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On June 8, 2012 and June 29, 2012, the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued responses (the “Responses”) to frequently ask...
On July 9, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a significant decision holding that a trademark licensee could continue to use a licensed trademark notw...
In the midst of the focus on executive compensation litigation, a recent Delaware opinion serves as a reminder that stockholder approval of at least some portion of director compensation ...
On July 5, 2012, the Code Committee of the U.K. Takeover Panel (the “Panel”) published three Public Consultation Papers (“PCPs”) setting out proposed amendments to the U.K. Takeov...
The first wave filers – the largest and most complex domestic and foreign bank holding companies – have now filed their living wills and the public portions have been posted on the FD...
The SEC and CFTC have adopted joint final rules further defining the terms “swap,” “security-based swap” and “security-based swap agreement,” and delineating jurisdiction over...
On July 6, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Organization of Securities Commissions released a consultation paper on margin requirements for uncleared deriv...
The importance of shareholder engagement is increasingly clear, as annual meetings become more than simply routine events. For a discussion on how to execute that mandate, and do it well...
On June 29, the CFTC released proposed interpretive guidance regarding the cross-border impact of the swap-related provisions of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act. The CFTC also released a ...
Although proxy season has largely ended for most companies, the debate over the influence of proxy advisory firms, and whether containment is needed, continues. A recent study by Tapestr...