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[Webinar] SBA’s New Size Recertification Rules for Multiple-Award Contracts - February 20th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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Join us for a webinar on the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) revised recertification rules and the potential impacts on your (or your investment target’s) multiple-award contracts....more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

New SBA Rule Overhauls Small Business M&A Landscape

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On December 17, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published its final rule in response to its August 2024 proposed rule and the ensuing comments from the industry. The rule will have a substantial impact on the...more

Jenner & Block

New HSR Form and Rules Publications

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On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously approved changes to the premerger filings required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. The new rules go into effect on February 10, 2025, after which any...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

New SBA Rule Dramatically Alters Small Business Contracting

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The Small Business Administration published a gargantuan new rule Tuesday that will significantly change small business contracting for years to come....more

Ropes & Gray LLP

[Podcast] New HSR Rules: Impacts to the Pharma Industry

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On this Ropes & Gray podcast, strategic transactions partner Hannah England is joined by antitrust partners Jackie Grise and Zak Goodwin to discuss the practical implications of the new Hart–Scott–Rodino (“HSR”) Act rules,...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

A General Counsel’s Guide to the New HSR Rules

As of February 10, 2025, the Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification rules will require significantly more compliance work from transacting parties. Early Planning for More Complex Filings: Companies contemplating...more

TransPerfect Legal

Analyzing the Impact: Key Changes and Implications of the New HSR Rules

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In an extraordinary moment at TransPerfect Legal's fifth annual Antitrust Clearance and Merger Enforcement Conference (ACME), the new Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) rules were released just as a scheduled eDiscovery panel was set to...more

McDermott Will & Emery

New Premerger Notification Regime to Fundamentally Change M&A Strategy

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On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 5-0 to issue new final rules (Rules) governing the US premerger notification filing process. These Rules – the first major overhaul to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR)...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

French Supreme Court Extends Transfer of Criminal Liability During Merger by Absorption to All Company Types

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The criminal liability of the absorbed company is transferred to the absorbing company, regardless of the corporate form of the company involved in the merger by absorption. In a ruling handed down on May 22, 2024, 1 the...more

A&O Shearman

U.K. finalizes new consumer antitrust and digital markets regime

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 has finally been enacted. It introduces significant changes to U.K. merger control and antitrust rules, establishes a new consumer protection regime and introduces a...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

What the FTC’s New Rule on Non-Competes Means for M&A and Private Equity Transactions

By now you have probably heard of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s rule to ban most post-employment non-compete agreements... While much of the conversation has naturally focused on the rule’s significant impact on...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Spring 2024

Artificial intelligence is not just about chatbots. Increasingly, it is used by government for enforcement, and boards need to prepare for that, just as they need to get ready for upcoming climate disclosure requirements....more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

SEC’s First Quarter Rules: SPAC IPOs and Climate Disclosure Mandates

In January and March 2024, respectively, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued final rules concerning special purpose acquisition companies and mandatory climate-related disclosure. Each rulemaking was the...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC’s New Disclosure Rules Impact SPACs and Target Companies

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Almost two years after the publication of proposed rules (the Proposed Rules) on March 30, 2022, the SEC has adopted final rules (the Final Rules) to enhance disclosure and expand liability in initial public offerings by...more

Fisher Phillips

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

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When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

Stark & Stark

[Event] RIA Compliance and Legal Strategies Conference - November 9th, Hamilton, NJ

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The RIA Compliance and Legal Strategies Conference is an essential event for registered investment advisors to gain a valuable understanding of current regulatory and compliance-related issues. Attendees will earn 4 CFP CE...more

Conyers

Conyers Coverage Summer 2023 – Issue 9 – Cayman Islands

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A warm welcome to our latest edition of Conyers Coverage. It’s been a dizzying year to date for the Cayman Islands (re)insurance industry, so it’s time for some updates and insights. The momentum is real and the pipeline...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Changes in the Market and the Emergence of New Players Together Are Impacting Activism

Despite a slowdown in M&A activity and macroeconomic headwinds, stockholder activism remains a potentially powerful tool for investors aiming to extract value from companies. The activism landscape continues to evolve as new...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights – June 2023

This edition of Skadden’s quarterly Insights looks at the latest trends in shareholder activism, the scrutiny companies are facing over their ESG disclosures and employment considerations for using AI in the workplace, among...more

Hogan Lovells

New rules in Italy regarding cross-border mergers, demergers and transformations

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The Italian Government has approved the Legislative decree no. 19 of 2 March 2023 (the “Decree”) implementing in Italy the Directive (EU) 2019/2121 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019, amending...more

Goodwin

SEC Proposes Rules to Include Certain Significant Market Participants as “Dealers” or “Government Securities Dealers”

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In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules to include certain significant market participants as “dealers” or “government securities dealers” to essentially eliminate the trader exclusion...more

Jones Day

Global Merger Control Update | Winter 2021

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This Jones Day Global Merger Control Update highlights significant changes in merger control regimes in 2020. In this Update, we review: (i) changes in Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Bulgaria, Ecuador, France, Germany,...more

White & Case LLP

Spain to tax acquisitions of shares of major Spanish listed companies

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The Spanish Official Gazette published last October 16th legislation enacting a new indirect Tax on Financial Transactions levied, at 0.2%, on the acquisition of shares of major Spanish listed companies irrespective of the...more

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SEC Charges Trust Company With Operating Unregistered Investment Companies

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SEC Charges Trust Company with Operating Unregistered Investment Companies and Failing to Register Securities Offerings. On September 30, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it had settled charges with...more

White & Case LLP

How the 2019 Arbitration Rules of the Milan Chamber of Commerce May Impact Italian M&A Disputes

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The Italian M&A market experienced positive growth in both domestic and cross-border transactions over recent years, with the number and value of deals steadily increasing, especially since 2017. While neither sellers nor...more

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