Compliance Radar

Who was sanctioned, and for what?

Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

2cases from 2 jurisdictions
€1.09mTotal of monetary amounts
€800,000Largest single case: Pharnext SA
€544,149Median per case with an amount

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20 Jan 2025 Pharnext SAPharnext: FDA setbacks disclosed late and glossed over FranceDisclosure and reporting obligations €800,000

The biotech company did not disclose as soon as possible the FDA's request for an additional study on PXT-3003 and the subsequent rejection of an SPA application, and disseminated misleading communications to shareholders. Sanctions: Pharnext 500,000 EUR, former CEO Daniel Cohen 200,000 EUR, former CEO David Horn Solomon 100,000 EUR.

What organisations can take from it

Negative feedback from regulatory authorities is regularly inside information and must not be given a positive spin in letters to shareholders.

Authority / court
Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), Commission des sanctions
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations
Legal basis
Art. 17 MAR; Art. 12 Abs. 1 lit. c und Art. 15 MAR
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
under appeal
Sector
Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Liability of senior managers
Daniel Cohen (co-founder, directeur général until April 2020): 200,000 EUR; David Horn Solomon (directeur général from April 2020): 100,000 EUR
Sources

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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6 Apr 2026 Caroline J. Campbell (Beschäftigte der ImmunityBio, Inc.)ImmunityBio employee sells shares ahead of news of FDA delay USAMarket abuse and insider dealing €288,298

In May 2023, an employee of the biotech company sold 48,495 shares with knowledge of the non-public information that the FDA would delay approval of the medicine Anktiva; after the announcement, the share price fell by around 55 %. Under the settlement, she is paying 157,066.28 USD in disgorgement, 18,130.97 USD in interest and a civil penalty of 157,066.28 USD.

What organisations can take from it

Trading bans and blackout periods must be known to all employees with access to approval or trial data, not just to the management board.

Relevance to training and awareness

Insider trading ban for employees, handling of approval information

Authority / court
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Area of law
Capital markets and financial supervision · Market abuse and insider dealing
Legal basis
Section 10(b) Securities Exchange Act 1934, Rule 10b-5
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Chemicals and pharmaceuticals

Original amount 332,263.53 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 2 Apr 2026.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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