SEC Wins “Shadow Trading” Case -
The SEC notched a major win in its recent Panuwat case, described as the first-ever “shadow trading” enforcement action. After a biotech executive learned about his company’s imminent...more
4/30/2024
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement continues to be a priority for the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In recent years, U.S. authorities have aggressively...more
6/4/2014
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An Updated Look at the World of Offers -
It all seems simple enough. The concept of “offer” is broad under the securities laws, so companies and underwriters need to be careful about any publicity in connection with a...more
3/7/2014
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Underwriting
Joel Goodson, the eager and unconventionally entrepreneurial in-house counsel at Lana Co., is on the line with a problem. No, it’s not his missing Steuben crystal egg — instead, he’s asking about the level of detail required...more
This week in our playbook, we are talking about guarantor and affiliate financial statements.
First, the bad news: As a general rule, all guarantors must present the same audited and unaudited financial statements as...more
Your good client Socrates is on the line. Socrates — who gave up a promising career in philosophy to take up professional soccer — has an ethics question for you. No, he is not asking you to explain Stoicism, Epicureanism or...more