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Compliance Advice on SEC’s Market Access Rule from Julie Dixon of Titan Regulation
Lawyer: European M&A Could Rise Despite Risks
Bill on Bankruptcy: The Market's Unquenchable Thirst for Junk
Are Political Intelligence Practice Groups Too Risky?
Greenberger: Derivatives Legislation Would Seriously Weaken Dodd-Frank
Bill on Bankruptcy: Lehman Test Case on Judicial Nullification
S&C's Cohen: Brown-Vitter Punishes Banks For Being Big
Cohen: Cyprus Is Not A Template For Future Restructurings
Release of new book on the 'Best Practices Under the FCPA and Bribery Act"
Bill on Bankruptcy: Kodak Plan Bumps the Debt, Craters Stock
STOCK Act Loses Much of Its Teeth, but Members of Congress Aim to Change That
Lessons Learned from the Parker Drilling DPA and Ralph Lauren NPA
Bill on Bankruptcy: Lawyers Easily Make Simple Words Complicated
Raj Mahajan, Allston Trading CEO, Talks HFT and the Business of Prop Trading
Lessons Learned from the BizJet Executives FCPA Enforcement Actions
Konczal: Dodd-Frank Reforms Get Roughed Up in Court
Bill on Bankruptcy: ResCap Report, a Bargain at $83 Million
Sullivan & Cromwell's M&A Hotline is Ringing
Bill on Bankruptcy: Stockton May Win the Battle, Lose the War
NFA Chairman Chris Hehmeyer Talks Bankruptcy Reform
Nature and Direction of Change - Shareholder activism in the U.S. has increased significantly over the past several years, with activist campaigns increasingly targeting well-known, larger market capitalization...more
June 13 (Bloomberg Law) --Guy Norman, acting global head of mergers and acquisitions at Clifford Chance, tells Bloomberg's Sarah Kopit that the prospects for M&A activity in Europe are slowly beginning to improve. Citing a...more
On May 28, the Staff of the Division of Trading and Markets of the SEC issued a no-action letter to Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, a German-based entity that provides certain strategy consultancy services to non-U.S....more
In a decision with important implications for structuring going-private transactions, Chancellor Leo E. Strine, Jr. of the Delaware Court of Chancery this week applied the business judgment rule — not the more rigorous entire...more
Sam J. Salario Jr. is a shareholder in Carlton Fields’ Tampa office specializing in securities litigation and class actions. Q: What is the most challenging case you have worked on and what made it...more
Speculation is again growing about when the SEC will complete its rulemaking duties under the JOBS Act. In addition to new crowd funding rules, the agency must still approve rules to eliminate the prohibition against general...more
While everyone is waiting for the SEC, several states are taking their own turn at crafting regulations. Lawmakers have already passed legislation in Kansas and Georgia. North Carolina is the latest state to weigh in. ...more
When talking about crowdfunding, there are three main players. They are the issuers, intermediaries, and investors in any deal. In this article, I am talking about equity crowdfunding as envisioned by the JOBS Act. But aside...more
Until the SEC finalizes rules to implement the JOBS Act, private fundraising, i.e. of rounds of financing without registering securities with the SEC, is restricted to accredited investors with a net worth of $1 million or...more
On 15 May 2013, the Code Committee of the Takeover Panel published its response statement in connection with its public consultation paper from 5 July 2012 relating to "Companies subject to the Takeover Code" (PCP 2012/3)....more
On 15 May, the U.K. Takeover Panel (the Panel) published its response to a consultation paper proposing to extend the jurisdiction of the U.K. Takeover Code (the Code). The Panel has concluded that the Code’s jurisdiction...more
Lawmakers, led by Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., are calling on SEC Chairmen Mary Jo White, to ban what they call “unfair” arbitration agreements. They have specifically asked the SEC to use its authority under Section 921 of the...more
I OVERVIEW OF M&A ACTIVITY - According to a report of the Cayman Islands Economics and Statistics Office, the Islands’ economy began to recover from the economic downturn in 2011, with real gross domestic product...more
The SEC extended the compliance deadline for certain large trader recordkeeping, reporting and monitoring requirements to November 1 of 2013. The second phase of the implementation was originally scheduled to take effect on...more
Last week the Canadian Government introduced amendments to the Investment Canada Act (ICA) to implement its revised policy towards state-owned enterprises (SOEs) which it announced in December last year....more
In This Issue: Major Publications and Decisions; New Listing Decisions; New Guidance Letters; Enforcement News; and Regulatory Watch. - Excerpt from Major Publications and Decisions: Chain principle offer...more
I OVERVIEW OF M&A ACTIVITY - Given the international financial climate, it is perhaps unsurprising that the past 12 months have seen unpredictable deal flows involving British Virgin Islands (‘BVI’) companies, with...more
Complex products remain one of FINRA’s top compliance concerns, according to CEO Richard Ketchum. Other areas of interest cited by Ketchum included conflicts of interest and exams. ...more
Crowd funding is ubiquitous these days. Success stories abound. No wonder, according to the Crowdsourcing.org report for 2012, crowd funding levels reached $2.6 billion in 2012 and are expected to almost double in 2013. I...more
On April 29, 2013, the Federal Government introduced its 2013 budget implementation bill, Bill C-60,1 which would also implement announcements made by the Federal Government on December 7, 2012 concerning investments by...more
This past week, my second book, “Best Practices Under the FCPA and Bribery Act” was released. Over the past few years I have tried to provide the compliance practitioner with solid information that can be used to implement,...more
The Nikkei has skyrocketed more than 50 percent over the last six months. Goldman Sachs has issued a report predicting a further 20 percent gain in the index before year-end. Japanese companies were the third-most active...more
In the two most recent corporate Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to communicate not only what they believe constitutes a...more
British Virgin Island (“BVI”) and Cayman Islands companies have been a popular choice of investment vehicle for Hong Kong and Chinese companies and individuals. This article explores the key tools available to members of BVI...more
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