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Another Delaware Publicly Traded Company Proposes A Nevada Move

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Last week, Chromocell Therapeutics Corporation filed preliminary proxy materials that included a proposal to reincorporate in Nevada.  Rather than convert, the company is proposing to effect the reincorporation by means of a...more

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Considerations for Upcoming 10-Q Disclosures

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With the end of the third quarter quickly approaching, companies may want to consider the following for their upcoming Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q...more

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The CrowdStrike Ripple Effect: Ongoing Reporting Implications for Public Companies

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Companies impacted by CrowdStrike’s defective software update should consider the following long-term reporting implications...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Leveraging Advisory Boards: A Solution for Public Companies

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Public companies are under immense pressure to stay ahead of emerging trends, navigate increasingly complex regulations, and meet investor and other stakeholder demands. The expertise required to address these challenges is...more

Perkins Coie

Updating Your Description of Securities Exhibit

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As summer turns into fall and in-house lawyers start thinking ahead to the upcoming 10-K filing season, we’re often asked to review and update the description of securities exhibit(s) required to be filed with Form 10-K by...more

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SEC Outlines “Effective Cooperation” Standard

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The Securities and Exchange Commission is catching up to DOJ.  Not in enforcement but in transparency. After years of criticism, the Justice Department has set the gold standard for transparency and providing guidance on...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Desktop Staleness Calendar for 2025 Offerings

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Calendar notes when financial statements go stale for issuers with fiscal years ending December 31, 2024....more

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UK Corporate Briefing - September 2024

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Recent Developments for UK PLCs - September 2024

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On 13 August 2024, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), as part of a cross-regulatory group comprising the FCA, Companies House, HMRC and Charity Commission for England and Wales, published a discussion paper on the future...more

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Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends

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Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s regular bulletin reporting on late-breaking legislative and policy developments in ESG. Our aim is to scan the litigation, enforcement, and regulatory horizon to help inform business decisions....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

HKEX and SFC Reduce Barriers for Specialist Technology Company IPOs and De-SPACs

查看中文 The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEX) and Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have announced a temporary relaxation of the minimum market capitalization requirements for Specialist Technology Company...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Securities Law Update - August 2024 #2

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Welcome to the latest edition of Fenwick’s Securities Law Update. This edition contains updates and reminders on: ..The federal court decision that struck down the FTC’s noncompete ban, blocking it from taking effect...more

Allen Matkins

When Two Corporate Laws Diverge, Does Choosing One Make All The Difference?

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In a new article, professor of law Wendy Gerwick Couture aims for "a fuller understanding of Nevada corporate law, both substantively and theoretically, as compared with Delaware corporate law".  For the title and them of her...more

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ISS Releases 2025 Policy Survey

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Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) recently released its Annual Benchmark Policy Survey (the "Policy Survey"). In keeping with its prior practice, ISS seeks responses from institutional shareholders, issuers,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Regulatory Update - August 2024

查看中文 This update primarily provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the second quarter of 2024 relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) and their...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New Resource Extraction Payment Disclosures Due September 26, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting companies with fiscal years ending December 31 that engage in the commercial development of oil, natural gas or minerals are required to file a Form SD with the SEC by...more

Allen Matkins

Is A Change In Transfer Restrictions In A Shareholder Agreement Subject To Qualification?

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A recent post discussed whether amending a shareholders agreement is subject to qualification under the California Corporate Securities Law of 1968.  For the purpose of that discussion, it is important to recognize that not...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

CSA Propose Amendments Related to CSE’s Senior Tier, Majority Voting, Escrow Agreements and More

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The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) recently published for comment proposed amendments and changes to certain national instruments and policies to: (i) address the Canadian Securities Exchange’s (“CSE”) creation of...more

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SEC Files Brief in Support of Climate Disclosure Rules

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On August 6, the SEC filed its much-anticipated legal brief in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals supporting its controversial Climate Rules and responding to the arguments laid out in petitioners’ consolidated petitions for...more

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ICAHN Settles With SEC for Failures to Disclose Key Details of Margin Loan Stock Pledges - Teaching Moment for Directors and...

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On August, 19, 2024, the SEC announced settled charges against Carl C. Icahn and his publicly traded company, Icahn Enterprises L.P. (IEP), for failing to disclose information relating to Icahn’s pledges of IEP securities –...more

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Selected Recent Developments for Public Companies

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Public companies should take note of several recent developments, including: ..Reversal of the Pegasystems trade secrets lawsuit that nevertheless preserves guidance to take care when describing litigation as “without...more

Perkins Coie

The SEC’s Climate Rules: Item 1502(e)’s Transition Plan Disclosure (Including Annual Progress)

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This is another in a series of blogs we will be posting breaking down the SEC’s new climate disclosure rules. We’re near the end of Regulation S-K Item 1502, Strategy. For the full text, see pages 852 through 855 of the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Occasional Activists: Shaping Corporate Governance in 2024

In our previous client alert, The Rise of the “Occasional Activist,” we discussed the increase in shareholder activism through 2022 by “occasional activists” – investors who are not funds dedicated to activist strategies or...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Stay Private or Go IPO?

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Share on Twitter Print Share by Email Share Back to top Public investors have become more discerning about Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). Instead of chasing speculative high-growth stories, they are leaning towards...more

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ISS Opens Survey for 2025 Policy Changes; Glass Lewis Seeks Informal Feedback

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ISS and Glass Lewis annual policy surveys have launched - As is typical, executive compensation issues are covered in the Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis annual policy surveys this year, with each...more

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