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Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Companies without a Control Core – Draft Bills Calls for Changes

The Ministerial Committee for Legislation has recently re-approved the draft amendment to the Israeli Companies Law. The aim of this amendment is to improve the corporate governance rules applicable to companies with no...more

Goodwin

Delaware Supreme Court Holds Appraisal Action Is Not “Securities Claim” Covered By D+O Insurance Policy

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Delaware Supreme Court Holds Appraisal Action is Not “Securities Claim” Covered by D&O Insurance Policy; Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Derivative Claims Against Life Sciences Company For Failure to Plead Demand...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SEC Staff Issues CF Disclosure Guidance on Confidential Treatment Requests

In December 2019, the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued new "CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. 7" (Guidance) regarding confidential treatment requests pursuant to...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Business Development Company Guide for Capital Markets

This guide covers all related information that a securities practitioner needs when working with a Business Development Company (BDC). It provides an overview of the industry and covers applicable securities laws and...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Legal Update: A Year to Remember for BDCs

With 2018 now in the rearview mirror, we summarize several of the encouraging regulatory developments for business development companies (“BDCs”) that occurred during 2018. ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Increased SEC Enforcement Action and Litigation In the Cryptocurrency Space

As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated previously, it is continuing to scrutinize and commence enforcement actions against companies, advisors and investors involved in the offering of cryptocurrencies...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Potential SEC Shutdown: Frequently Asked Questions About the Impact on Capital Markets Transactions and Public Companies

The U.S. federal government shutdown that began Saturday has the potential to affect capital markets and public companies in far-reaching ways. While the Securities and Exchange Commission currently plans to operate fully...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Practice Pointers on Non-GAAP Financial Measures

On June 27, 2016, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Chair Mary Jo White, speaking at the International Corporate Governance Network’s Annual Conference in San Francisco, reiterated the SEC’s growing concern regarding...more

Perkins Coie

Dodd-Frank Executive Compensation Update: SEC Adopts CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure Rules

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted final rules implementing one of the last four remaining executive compensation requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. ...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

New Volcker Rule FAQs: Market Making and CEO Certifications

Two new Volcker Rule FAQs have been issued. One FAQ addresses a bank’s market making activities. Amongst other things, the FAQ affirms that for purposes of meeting the final rule’s exemption for market-making, a...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Adopts Final Pay Ratio Rule – A Comprehensive Summary

The SEC has adopted a final “pay ratio” rule required by Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act. In general, the “pay ratio” rule requires public companies to disclose the median of the annual total compensation of all...more

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Federal Court Holds Neither Janus, Nor Statute of Limitations Shields Alleged “Pump-And-Dump” Fraudsters From Civil Liability in...

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In another example of the limits to which defendants may successfully rely on the Supreme Court’s decision in Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders, 131 S. Ct. 2296 (2011), earlier this summer, District Judge...more

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