On January 24, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new rules and amendments to existing rules and forms (the “Final Rules”) addressing (i) the treatment under the securities laws of special...more
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Regulation FD is an issuer disclosure rule that prohibits a US public company and certain persons acting on its behalf from selectively disclosing material nonpublic information about itself or its...more
On March 17, 2021, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) and U.S. Representatives Marc Veasey (D-Texas) and David McKinley (R-W.Va.) introduced the Storing CO2 And Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Act. ...more
3/19/2021
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced an increase in the filing fees to be paid by public companies and other issuers during the SEC’s 2020 fiscal year. ...more
8/29/2019
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On August 8, 2019, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to Regulation S-K that are intended to modernize business, legal proceedings and risk factor disclosures. According to the SEC, the...more
On May 9, 2019, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed revisions to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions in 17 CFR 12b-2 (Rule 12b-2). These proposed changes would reduce the number...more
On December 18, 2018, the US Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a final rule requiring companies to disclose their hedging policies and practices for employees, officers and directors. This Legal Update discusses...more