Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights June 27, 2011 Client Update Stern v. Marshall – Supreme Court Limits the Power of Bankruptcy Courts to Hear Certain State Law Claims Brought by Debtors Against Creditors Late last week, the United States Supreme Court affirmed a 2010 ruling of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and held that... June 27, 2011 Client Update Spotlight on Shareholder Proposals: Declassification - June 2011 This is the first of a series of posts to discuss key shareholder proposals during proxy season 2011. While ISS reports... June 24, 2011 Client Update Perceived Pay-for-Performance Disconnect Brings Say-on-Pay Shareholder Derivative Suits Some shareholders are using lawsuits as a new tactic to fight what they perceive as an escalation in executive compensatio... June 23, 2011 Client Update Federal Banking Agencies Implement Collins Amendment by Establishing Risk-Based Capital Floor Pursuant to the Collins Amendment of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC have adopted a final rule... June 22, 2011 Client Update SEC Approves New FINRA Rule Requiring the Qualification and Registration of Operations Professionals On June 16, 2011, the SEC approved new FINRA Rule 1230(b)(6), that will require, for the first time, that persons with sup... June 21, 2011 Client Update Large Accelerated Filer Announces Triennial Frequency in Face of Majority Support for Annual The Dodd-Frank frequency vote is of course “nonbinding”, but companies that have “lost” the vote for triennial fre... June 17, 2011 Client Update CFTC and SEC Act to Defer Dodd-Frank Swaps Requirements The CFTC and SEC took actions this week that are expected to defer most Dodd-Frank requirements regulating swaps and secur... June 17, 2011 Client Update CFTC and SEC Act to Defer Dodd-Frank Swaps Requirements The CFTC and SEC took actions this week that are expected to defer most Dodd-Frank requirements regulating swaps and secur... June 17, 2011 Client Update CFTC and SEC Act to Defer Dodd-Frank Swaps Requirements The CFTC and SEC took actions this week that are expected to defer most Dodd-Frank requirements regulating swaps and secur... June 13, 2011 Client Update Supreme Court Limits False Statement Liability Under Rule 10b-5 To Those Who Actually Make Misstatements On June 13, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an important decision clarifying the scope of liability for “making” f... Load More
June 27, 2011 Client Update Stern v. Marshall – Supreme Court Limits the Power of Bankruptcy Courts to Hear Certain State Law Claims Brought by Debtors Against Creditors Late last week, the United States Supreme Court affirmed a 2010 ruling of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and held that...
June 27, 2011 Client Update Spotlight on Shareholder Proposals: Declassification - June 2011 This is the first of a series of posts to discuss key shareholder proposals during proxy season 2011. While ISS reports...
June 24, 2011 Client Update Perceived Pay-for-Performance Disconnect Brings Say-on-Pay Shareholder Derivative Suits Some shareholders are using lawsuits as a new tactic to fight what they perceive as an escalation in executive compensatio...
June 23, 2011 Client Update Federal Banking Agencies Implement Collins Amendment by Establishing Risk-Based Capital Floor Pursuant to the Collins Amendment of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC have adopted a final rule...
June 22, 2011 Client Update SEC Approves New FINRA Rule Requiring the Qualification and Registration of Operations Professionals On June 16, 2011, the SEC approved new FINRA Rule 1230(b)(6), that will require, for the first time, that persons with sup...
June 21, 2011 Client Update Large Accelerated Filer Announces Triennial Frequency in Face of Majority Support for Annual The Dodd-Frank frequency vote is of course “nonbinding”, but companies that have “lost” the vote for triennial fre...
June 17, 2011 Client Update CFTC and SEC Act to Defer Dodd-Frank Swaps Requirements The CFTC and SEC took actions this week that are expected to defer most Dodd-Frank requirements regulating swaps and secur...
June 17, 2011 Client Update CFTC and SEC Act to Defer Dodd-Frank Swaps Requirements The CFTC and SEC took actions this week that are expected to defer most Dodd-Frank requirements regulating swaps and secur...
June 17, 2011 Client Update CFTC and SEC Act to Defer Dodd-Frank Swaps Requirements The CFTC and SEC took actions this week that are expected to defer most Dodd-Frank requirements regulating swaps and secur...
June 13, 2011 Client Update Supreme Court Limits False Statement Liability Under Rule 10b-5 To Those Who Actually Make Misstatements On June 13, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an important decision clarifying the scope of liability for “making” f...