Defendant Name:
Thomas Weisel Partners LLC
Defendant Type:
Other
Initial Case Details
Legal Case Name
SEC v. Thomas Weisel Partners LLC
First Document Date
26-Aug-2004
Initial Filing Format
Civil Proceeding
Case Number
04-cv-06910
Allegation Type
Investment Advisers/Investment Companies
Federal District Court
New York, Southern District of New York
Violations Alleged
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Section 17(b) Exchange Act; Rules 2110, 2210, 3010 Conduct Rules of NASD; Rules 342, 401, 472, 476 NYSE
Resolutions
First Resolution Date
26-Aug-2004
Headline Total Penalty and Disgorgement
See Related Documents
Related Documents:
SEC Sues Thomas Weisel Partners LLC For Research Analyst Conflicts Of Interest Firm To Pay $12.5 Million to Settle With SEC, NASD, NYSE, and State Regulators
According to the SEC: "The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it has settled charges against Thomas Weisel Partners LLC, a San Francisco, California-based brokerage firm and investment bank, arising from an investigation of research analyst conflicts of interest. This settlement is related to the global settlement that ten other firms reached with the Commission, NASD, Inc., the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE"), and state regulators in April 2003. "
Complaint
According to the SEC: "TWP engaged in acts and practices that created and/or maintained inappropriate influence by investment banking over research analysts, thereby creating conflicts of interest for its research analysts. "
Court Approves Modifications to Global Research Analyst Settlement
On March 19, 2010, the SEC published a litigation release announcing that the Honorable William H. Pauley issued an order approving modifications to the final judgments entered against Thomas Weisel Partners LLC and the other firms covered by the Global Research Analyst Settlement.
LR-26434_04-cv-06910
05-Dec-2025
Litigation Release
Litigation Release No. 26434
The Commission stated: "The SEC consented to modifications to the October 2003 and September 2004 final judgments against settling firms still covered by the Global Research Analyst Settlement, a global settlement of SEC and other enforcement actions against twelve investment banks and two individuals."
court_doc142_04-cv-06910
05-Dec-2025
Court Docket Document
Response to Defendants' Motion to Modify Final Judgment
The Commission stated: "the SEC believes modification of the Judgment is in the public interest."