Publicly-Traded Companies, SEC

SEC Issues Guidance on Social Media and Regulation FD

by Linda Griggs, Gail Pierce | Morgan Lewis on 4/18/2013

Public companies are encouraged to rigorously analyze SEC guidance prior to disseminating material information via social media....more

SEC Report Opens Door to Use of Social Media

by Amy Batten, Gerald Roach, Margaret Rosenfeld | Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell &... on 4/16/2013

On April 2, 2013, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a Report of Investigation (the “Social Media Report”) clarifying that a company subject to Regulation Fair Disclosure (“Regulation FD”) may use...more

SEC Opens Door for Public Companies to Make Announcements Using Social Media

by Kenneth Florin, James Taylor | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 4/11/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a Report of Investigation on April 2, 2013, that addresses whether public companies may use social media to make certain announcements....more

SEC ‘Likes’ Public Company Disclosures on Facebook and Other Social Media

by Jeff Ifrah on 4/11/2013

Last December, we wrote about the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s issuance of so-called “Wells” notices indicating that the agency was considering whether to bring enforcement proceedings against Netflix and its...more

SEC Addresses Use of Social Media for Public Company Disclosures

by C. Kent Carlson, Kristy Harlan | K&L Gates LLP on 4/10/2013

On April 2, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a Report of Investigation that directly addresses the application of Regulation FD to disclosures made through social media channels such as Facebook and...more

New Iran Sanctions Enactments Apply to U.S. Companies’ Foreign Affiliates and Subsidiaries, and Require SEC Reporting by Public...

by Burt Braverman, Jennifer Frewer | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/20/2013

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury enforces comprehensive sanctions that regulate, and largely forbid, most forms of trade and financial transactions by U.S. persons with Iran....more

Between Mortar and Pestle: SEC Pressure Grinds Auditors Against PRC State Interests

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/13/2013

Comity among US and Chinese regulators may top this New Year’s wish list for United States-listed companies in China. After a failed six-month pursuit of a diplomatic solution, the SEC revived its federal court petition to...more

Public Company Advisor - January 2013: Considerations in Drafting Your 2013 Proxy Statement

by King & Spalding on 2/5/2013

The 2013 proxy season is shaping up to be another challenging year, with the new Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) disclosure requirements for compensation consultant conflicts of interest, the continued focus on...more

Public Companies Must Begin Reporting Transactions with Iran

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 2/4/2013

Beginning February 6, 2013, public companies must disclose in annual or quarterly reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission whether the companies or any of their affiliates engaged in proscribed transactions with...more

"SEC Considering Disclosure of Political Activity Spending"

by Brian V. Breheny, Kenneth Gross, Ki Hong, Samuel Scrimshaw | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/24/2013

On December 21, 2012, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicated in its semiannual regulatory agenda that the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance is considering whether to recommend that the...more

Lessons Learned in 2012

by Franc E. Del Fosse III | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 1/10/2013

As one calendar year ends and the next begins, it is natural to look back to take an inventory of lessons learned and to look forward in an attempt to implement such lessons. The year 2012 certainly had its fair share of...more

First of a series: Issues for 2013

by Cynthia Larose, Adam Veness | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 1/4/2013

Happy New Year! We are beginning this week with a series of top Privacy and Security issues for 2013, as we see them. Let’s start with an issue of interest to publicly traded companies, or companies considering going...more

"Accounting Cliff” for Public Companies with Operations in China is More Like a Slope

by Thomas M. Shoesmith | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 12/21/2012

Public companies with PRC-based auditors are facing a worrisome accounting “slope” rather than a “cliff” on December 31, 2012. If the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) is not able to finish its international...more

“Accounting Cliff” Looms for Public Companies with Operations in China

by Thomas M. Shoesmith | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 12/19/2012

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has been trying to exercise its oversight responsibilities with regard to registered accounting firms in China for years, but so far has been prevented from doing so by...more

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