Conflict Mineral Rules

Conflict Minerals And Resource Extraction Challenges Proceed On Accelerated Basis

by Stephen M. Quinlivan | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 5/21/2013

We previously noted that the challenge to the SEC’s conflict minerals rules was transferred from the Court of Appeals to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia....more

SEC Roundtable Discusses Current Securities Law Topics at 33rd Annual Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute

by Mark Reyes, Mark Wood | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/15/2013

On May 2, Lona Nallengara and Shelley E. Parratt, the acting director and the deputy director, respectively, of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance, participated in a roundtable...more

Automotive Legal News - May 2013 • 2nd Quarter

by John Anderson, Sr., James M. Burns, M. Kimberly Stagg, Richard Wilhelm | Dickinson Wright on 5/9/2013

IN THE ISSUE: - The Legal Challenge to the SEC’s Conflict Minerals Reporting Regulations: In the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, the United States Congress required, inter alia, the SEC to promulgate regulations requiring...more

Conflict Minerals Disclosure Compliance

by Ruben Chuquimia, Robert Wexler | Polsinelli on 5/3/2013

The SEC has adopted a rule requiring SEC reporting companies to provide disclosures about conflict minerals that are "necessary to the functionality or production of a product manufactured by the company." Conflict minerals...more

Conflict Minerals Challenge To Follow Resource Extraction Case To District Court

by Stephen M. Quinlivan | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 5/2/2013

As previously noted, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia recently dismissed a challenge to the SEC’s resource extraction rules for lack of jurisdiction. The case was left to proceed pursuant to a previously...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

Energy Newsletter - April 2013

by King & Spalding on 4/15/2013

In This Issue: - TRANSACTIONAL: - Project Development/FinanceKey Considerations in Energy Take-or-Pay Contracts - Upstream - Russia and former republics Unconventional Russia - Bankruptcy:...more

REGULATORY: Natural Resources: European Commission Issues Consultation for Views on Potential EU Conflict Minerals Initiative;...

by King & Spalding on 4/15/2013

The European Commission (EC) Directorate-General for Trade has issued a consultation to solicit interested parties’ views on a potential EU initiative for responsible sourcing of minerals coming from conflict-affected and...more

Conflict Minerals: Key Initial Compliance Steps for Companies

by Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/2/2013

The SEC’s conflict minerals reporting rules became effective January 1, 2013, and those rules impose burdens on companies throughout the automotive supply chain, given how prevalent the so-called “conflict minerals” are in...more

Complying with the SEC’s Conflict Minerals Rules

by Christopher Cunningham, Rumei Mistry | K&L Gates LLP on 3/20/2013

Introduction - On August 22, 2012, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new rules (the “Final Rules”) pursuant to Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act...more

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Planning for the 2013 Annual Meeting and Reporting Season

by Andrew Brady, Brian V. Breheny, Marc S. Gerber, Richard J. Grossman, Neil M. Leff, Regina Olshan, Michael Rogan, Erica Schohn, Joseph M. Yaffe | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/19/2013

As companies prepare for the 2013 annual meeting and reporting season, we have compiled an overview of the corporate governance and disclosure matters that companies should consider as they draft this season’s disclosure...more

Market Trends & Legal Developments for Dealmakers - Quarter 4: 2012

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/15/2013

In This Issue: -Market Trends -Venture Capital -Private Equity -Initial Public Offerings -Mergers & Acquisitions -Legal Updates -Jobs Act & Capital Markets -Mergers &...more

Corporate Law Report: Workplace Romances, FMLA Changes, California Tax News, and More [Video]

by JD Supra Law News on 2/14/2013

Our latest Corporate Law Report includes a look at how to deal with office relationships, changes to FMLA rules to benefit veterans, an unfortunate tax development for investors in certain California business, and other...more

Petitioners File Opening Brief Challenging SEC's Conflict Minerals Rule

by David Kravitz, Mark Wood | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/12/2013

The National Association of Manufacturers, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and Business Roundtable recently filed their opening brief with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - February 8, 2013

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/11/2013

In this issue: - ISS Announces ISS Governance QuickScore to Replace GRId - Petitioners File Opening Brief Challenging SEC’s Conflict Minerals Rule - SEC Roundtable Discusses Decimalization and Tick Sizes -...more

Disclosure tips for 2013

by Bonnie J Roe | Cohen & Gresser LLP on 1/18/2013

The proxy and annual reporting season has begun, with relatively few changes in reporting requirements from last year. Here are some tips to take you through the season and prepare for changes to come. 1. Consider the...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

SEC Update

by Jeff E. Beck, Joseph M. Miller, Jeffrey A. Scudder | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 1/4/2013

Final Rules on Compensation Committee Listing Standards - On June 20, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted Exchange Act Rule 10C-1 implementing listing standard requirements pursuant to Section 952...more

SEC Adopts Final Rules for "Conflict Minerals"

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 1/3/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted final rules requiring disclosure of the use of "conflict minerals" by public companies (including smaller reporting companies and foreign private issuers) in products they...more

Corporate Communicator - Winter 2013

by Jeff E. Beck, Franc E. Del Fosse III, Joseph M. Miller, Joshua Schneiderman, Jeffrey A. Scudder | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 12/29/2012

In This Issue: - 2013 Annual Meeting Season - Dealing with ISS and Other Proxy Advisory Firms this Proxy Season - SEC Update - Other NYSE/NASDAQ Developments - Delaware Law Update — Delaware Court Applies...more

Public Company Priorities for the New Year

by David A. Cifrino, Thomas P. Conaghan, Amy Ferrer, Eugene Goldman, Andrea S. Kramer, Amy S. Leder, Andrew C. Liazos, Obiamaka P. Madubuko, Thomas J. Murphy, Anne G. Plimpton, more +Jonathan Rochwarger, Heather Egan Sussman | McDermott Will & Emery on 12/19/2012

Looking ahead to 2013, directors, executives and general counsel of public companies can take some solace from the fact that 2012 was not a year in which a large number of significant new disclosure rules or governance...more

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Conflict Minerals And Resource Extraction Challenges Proceed On Accelerated Basis

SEC Roundtable Discusses Current Securities Law Topics at 33rd Annual Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute

Automotive Legal News - May 2013 • 2nd Quarter

Conflict Minerals Disclosure Compliance

Conflict Minerals Challenge To Follow Resource Extraction Case To District Court

SEC Files Initial Brief in Conflict Minerals Rule Case

Energy Newsletter - April 2013

REGULATORY: Natural Resources: European Commission Issues Consultation for Views on Potential EU Conflict Minerals Initiative;...

Conflict Minerals: Key Initial Compliance Steps for Companies

Complying with the SEC’s Conflict Minerals Rules

Planning for the 2013 Annual Meeting and Reporting Season

Market Trends & Legal Developments for Dealmakers - Quarter 4: 2012

Corporate Law Report: Workplace Romances, FMLA Changes, California Tax News, and More [Video]

Petitioners File Opening Brief Challenging SEC's Conflict Minerals Rule

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - February 8, 2013

Disclosure tips for 2013

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

SEC Update

SEC Adopts Final Rules for "Conflict Minerals"

Corporate Communicator - Winter 2013

Public Company Priorities for the New Year

First Steps Toward Building a Conflict Minerals Compliance Program

John Ruggie Gives Opening Address at U.N. Forum on Business and Human Rights

Developments in Eastern Congo Highlight Need for Companies to Prepare for SEC Conflict Mineral Rule Compliance

SEC Posts Small Entity Compliance Guide Regarding Conflict Minerals Disclosure

Corporate Law Report: Workplace Romances, FMLA Changes, California Tax News, and More [Video]

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