Securities Law, Administrative Law, Mergers & Acquisitions

Notification Threshold Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Increased to $70.9 million

by Jon Dubrow, Carla A. R. Hine, Joseph Winterscheid | McDermott Will & Emery on 1/14/2013

The Federal Trade Commission recently announced higher reporting thresholds for pre-merger notifications filed on or after February 11, 2013. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced revised thresholds for...more

FTC Announces Increases to Thresholds for Pre-Merger Notification and Limitations on Interlocking Directorates

by Ryan Gist | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/14/2013

On Jan. 10, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission made its annual announcement of revisions to thresholds that determine whether companies must abide by the pre-merger filing and waiting period requirements set forth in the...more

FTC Raises Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds

by David R. Brenneman, Greta Burkholder, Harry Robins | Morgan Lewis on 1/14/2013

Transactions closing as of February 11 will be subject to increased HSR Act jurisdictional and filing fee thresholds. On January 10, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it will raise the Hart-Scott-Rodino...more

Private Placements By Acquisition Targets – Another Regulatory Grey Area

by Ralph Shay | Dentons on 1/10/2013

On November 28, 2012, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) issued the reasons for the decision it had made following a hearing to consider an application made by Inmet Mining Corporation for certain relief in...more

Hidden Due Diligence Risk In Mergers, Acquisitions And Investments: Independent Contractor Misclassification Oftentimes Overlooked...

by Lisa B. Petkun, Richard J. Reibstein, Andrew J. Rudolph | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 1/9/2013

Many due diligence reviews in mergers, acquisitions and investments have ignored the issue of independent contractor (IC) misclassification liability. This is a difficult exposure to identify unless the legal team digs below...more

Considerations for the 2013 Form 10-K and Annual Proxy Season

by Colin Diamond, Holt Goddard, David Johansen, Michelle Rutta | White & Case LLP on 1/7/2013

The upcoming 2013 proxy season will likely be impacted by new policies issued by proxy advisers, as well as shareholder activists taking advantage of previously adopted rules, rather than by recent legislative or rulemaking...more

Development and Opportunities in the Turkish Market - December 2012

by Meltem Akol, Charlie Lightfoot | White & Case LLP on 12/19/2012

The Turkish government’s agenda for development is one of the most ambitious in the world. Combined with investor friendly changes in the market, including a new investment incentive regime and new regulation enhancing...more

DOJ and SEC Release Long-Awaited FCPA Guidance

by Cohen & Gresser LLP on 12/5/2012

On November 14, 2012, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) jointly released A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “Guide”). The Guide is intended to...more

Barney Frank Takes Advantage of GOP Confusion Over SEC-CFTC Merger

by Felix Shipkevich | Shipkevich PLLC on 12/3/2012

Two weeks ago we wrote about the growing call for an SEC-CFTC merger from both sides of the aisle. Now, Barney Frank is making one last push for the merger before his upcoming retirement....more

DOJ and SEC Release Much-Anticipated Guidance on FCPA

by Orlando Segura, Robert L. Soza, Jr. | Jackson Walker on 11/29/2012

In recent years, corporations in the United States and around the world have seen record levels of enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"), resulting in billions of dollars of civil judgments and numerous...more

China: Branching Out - November 2012

by White & Case LLP on 11/28/2012

China is experiencing an upsurge in outbound investment activity as growing domestic needs coincide with weakened and more accommodating M&A markets in Europe and the US. Changing government policy is enabling domestic...more

U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – Resource Guide released by the SEC and the DOJ

by Schecter Law on 11/26/2012

The Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have released “A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act”, consisting of 130...more

Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission Issue Highly Anticipated Foreign Corrupt Practice Act Guidance

by Paul E. Pelletier, Aaron M. Tidman | Mintz Levin - Energy & Clean Technology on 11/26/2012

On November 14th, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) jointly published “A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act” (the “Guide”), their long-awaited and...more

2012 FCPA Guidance: Key Points and Analysis

by Francisca M. Mok, James L. Sanders, John Tan | Reed Smith on 11/26/2012

On November 14, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission released their long-awaited Foreign Corrupt Practices Act guidance in the form of a 120-page document entitled “A Resource Guide...more

DOJ and the SEC to U.S. Businesses: We Expect Action on Effective Compliance Programs

by Lane Powell PC - Business/Commercial Law on 11/19/2012

Based on my experience as a U.S. Attorney, I see the new joint Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Resource Guide to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) as a game changer that...more

"SEC and DOJ Release Highly Anticipated FCPA Resource Guide"

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/19/2012

On November 14, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly released the long-anticipated Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The Resource Guide tracks...more

DOJ and SEC Release Long-Awaited FCPA Resource Guide

by Adam J. Agron, Stephen A. Best, Brian D. Nysenbaum | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 11/19/2012

On November 14, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released their long-anticipated guidance on the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), entitled A Resource Guide to...more

Anti-Corruption Law: Implications of the U.S. FCPA Resource Guide for Canadian Business

by Milos Barutciski, Matthew S. Kronby, Laura A. Murray | Bennett Jones LLP on 11/19/2012

On November 14, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released their long-awaited Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The 120-page Guide...more

DoJ and SEC Issue Long-Awaited FCPA Guidance

by Robert Rose | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/19/2012

At last! We now have official guidance in one place from the United States Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). A lengthy memorandum was...more

U.S. Department of Justice and SEC Release Long-Awaited Guidance on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

by Katherine C. Franklin, Earl (Chip) M. Jones III, Bradley A. Siciliano | Littler on 11/19/2012

On November 14, 2012, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released their long-awaited guidance on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). A Resource Guide to the US Foreign...more

The Acquisition Of Control Of A United States Public Company

by Jeffery Bell | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 11/13/2012

Introduction - An acquisition of any U.S. corporation involves numerous legal and business issues. This memorandum addresses the principal legal issues involved in acquiring control of U.S. corporations whose shares are...more

More SEC Guidance on Title I of the JOBS Act

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 10/10/2012

The Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) recently updated its Frequently Asked Questions on Title I of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”) to...more

DOC Calls It Fair

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 8/30/2012

Notes on the Facebook fairness hearing At the conclusion of a hearing held yesterday morning, the Department of Corporations approved the acquisition of Instagram, Inc. by Facebook, Inc. Technically, the Department...more

A Program Guide To The Facebook Fairness Hearing

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 8/24/2012

As discussed in this earlier post, Facebook, Inc. has requested a fairness hearing before the California Department of Corporations. Technically, the hearing is being held pursuant to Corporations Code Section 25142 in...more

FMC Partner Ralph Shay speaks to Business News Network about policy of securities commissions in response to Jean Charest’s...

by Dentons on 8/22/2012

With Quebec’s economic protectionism on the rise, leader Jean Charest has advised voters that, if re-elected, he would establish a $1-billion fund to assist Quebec companies to make foreign takeovers and would table a law...more

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