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Life Sciences Industry Update: 2024 Mid-Year Report

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN LIFE SCIENCES - Life sciences companies are forming AI-driven strategic collaborations with tech giants, creating synergy that promises to revolutionize the industry. Companies like NVIDIA,...more

SEC Adopts Rules to Enhance and Standardize Climate-Related Disclosure

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rules expanding climate-related disclosure requirements in annual reports and registration statements for U.S. public companies and foreign private issuers. The final...more

Key Takeaways From the 2024 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Ballard Spahr attorneys from the firm’s Life Sciences and Health Care Industry Teams were on the ground for the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference (JPM24) from January 7-10. While still less crowded than...more

SEC Modernizes Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rules

Summary - On October 10, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...more

SEC Adopts Amendments Regarding Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization

Summary - On May 3, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules to modernize disclosure requirements relating to the repurchase by issuers of equity securities that are registered under the...more

SEC Adopts Amendments Regarding Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangements and Related Disclosures

Summary - The Securities and Exchange Commission on December 14, 2022, adopted final rules to amend Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act). The amendments apply a cooling-off...more

SEC Amends Whistleblower Program Rules

Summary - Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) governs the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission) whistleblower program, which pays awards to eligible whistleblowers...more

SEC Proposes Revisions to Shareholder Proposal Rules

Summary - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last month proposed revisions to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), which require companies subject to the federal proxy...more

SEC Proposes New Rules for SPACs to Enhance Disclosure and Investor Protection

Summary - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed new rules to address the way special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are regulated. The new rules would enhance the disclosure requirements of a...more

SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Modernize Beneficial Ownership Reporting

Summary - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is proposing to amend certain rules that govern beneficial ownership reporting. The proposed amendments include comprehensive changes to Regulation 13D-G and...more

SEC Proposes Changes to Disclosure Requirements Relating to Share Repurchases

Summary - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued a proposal that would require more detailed and frequent disclosure of issuer share repurchases, often referred to as stock buybacks....more

SEC Adopts Requirement for Universal Proxy Cards in Director Elections

Summary - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted new Rule 14a-19 and amended existing federal proxy rules to require public companies to use universal proxy cards in all non-exempt solicitations...more

The SEC’s Open Comment Letter on Climate Change Disclosure: What Public Companies Should Be Doing Now

Summary - Public companies should enhance their disclosure on the impact of climate change in line with the SEC’s open comment letter issued on September 29, 2021....more

SEC Approves Nasdaq's Board Diversity Rules

Summary - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the Nasdaq Stock Market’s proposed listing rules regarding board diversity, which will require companies to have at least two diverse directors or explain why...more

SPACs and De-SPACing: Considerations for Going Public Through a Combination with a SPAC

In the last year, there has been an unprecedented surge of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) formations. This has attracted a lot of attention to the SPAC space, from the sponsor side (traditional private equity...more

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