Earlier today, in a divided 3-2 vote, the SEC adopted final rules to implement the whistleblower provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. Overall, the final rules appear more permissive and defe...
In response to requirements in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the SEC issued proposed rules today that would revise the Form S-3 and Form F-3 transaction e...
The SEC has proposed rules that would implement the requirements of Section 1503 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Act. This Section is already in effect and calls for ope...
The SEC has proposed rules that implement Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Act which requires companies that file Exchange Act reports, whether U.S. companie...
Among the many provisions contained in The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (signed into law by the President today), is a provision which nullifies Rule 436(g) u...
On June 24, 2010, the Supreme Court issued an important decision narrowing the reach of the key antifraud provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) with respe...
At a meeting of the ABA Subcommittee on Securities Regulation last Friday, Tom Kim, Chief Counsel, SEC Division of Corporation Finance, indicated that the SEC’s proposed amendment to Ru...
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...
New SEC staff guidance published this month indicates a more nuanced and sophisticated view of non-GAAP measures than has tended to apply since Regulation G was enacted in 2003. New Compl...
