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After months of deliberation and consideration of several alternatives, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or “Commission”) announced on February 24, 2010 the adopt...
On March 3, 2010, the Department of the Treasury delivered to the Hill proposed legislative text to implement the “Volcker Rule” announced by the Obama Administration on January 21st....
The Delaware Chancery Court issued an important decision last week in Selectica, Inc. v. Versata Enterprises, Inc., upholding Selectica’s adoption and deployment of a rights plan with a...
In light of recent proposals by Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) to enhance executive compensation disclosure requirements for Japanese companies, we have prepared this update to...
Today, the IRS released guidance that provides significant relief to persons considering the extent to which they need to submit a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (an “FBA...
The Treasury Department has released proposed regulations that would provide some relief to filers attempting to determine their obligations under the rules regarding the Report of Foreig...
In a recent Second Circuit decision, Law Debenture Trust Co. of New York v. Maverick Tube Corp and Tenaris S.A., the court rejected the plaintiff’s argument that a reference to “a cla...
As we have previously discussed, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently issued guidelines for assessing individual cooperation in investigations and enforcement actio...
At an open meeting on February 24, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new short sale price test by a 3-2 vote. Commissioners Casey and Paredes opposed the rule in forc...