U.S. companies with foreign subsidiaries and other affiliates are required to report detailed information to the Bureau of Economic Analysis by May 29 or June 30, depending on the number ...
On March 25, 2015, the SEC adopted amendments to Regulation A, a Securities Act exemption forofferings by nonpublic US and Canadian companies. The final rules (colloquially called “Regu...
Proxy access is back in the news and back on the agenda for many U.S. public companies. Four years after the DC Circuit invalidated the SEC’s proxy-access rule, we are seeing company-by...
In Marblegate Asset Management v. Education Management Corp. (S.D.N.Y. 2014), the Southern District of New York found that a proposed out-of-court debt restructuring to the detriment of n...
A new no-action letter from the SEC staff substantially revises the rules applicable to shortened debt tender offers and expands their utility. The new rules may also portend changes in p...
On December 17, 2014, the SEC proposed rule amendments intended to make it easier for private companies to raise capital, by relaxing existing requirements that would otherwise force them...
Last week, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority entered into settlement agreements with a number of the major banking firms in response to allegations that their equity research an...
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...
Over the past 18 months companies have scoured their supply chains and wrestled with hard-to-interpret regulatory mandates in order to comply with the initial reporting deadline for the S...
The power and influence of proxy advisory firms in affecting the outcome of shareholder meetings have been hotly debated in recent years, with many seeking a regulatory solution. Yesterd...
