On June 23, 2016, the UK electorate voted to leave the European Union. The referendum was advisory rather than mandatory and does not have any immediate legal consequences. It will, howev...
A number of changes to the Prospectus Directive regime regarding the approval and publication of prospectuses and dissemination of advertisements and also amending the Prospectus Regulati...
2015 proved to be a year of continued focus on anti-corruption enforcement. We have distilled key aspects of the year’s enforcement trends and resolutions to offer you succinct summarie...
This memorandum highlights some considerations for the preparation of your 2015 annual report on Form 20-F. As in previous years, we discuss both disclosure developments as well as contin...
On November 30, 2015, as part of its Capital Markets Union action plan to lower barriers to accessing capital markets across the European Union, the European Commission published a propos...
Following is the Davis Polk visual memorandum analyzing the Federal Reserve’s proposed rule on total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) and eligible long-term debt (LTD) requirements for (i...
This memorandum highlights some considerations for the preparation of your 2014 annual report on Form 20-F. As in previous years, we discuss both disclosure developments as well as contin...
This memorandum highlights some considerations for the preparation of your 2013 annual report on Form 20-F. As in previous years, we discuss both disclosure developments as well as conti...
On May 15, 2013, the Code Committee of the U.K. Takeover Panel (the “Panel”) published its response statement 2012/3 following a consultation on proposals to amend the rules for deter...
In Gabelli v. Securities and Exchange Commission, No. 11-1274, the United States Supreme Court unanimously concluded that the five-year statute of limitations applicable to actions brough...
