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On October 18, 2010, the SEC proposed rules to implement the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that require U.S. public companies to conduct sepa...
The SEC and the CFTC have adopted substantially similar interim final rules concerning the reporting of swaps and security-based swaps (collectively, “Swaps”) that were entered into p...
On October 5, 2010, President Obama signed into law legislation that repeals Section 929I of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), whic...
The Delaware Chancery Court has upheld the validity of a bylaw amendment adopted by the stockholders of Airgas, Inc. at its September 2010 annual meeting that accelerates the date of Airg...
As the percentage of tender offers in friendly transactions has risen in recent years, so too has use of so-called “top-up options.” Yet, despite their prevalence, the validity of top...
In a recent controversial decision, In re Visteon Corp., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that a debtor must comply with the stringent procedural and substantive requ...
The SEC has stayed implementation of its newly-adopted proxy access rules, including the amendments to Rule 14a-8, pending resolution of a legal challenge to the rule brought by the Busin...
The SEC has stayed the effect of newly adopted proxy access Rule 14a-11 and the related amendments to the Commission’s rules, including the amendment to Rule 14a-8, pending resolution o...
On September, 24, 2010, the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (“the Division”) announced that six firms — Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Inc., Google Inc., Intel Corp., ...