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This memorandum highlights key issues for companies to consider when preparing environmental disclosures for their upcoming 10-K and 20-F filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Com...
The CFTC recently finalized a Business Conduct Rule that establishes the standards that swap dealers (“SDs”) and major swap participants (“MSPs”) must follow in their dealings wit...
The Oregon district court provided a ray of hope for companies fearing the possibility of shareholder say on pay litigation when it handed down its January 11, 2012 decision granting Umpq...
The memorandum addresses recent changes to both the HSR premerger notification filing thresholds and the thresholds that trigger, under Section 8 of the Clayton Act, a prohibition prevent...
Western Union recently submitted a no-action letter to the SEC Staff seeking to exclude a binding proxy access shareholder proposal from Norges Bank, arguing under Rule 14a-8(i)(9) that t...
In adopting final rules on the treatment of cleared swap customer collateral, the CFTC has taken a major step in defining the architecture of market-wide swap clearing, a key pillar of th...
SEC Rules and Regulations
SEC Amends Net Worth Standard for Individual Accredited Investors
SEC Schapiro Seeks Authority to Impose Larger Penalties for Securities Law Violations
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Section 871(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, enacted in 2010, imposes withholding tax on, among other things, “dividend equivalents” paid to foreign counterparties pursuant to “spec...
The CFTC issued a final rule on January 11, 2012 that specifies the registration process for swap dealers and major swap participants. On the same day, the CFTC also issued an order deleg...
The Shareholder Communications Coalition, a group that includes the Business Roundtable, the National Investors Relations Institute and the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance...