Welcoming a New Payment Pro: Jason Cover Joins the Payments Pros Podcast — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
(Podcast) The Briefing: Influencer Fail – ALO Yoga & Influencers Named in $150M Class Action Lawsuit for FTC Violations
The Briefing: Influencer Fail – ALO Yoga & Influencers Named in $150M Class Action Lawsuit for FTC Violations
Compliance into the Weeds: Leaving on a (Qatari) Jet Plane
LEGAL ALERT | NAD Finds Kevin Hart’s Social Media Disclosures Insufficient in Monitoring Decisions
Choosing Your LDA Reporting Path for 2025
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 305: Spotlight on Civil Procedure (Part 2 – Discovery)
Compliance Tip of the Day: Clarifying Compliance Mandates
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: How to Use the Restatement of Consumer Contracts - A Guide for Judges
Compliance Tip of the Day: Corporate Leaks and Compliance
Greenhushing: What It Is & Why It Matters
(Podcast) The Briefing: Navigating the Legal Risks for Brands in Social Media Marketing – Part 2 (Archive)
The Briefing: Navigating the Legal Risks for Brands in Social Media Marketing – Part 2 (Archive)
AI Washing: Simple Guidance to Avoid Risk
Tech Debt is Common. What does it mean for IPO readiness from a cybersecurity perspective?
Episode 332 -- Deep Dive into SEC’s Internal Controls and Cybersecurity Settlement with R&R Donnelly
Mitigating Political-Law Risk
The Preferred Return Podcast | AIFMD II – Implementation Begins
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Meeting the Proposed SEC Climate Disclosure Requirements
While the Commercial Division Rules are closer to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure than any other set of court rules in New York (including the base requirements of the CPLR), they are far from identical. One area where...more
Recently, the SEC issued its five-year strategic plan for public comment. This strategic plan covers a wide variety of topics, ranging from adapting to new technology to plans for increasing internal SEC workforce...more
On July 14, 2022, the SEC voted 3-2 to propose a rule adopting amendments to Rule 14a-8 (the Proposed Amendments), which requires companies subject to the federal proxy rules to include certain shareholder proposals in...more
On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed far-reaching amendments to Regulation S-K and Regulation S-X that would mandate significant additional climate-related disclosures for public...more
On March 30, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) held an open meeting to consider proposed rules and amendments regarding special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), shell companies, and...more
On December 15, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed several amendments and new disclosure requirements intended to address what it perceives as potentially abusive practices engaged in by public...more
In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose money market fund reforms; the SEC also proposed amendments to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans and to modernize and improve share repurchase...more
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new Compliance Aid; the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to Form N-PX with the goal of making it easier and more...more
In This Issue. Federal financial regulators brought January to an impactful conclusion last week. On the morning of January 30, five federal financial regulators issued a proposed rule that would fundamentally modify the...more
Key Points - SEC proposes significant changes to the Advisers Act “Advertising Rule” and “Cash Solicitation” Rule. - The proposed definition of “Advertisements” expands the types of communications that are considered...more
On November 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed amendments to the federal proxy rules that would enhance the SEC’s regulation of proxy advisory firms.1 The proposed amendments to Rules 14a-1,...more
On November 4, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") issued a release proposing to revise the rules pertaining to investment adviser advertisements and payments to solicitors under the Investment...more
On November 4, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted to propose amendments to modernize Rule 206(4)-1, addressing investment adviser advertisements, and Rule 206(4)-3, addressing payments to solicitors,...more
On Aug. 8, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to modernize the description of business (Item 101), legal proceedings (Item 103) and risk factor disclosures (Item 105) that companies...more
On August 8, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed amendments to update and modernize the required disclosures under Regulation S-K relating to a registrant's description of its business, legal...more
In an effort to improve the readability of disclosure documents, as well as discourage repetition and disclosure of information that is not material, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments on August...more
On August 8, the SEC announced that it has voted to propose rule amendments to modernize and simplify certain disclosures required pursuant to Regulation S-K since the regulation was first adopted over 30 years ago. ...more
SEC/CORPORATE – SEC Proposes to Modernize Business, Legal Proceedings and Risk Factor Disclosures Required by Regulation S-K – On August 8, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to modernize the...more
At yesterday’s meeting of the SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Committee, the Committee discussed three topics: the SEC’s Harmonization Concept Release, the proposal to amend financial disclosure requirements relating...more
On August 8, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments (the “Proposed Rule”) to modernize its existing requirements for how companies disclose risk factors and describe their business and...more
On May 3, 2019, the SEC issued a proposal to amend certain rules and forms relating to required financial disclosures in business combination transactions involving investment companies. First, the proposal would...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") recently proposed a number of changes to Regulation S-X and related rules and forms that could significantly streamline the requirements for filing financial...more
On May 3, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") proposed amendments to its rules governing disclosure of financial statements by public companies or in initial public offerings ("IPOs") in connection with...more
On May 3, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments, available here, to its rules and forms to simplify the disclosure requirements for financial statements relating to acquisitions and...more
On May 3, 2019, the SEC proposed for public comment amendments to its rules related to the financial statements required to be disclosed by SEC reporting companies or in IPOs in connection with an acquisition or disposal of a...more