The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) significantly changes Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. While supplemental regulator...

Last year saw a high level of enforcement activity under China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (“AML”), which will mark its tenth anniversary in 2018. As discussed in our review, the year was n...

Starting February 1, a NYSE-listed company must notify NYSE at least ten minutes before making a public announcement, at any time, of a dividend or other stock distribution. This includes...

The new tax act signed into law on December 22, 2017, popularly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), affects U.S. real estate businesses in significant ways. For example, unde...

The topic of corporate ESG disclosure is among the ESG trends to watch in 2018, according to a recent report from MSCI. Companies are increasingly providing voluntary information about th...

In his recent speech that we have covered in a series of blog posts, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Randal Quarles announced that he would like the Federal Reserve to achieve ...

Rules and Regulations SEC Releases FAQs on Liquidity Risk Management Reforms SEC Adopts Amendments to Advisers Act Rules to Reflect Changes Made by FAST Act SEC Staff Permanently Extends...

Rules and Regulations SEC Adopts Amendments to Advisers Act Rules to Reflect Changes Made by FAST Act Industry Update CFTC Releases Backgrounder on Oversight of and Approach to Virtual...

The Mulvaney Memo on the CFPB and the rule of law is one of the most remarkable documents to be published by an agency head in many years.  It signals a deep commitment to the rule of law...

Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced revised Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) reporting thresholds under which transactions will be reportable only if, as a result of such trans...