Science, Computers & Technology, Securities Law, Business Organization

Cybersecurity Disclosure: A Panel Discussion with the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance

by Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 4/9/2013

Last week in Washington, D.C., this author had the opportunity to sit in on a panel discussion by the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (“CorpFin”) discussing, among other things, recent developments in cybersecurity...more

To the Nation’s Largest Banks: Thanks for Reading

by Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 3/13/2013

It seems that some of the nation’s largest public company banks must be avid readers of this blog and have taken to heart our 2013 prediction that the SEC would require greater disclosure related to data security risks and...more

SEC v. Hackers: More Cybersecurity Enforcement On The Horizon?

by Robert Cohen, Katherine Lubin, Danielle Van Wert | Orrick - Securities Litigation and Regulatory... on 3/5/2013

Cybersecurity may be the SEC’s newest area for enforcement actions. While the SEC first released Disclosure Guidance concerning cybersecurity in 2011, the recent media attention surrounding significant cybersecurity breaches...more

Looking Ahead: Forthcoming 2013 Securities and Corporate Governance Litigation Developments

by Douglas W. Greene | Lane Powell PC - Securities / D&O Discourse on 2/21/2013

This promises to be an eventful year in securities and corporate governance litigation. A number of looming developments have the potential to change the landscape for many years to come. This is the first of two posts – or...more

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey - Fourth Quarter 2012

by Barry J. Kramer, Michael J. Patrick | Fenwick & West LLP on 2/20/2013

Background- We analyzed the terms of venture financings for 116 companies headquartered in Silicon Valley that reported raising money in the fourth quarter of 2012....more

Enterprise Data Security For The Securities Lawyer

by Stephanie Chandler, Steven Jacobs | Jackson Walker on 2/14/2013

Assuring cybersecurity has become a necessity for businesses across all industries. Cybercrime — with over $1 trillion in annual profits — is now the most lucrative illegal global business. Any business with computers and...more

Maintaining Control When Shareholders Are Virtual

by MoFo Tech on 1/17/2013

Amid shareholder demands for greater engagement, Internet-based annual meetings may enhance accessibility and save costs. Registered participants can follow presentations, ask questions, and exercise real-time voting. ...more

SEC's New Position on Voting Buttons Necessitates Changes to Online and Telephone Proxy Solicitation

by Paul S. Lawler | Holland & Knight LLP on 1/10/2013

The SEC recently informed service providers in the proxy distribution industry of a new interpretive position regarding the use of voting buttons. According to the new SEC staff position, service providers must present...more

Lessons Learned in 2012

by Franc E. Del Fosse III | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 1/10/2013

As one calendar year ends and the next begins, it is natural to look back to take an inventory of lessons learned and to look forward in an attempt to implement such lessons. The year 2012 certainly had its fair share of...more

Recent Insider Trading Case Sparks Concerns Over Leaked Clinical Trial Results

by Choate Hall & Stewart LLP on 12/20/2012

What you need to know: The Martoma insider trading case is the latest in, and largest of, a string of actions brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission related to the alleged misuse of confidential clinical trial...more

Improper Use of Televoting Overturns AGM Results

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 11/28/2012

The recent victory on October 16, 2012, by a dissident slate of candidates for the board of directors of Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines Limited (the Company) illustrates the potentially significant consequences that the...more

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey - Third Quarter 2012

by Barry J. Kramer, Michael J. Patrick | Fenwick & West LLP on 11/19/2012

Background—We analyzed the terms of venture financings for 117 companies headquartered in Silicon Valley that reported raising money in the third quarter of 2012. Overview of Fenwick & West Results - Venture...more

Venture Perspectives: Quarterly Review of Seed, Series A and Series B/Later Round Financings: Second Quarter 2012

by Foley Hoag LLP on 10/2/2012

In This Issue: - Activity Level of New England Seed Transactions - Activity Level of New England Series A Transactions - Activity Level of New England Series B/Later Round Transactions - Size of New England Q2...more

Lessons From In Re Rigel Pharmaceuticals

by Lane Powell PC - Commercial Litigation on 9/26/2012

Originally published in Law360, New York (September 19, 2012, 10:56 AM ET) In In re Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc. Securities Litigation (9th Cir. Sept. 6, 2012), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit...more

Ninth Circuit Holds that Allegations a Defendant Should Have Used a Different Statistical Methodology During Drug Trials is not...

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/25/2012

In In re Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 10-17619, 2012 WL 3858112 (9th Cir. Sept. 6, 2012), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that disagreements between plaintiffs and...more

Where are we now? -- Markets and Legal Developments for Technology Executives

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/11/2012

In This Presentation: Market Trends - Venture Capital; Private Equity; Initial Public Offerings; Mergers & Acquisitions; Legal Updates - Jobs Act/Capital Markets; Mergers & Acquisitions; General Corporate/Governance; Our...more

It's Your Business Newsletter -- July 2012

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 7/6/2012

In This Issue: Preventing Or Responding To Data Security Breaches: Is Your Information Safe?; Successor Liability – Not Your Problem, Or Is It?; and Jobs Act Opens Up New Capital Raising Alternatives for Private...more

Public Companies Must Disclose Cyber-Liability Risks - Perspectives on Insurance Recovery Newsletter - Summer 2012

by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 6/23/2012

If you thought you did not need cyber insurance before, Uncle Sam may cause you to think otherwise. On October 13, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance issued guidance on...more

SEC Implements Secure E-Mail System for Submission of Draft Registration Statements

by Jackson Walker on 6/7/2012

On May 11, 2012, the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance issued instructions for submitting draft registration statements confidentially under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the "JOBS Act"). As noted in our...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - May 25, 2012

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/27/2012

In this issue: - NYSE’s Modified Listing Standards For EGCs; Advisory Committee Proposes Change to NYSE Proxy Distribution Fees - FINRA Proposes Rule Change Regarding Front Running of Block Transactions - SEC...more

Silicon Valley Venture Survey - First Quarter 2012

by Fenwick & West LLP on 5/24/2012

Background — We analyzed the terms of venture financings for 114 companies headquartered in Silicon Valley that reported raising money in the first quarter of 2012. Overview of Fenwick & West Results • Up rounds...more

The Facebook IPO and Disclosure of Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks: Tips and Lessons for Practitioners

by Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 4/24/2012

Originally published by Bloomberg Finance L.P. in the Vol.6, No. 12 edition of the Bloomberg Law Reports—Securities Law. The Facebook, Inc. (Facebook) initial public offering last month was probably the most...more

Will Groupon’s Stumbles Affect Other Tech IPOs?

by LEVICK on 4/18/2012

Groupon, the deal-of-the-day coupon company, went public in November 2011 at $20 a share. The stock is now trading below $13 – and the pressure will be ratcheted up in June when a lockup of employees and insiders will expire,...more

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts Holds Pharmaceutical Companies Not Required to Disclose FDA Inspectional...

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 4/10/2012

In an important ruling dismissing a comprehensive securities class action complaint against Genzyme Corporation, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts held last week that regulatory comments and...more

Trends in Terms of Venture Financings in Silicon Valley — Fourth Quarter 2011

by Fenwick & West LLP on 2/28/2012

We analyzed the terms of venture financings for 117 companies headquartered in Silicon Valley that reported raising money in the fourth quarter of 2011. Up rounds exceeded down rounds in 4Q11, 70% to 16%, with...more

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