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3175 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1130, United States
Phone: 650 843 5000
Fax: 650 849 7400
Areas Of Practice
- Administrative Law
- Agriculture
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- Antitrust & Trade Regulation
- Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law
- Bankruptcy
- Business Organizations
- Business Torts
- Civil Rights
- Class Action
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Locations
Other U.S. Locations- California
- Colorado
- D.C.
- Florida
- Illinois
- Massachusetts
- New York
- Virginia
- Washington
Other Countries
- Belgium
- China
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
- United Kingdom
Number of Attorneys
1,000+ Attorneys
On August 28, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule that expressly includes certain investment advisers in the definition of a “financial institution” under…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
The PCAOB has released a new Spotlight on auditor independence, which provides observations from PCAOB inspections regarding independence issues and identifies considerations for both auditors and audit committees. Auditor…
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/ Securities Law
We’ve known for some time that Corp Fin is reviewing Form 8-Ks filed after a company experiences a cybersecurity incident – including whether those 8-Ks should be filed under Item 1.05 or Item 8.01. These reviews have happened…
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/ Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
The impending expiration of the lockup agreement in the context of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (Nasdaq: DJT) raises some fascinating legal issues, as well as a once-in-a-lifetime case study on the market implications of…
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/ Business Organizations, Securities Law
Just like the romantic union of global pop superstar Taylor Swift and Super Bowl champion Travis Kelce, in the business world, combinations of similarly sized companies – or so-called mergers of equals – can yield positive…
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/ Business Organizations, Mergers & Acquisitions
On September 17, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a circular explaining that financial institutions may violate the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and its implementing regulation, Regulation E,…
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/ Finance & Banking, Consumer Protection
Fulstow & Another v. Francis should serve as a reminder of the court’s willingness to sanction parties severely for failing to comply with the procedural rules relating to trial witness statements…
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/ Civil Procedure
I was talking with Cooley partner Brad Goldberg about how he has been helping quite a few companies revisit their bylaws in response to the Delaware Supreme Court’s recent Kellner decision…
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/ Business Organizations
In case it escaped your notice a few months back—as it did mine—Bloomberg is now reporting that the SEC has “quietly disbanded” its Enforcement Division’s Climate and ESG Task Force. You remember the task force? Back in 2021,…
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/ Securities Law
The 2012 JOBS Act permitted Emerging Growth Companies to initiate the IPO process by submitting their IPO registration statements confidentially to the SEC for nonpublic review by the SEC staff. The confidential process was…
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/ Business Organizations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law
The SEC has announced settled charges against Zymergen, which, prior to its recent bankruptcy and ultimate liquidation, was a biotech “focused on the manufacture of novel materials, including optical films used in electronic…
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/ Business Organizations, Securities Law
On August 23, 2024, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) jointly announced temporary modifications to HKEx’s Listing Rules and guidance materials with respect…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
In 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted wide-ranging rule changes applicable to beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act. These rule changes are described…
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/ Business Organizations, Securities Law
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint and proposed consent decree alleging that Legends Hospitality Parent Holdings prematurely acquired beneficial ownership – often referred to as “gun jumping” – in connection…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Mergers & Acquisitions
Last week, the SEC approved the PCAOB’s new quality control standard – QC 1000 – that establishes a risk-based quality control framework for independent auditors to follow…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
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