-ending sanction for an individual working in the municipal finance sector.
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