19 Law Firm Consensus Report as of 10:00 am EST, Monday, January 22, 2018 -

On Friday, January 19, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that “should there be a federal government shutdown after January 19, the SEC will remain open for a limited number of days, fully staffed and focused on the agency's mission.” The undersigned law firms understand that all of the SEC’s operations, including filing reviews, no-action and interpretive requests and acceleration requests, will continue as normal during this period.

The SEC has not stated how long this period will last, and market participants have asked what would happen if there were a total SEC shutdown (SEC Shutdown) once it expires. The following questions and answers reflect our current understanding of the impact of such a situation.