Davis Polk partner Joe Hall recently authored “Regulating crypto: A guide to the unfolding debate” in Bloomberg Law. The article examines the cryptocurrency industry and the ongoing d...
On the heels of a similar rule change for Nasdaq, the SEC approved rule changes relaxing price range limitations for primary direct listings on the NYSE. The modified rule allows the open...
In a significant and welcome change from the SEC’s proposal, the agency will not mandate cooling-off periods for 10b5-1 plans used for corporate stock buybacks. For plan use by director...
Our 2022 IPO corporate governance survey reviews governance structures at the time of the IPO for the largest U.S.-listed IPOs of “controlled” and non-“controlled” companies betwe...
The SEC approved rule changes relaxing price range limitations for primary direct listings on Nasdaq. Prior to this change, the rules required that the opening auction price be within the...
While some critics question the value of the metaverse and digital assets, including non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, the recent rise of consumer and market interest in these asset classes h...
Davis Polk partners Dan Gibbons, Joe Hall and Gabe Rosenberg authored “Quest for regulatory clarity over digital assets in the U.S.” in Financier Worldwide. The article discusses the ...
The SEC adopted the final “clawback rule” mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act requiring public companies to establish and enforce policies to recover excess incentive compensation from exe...
The FSOC report assesses the financial stability risks of the crypto-asset ecosystem using a framework for vulnerabilities and shocks pioneered by the Federal Reserve, and makes several r...
A federal district court decision involving alleged Regulation FD violations highlighted analysis of key elements governing the regulation relating to whether information is material and ...
