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In an attempt to protect a wider range of issuers from the aberrational pricing experienced by many issuers during the “flash crash” of May 6, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commis...
In a much-anticipated decision handed down yesterday, the United States Supreme Court unanimously upheld the Federal Circuit’s en banc ruling affirming the U.S. Patent & Trademark Offic...
This memorandum has been updated to reflect changes made to the text of the financial reform bill after our original posting on June 28. We will continue to monitor developments relating ...
The Collins Amendment, originally drafted by the FDIC staff and reflecting views held by Chairwoman Bair, imposes, over time, the leverage and risk-based standards currently applicable to...
On June 25, 2010, the Senate-House conference on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Bill”) agreed on the final legislative text of the Bill, including...
On June 24, 2010, the Supreme Court issued an important decision narrowing the reach of the key antifraud provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) with respe...
Early this morning, the House-Senate Conference on the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 (the “Act”) agreed on the final legislative text of the Act, including Section 619 (the “Volcker Rule?...
In a notable recent decision (In re Exide Technologies, Docket Number 08-1872 (3d Cir. Jun. 1, 2010)), the Third Circuit, in reversing a decision by the District of Delaware, held that a ...
On June 15, 2010, significant amendments to Bankruptcy Rule 2019, which governs the disclosure of claims and interests held by members of certain representative entities and the parties t...
On June 14, 2010, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in a private securities fraud class action,Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. v. Siracusano. 560 U.S. ___ (Jun. 14, 2010) (No. 09-1156) (“...