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The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently issued the final revisions to the Horizontal Merger Guidelines (the “2010 Guidelines”). The age...
The Delaware Chancery Court last week upheld a shareholder rights plan adopted by Barnes & Noble’s board of directors in the face of a rapid accumulation of stock by investor Ronald Bur...
Last year, New York State enacted significant amendments to Title 15 of Article 5 of the New York General Obligations Law governing powers of attorney executed by individuals in New York ...
SEC Rules and Regulations
SEC Proposes New Rules Governing Mutual Fund Distribution Fees
SEC Adopts Amendments to Part 2 of Form ADV
Industry Update
SEC Provides Guidance on Deri...
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) has published a proposal to amend its disclosure requirements for loss contingencies. The amended disclosure requirements, if ultimat...
On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”). While the crux of the Act regulates financial institutions...
Citing a need to better protect and inform mutual fund investors, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed on July 21, 2010 to replace Rule 12b-1 under the Investment C...
The “Volcker Rule,” which is a key component of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, prohibits any “banking entity” from engaging in proprietary trading,...
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Act recently signed into law by the President contains three new disclosure requirements applicable to mining and natural resource extractio...