Thomas M. DevaneyPartner Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPWebsitewww.sheppardmullin.comConnectEmail212-634-3042 Professional Biography Mr. Thomas Devaney is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's New York office. More Legal and Business Bylines From Thomas M. Devaney First FCPA Case Against Hedge Fund - (Posted On Thursday, October 13, 2016) SEC Releases 2016 Examination Priorities - (Posted On Tuesday, February 02, 2016) SEC Fines Advisers for Allocating Compliance Expenses to Funds - (Posted On Friday, November 20, 2015) SEC Issues a Risk Alert on the Current State of Outside Compliance Consultants - (Posted On Wednesday, November 18, 2015) SEC Charges Investment Adviser for Failure to Disclose Acceleration of Monitoring Fees and Discounts on Legal Fees - (Posted On Tuesday, October 13, 2015) SEC Co-Chief of Division of Enforcement’s Asset Management Unit Identifies 2015 Exam Priorities for Hedge and Private Equity Funds - (Posted On Tuesday, January 27, 2015) SEC Releases 2015 Examination Priorities --Securities and Exchange Commission - (Posted On Friday, January 16, 2015) Staying Above The Political Fray – The RIA (Registered Investment Adviser) Political Contribution Rule - (Posted On Tuesday, November 18, 2014) Compliance Officers’ Liability When Engaging and Remediating Problems at Investment Management Firms - (Posted On Tuesday, September 23, 2014) Securities Fraud: Cherry-Picking & Soft Dollars - (Posted On Friday, August 15, 2014) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis Australia: Crypto in the Courts – ASIC v Finder Update by: Daniel Knight , Ben Kneebush The Effects of Government Change and Political Instability on Supply Chain Management: How Political Instability and Government Change Disrupt Global Supply Chains (Part I) by: Gregory Husisian , Kathleen E. Wegrzyn Legislating Loyalty: New York Looks to Expand Political Party Authority to Expel Members by: Joseph T. Burns EPA Submits Proposed Rule Revising TSCA Section 8(a)(7) PFAS to OMB for Review by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton FERC Affirms Texas LNG Export Project on Remand and Rejects Attempts to Enlarge Diminished Scope of Environmental Review by: Mark R Haskell , Brett Snyder The Future of Silicon Valley: Examining the Six Biggest Issues Impacting Innovation and Growth by: Louis Lehot Federal Court Blocks Enforcement of Texas Proxy Advisor Disclosure Law by: Richard A. Friedman Delaware Recognizes Constitutional Rights of Young Adults [Video] by: Francis G.X. Pileggi Did the Eleventh Circuit Just Open the Door to Potential Extraterritorial Application of California’s Noncompete Ban? by: Katelynn M. Williams Big Law Redefined: Immigration Insights Episode 16 | UK Immigration in a Post-Brexit World: What Employers Need to Know [Podcast] by: Kate Kalmykov The High-Stakes Game of AI Trade Secrets and Congress’s Next Move by: Baldassare Vinti Oregon’s Paid Sick Leave Law Expands in 2026 To Cover Blood Donation by: Mark A. Crabtree , Kevin M. Coles Did the Fifth Circuit Just Render the NLRB Helpless to Enforce Its Own Laws? by: Christopher G. Ward DOJ Begins Issuing Demand Letters to Contractors Under New Civil Rights Fraud Initiative by: Guy Brenner , Olympia Karageorgiou Seeking Compensation for Wrongful Death in Michigan by: Lawrence J. Buckfire Upcoming Events Sep 15-16 2025 US General Counsel Summit Sep 15-16 2025 Chief Litigation Officer Summit Sep 29-30 2025 Intellectual Property Law Institute 2025 - New York Oct 20-21 2025 Intellectual Property Law Institute 2025 - California Print