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Discussion drafts of three bills: the Investor Protection Act of 2009, the Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009 and the Federal Insurance Office Act of 2009 were rele...
A discussion draft of legislation to regulate the over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives markets (the “Draft Bill”) was released on October 2, 2009 by House Financial Services Commi...
Rule 12g3-2(b) under the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended exempts a foreign private issuer from having to register a class of equity securities under section 12(g) of the Ex...
A broad cross section of commenters is encouraging the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to take a cautious approach with its latest proposal to allow shareholders to sol...
In a recent bench ruling issued in the Lehman Brothers Chapter 11 proceedings in the Southern District of New York, Bankruptcy Judge James M. Peck held that (i) non-debtor counterparties ...
The SEC’s settlement of In the Matter of Christopher A. Black, announced September 24, is a useful reminder that Reg FD training and compliance programs can be helpful not just for avoi...
The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) has released an internal memorandum (the “Memorandum”), from the Office of Chief Counsel to the Director of Field Operations in Manhattan ...
In response to an outcry of criticism voiced by the public, Congress and regulators, on September 18, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed to ban the use ...
In a recent decision, Judge Christopher S. Sontchi of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court concluded that “commercially reasonable determinants of value” as referenced in section 562 of the ...