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On August 11, 2009, the Obama Administration released the “Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009” (the “Proposed Bill”), sweeping legislation that for the first time wo...
We appreciate this opportunity to comment on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (the “FDIC”) proposed Statement of Policy on Qualifications for Failed Bank Acquisitions (th...
Taxpayers have been struggling to comply with their reporting obligations for foreign financial accounts because of informal statements by IRS officials in June suggesting that the obliga...
In a speech at the New York City Bar yesterday evening, Robert Khuzami, Director of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission, announced a number of significant changes to Enf...
LITIGATION
Two Decisions Highlight Uncertainty of Section 10(b) Liability
SEC Sanctions Ram Capital for Violating Broker Registration Requirements
SEC, Perry Capital Settle Disclosur...
Five years ago, it was reported that hedge fund Perry Capital had purchased shares of Mylan Laboratories allegedly to influence the shareholder vote in Mylan’s pending takeover of King ...
On July 27, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final Rule 204 of Regulation SHO (“Rule 204” or the “final rule”) under the Securities Exchange Act of...
The Obama Administration is currently on the legislative leg of the regulatory reform marathon that began earlier this year with the release of its Rules of the Road and continued with it...
Sixth Circuit Joins Other Circuits in Holding that Payments Made to Selling Shareholders in the Course of a Leveraged Buyout Qualify as “Settlement Payments” and Are Thus Exempt from ...
On Friday, a federal district court in the Northern District of Texas dismissed the SEC’s insider trading case against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. While the celebrity of the defe...