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EDGAR Next: What Filers Should Know

On September 27, 2024, the SEC adopted new rules, called “EDGAR Next,” to enhance the security of the EDGAR system. Action to comply with EDGAR Next is required of every entity and individual that currently makes EDGAR...more

SEC Expands Confidential Registration Statement Filing Process

The SEC announced that companies can now submit registration statements for confidential review before public filing in connection with most registered offerings. This expansion builds on the confidential filing process that...more

Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Nasdaq Board Diversity Rules

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the SEC’s approval of Nasdaq’s board diversity rules. Consequently, Nasdaq-listed companies are no longer required to satisfy Nasdaq’s “comply or explain” director...more

SEC Comment Letter Trend: AI-Related Disclosures

SEC officials have declared artificial intelligence (“AI”) “the most transformative technology of our times” while cautioning that “if a public company is using AI, that company has to be honest about the role AI plays in its...more

The Download: Do I need to make money to go public?

01 Do I need to make money to go public?02 A new M&A playbook in the age of AI03 Cyber enforcement forecast post-SolarWinds decision04 Cyber diligence for IPOs with Kroll’s CISO05 The Download Quiz: Venture capital trends...more

Insider Trading Policy Key Terms and Trends

With the compliance deadline for the newly issued Item 408(b) of Regulation S-K approaching for calendar-year-end companies and the increased use by the Department of Justice and the SEC of data analytics in pursuing insider...more

SEC Final SPAC Rules: Key Takeaways

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has finalized its long-awaited rules regarding special purpose acquisition companies (“SPAC”). So, what are the key aspects of these rules that SPAC market participants...more

Fifth Circuit Vacates SEC’s Share Repurchase Disclosure Rules

On December 19, 2023, the Fifth Circuit officially vacated the SEC’s share repurchase disclosure rules. As a result of the Court’s decision, companies will not need to comply with the now-vacated share repurchase disclosure...more

Update on the SEC's Share Repurchase Disclosure Rules - What Should Companies Do Now?

On October 31, 2023, the Fifth Circuit ruled in Chamber of Commerce of the USA v. SEC that the SEC violated the Administrative Procedure Act when it adopted enhanced share repurchase disclosure rules. The Court provided the...more

New Disclosure Requirements to Consider for 2022 Fiscal Year End, the 2023 Proxy Season and Beyond

2022 was a busy year in rulemaking for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As a result, there are many new disclosure requirements for companies to keep top of mind as they work through this year’s annual report,...more

Considerations for Company Insiders When Contemplating Pledging Shares

For many insiders at a newly formed public company, a large portion of their net worth is potentially tied up in holdings of their company’s publicly-traded shares. These insiders often face challenges obtaining liquidity...more

Comment Period Reopened for Climate and Cybersecurity Proposals, Among Others

On Friday, October 7, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) reopened the public comment periods for eleven rulemaking proposals and one request for comment due to a technical error that prevented the SEC...more

SEC Updates Disclosure Requirements for Risk Factors and Business and Legal Proceeding Descriptions

Exchange Act Reports; Securities Act Filings - On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced changes to Regulation S-K intended to modernize certain disclosures related to an issuer’s business...more

COVID19 Investment Scams Become Focal Point of Securities Regulators

The Massachusetts Securities Division (the Division) warns that the average investor is overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Division points to several COVID-19-related items such as physical isolation, job uncertainty...more

Final Amendments to M&A Financial Statement Disclosures Adopted by SEC

Executive Summary. On May 21, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the current rules that require public companies to disclose financial information on significant acquisitions and...more

SEC Provides Temporary Relief from Certain Regulation Crowdfunding Requirements in Response to COVID-19

On May 4, 2020, the SEC adopted temporary final rules, in light of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, that eased Regulation Crowdfunding requirements in order to make it easier for small businesses to raise money through...more

Managing and Maintaining Clinical Trial Disclosure for Publicly Traded Life Sciences Companies

One of the fastest ways to garner unwanted attention as a publicly-traded life sciences company is to be accused by either a regulator or stockholder that the company disclosed materially misleading information about the...more

Certain Shareholder Approval Requirements Relaxed as NYSE Provides Temporary Exception Due to COVID-19

The SEC declared, effective immediately as of May 14, 2020, a new NYSE rule proposal which provides a temporary exception through June 30, 2020 from the shareholder approval requirements for specified issuances of 20% or more...more

SEC Staff Provides FAQs Related to COVID-19 Order

On May 4, 2020, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finances issued four new COVID-19-related FAQs relating to the SEC’s COVID-19 Order and its interaction with Form S-3 (FAQs were issued and not included in the staff’s...more

Nasdaq to Toll Compliance Period for Price-Based Continued Listing Requirements

The SEC declared immediately effective, as of April 17, 2020, a Nasdaq rule proposal providing relief to listed companies that, in light of market conditions resulting from the impact of COVID-19, have fallen out of...more

SEC Corporate Finance Staff Provides Temporary Relief for Form 144 Paper Filings

The Division of Corporation Finance staff of the Securities Exchange Commission continues to address logistical difficulties arising from COVID-19, in this case with regard to paper Form 144 submissions....more

NYSE Temporarily Relaxes Shareholder Approval Requirements for Certain Equity Issuances

The SEC has approved and declared immediately effective an NYSE proposed rule change to waive, through June 30, 2020, and subject to compliance with conditions, application of certain of the shareholder approval requirements...more

SEC Staff Offers Relief from Manual Signature Retention Requirements for Electronic Filings Due to COVID-19

The staff of the Division of Corporation Finance, the Division of Investment Management, and the Division of Trading and Markets has issued a new statement offering relief from the authentication document retention...more

SEC Offers Extended Filing Relief to Companies Hit by Coronavirus

Exchange Act Reports - On March 25, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an exemptive order modifying its March 4, 2020 order granting regulatory relief for certain publicly-traded company filing obligations...more

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