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News & Analysis as of May 21, 2013

The PUHCA, Chenery & The Run For The Roses

by Keith Paul Bishop | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 5/2/2013

Earlier this week, I mentioned the former Public Utility Holding Company Act (aka PUHCA). Although it was repealed several years ago, the PUHCA remains important as the legal substrate upon which the famous, and still...more

SEC Files Initial Brief in Conflict Minerals Rule Case

by Edward Sarnowski | Holland & Knight LLP on 4/16/2013

The SEC recently filed its initial brief in the case pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in which the National Association of Manufacturers, United States Chamber of Commerce, and Business...more

SEC Files Brief in Lawsuit Challenging Extractive Industry Transparency Rule

by Amy Lehr | Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 1/10/2013

On January 2, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed its brief (.pdf) in the lawsuit brought by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Petroleum Institute (“API”), the National Foreign Trade Council, and the...more

DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Oil & Gas Litigation: SEC Sued Over Dodd-Frank Extractive Industries Rule

by King & Spalding on 11/21/2012

A divided Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted a rule affecting publicly-traded oil, gas, and mining companies. The Commission promulgated these regulations pursuant to Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act....more

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Sues SEC to Overturn Controversial Dodd-Frank Resource Extraction Rule

by Foley Hoag LLP on 10/18/2012

On October 10, 2012, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and three industry groups filed suit against the Securities and Exchange Commission in federal court in Washington, D.C., seeking to overturn the recently-promulgated SEC rule...more