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Out of Control! What the Elon Musk Compensation Case Reminds Us about Transactions with Controlling Stockholders

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Process still matters.  That’s the main takeaway from the Delaware Court of Chancery’s 200-page opinion striking down Tesla’s 2018 incentive package awarded to Elon Musk.  The court rescinded the incentive package mainly...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

QSBS Rollovers

Most founders are familiar with Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code, which provides a tax exemption for the sale of Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS).  Less well known is Section 1202's cousin, Section 1045, which...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Public Companies & the Law

SEC Launches Enforcement Sweep for Violations of Section 13(d) and Section 16

On September 27, 2023, the SEC announced a series of enforcement actions against six officers, directors and major stockholders of public companies, as well as five companies, for repeated failures to report information...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Deferred Comp: The Iceberg Of Modern Income

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When this writer began his career in 1980, wages were pretty much the only form of employment compensation and life was easy. For regular wage earners, there was a bonus at years’ end. For executives, employers liked to see...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

‘Going Dark’: Navigating the Tricky Path to Delisting and Deregistering

During periods of market turmoil and declining stock prices, companies may be tempted or pressured to delist and deregister their shares. This process is often referred to as “going dark.” Given the poor performance of...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

IRS Takes Partnership Entity-Level View on FIRPTA’s Publicly Traded Stock Exception

The IRS has finally taken a view on the exception to FIRPTA (the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act) for publicly traded stock of a United States real property holding corporation (a “USRPHC”) that is held by a...more

Dechert LLP

Proposed Amendments to DGCL Include Amendment to Required Vote Threshold for Certain Charter Amendments

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On May 16, 2023, the Delaware State Senate passed a bill proposing several amendments (the "2023 Amendments") to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), including an amendment to Section 242 that...more

Fenwick & West LLP

2022 Corporate Governance Practices and Trends

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Fenwick has surveyed the corporate governance practices of the companies included in the Standard & Poor’s 100 Index (S&P 100) and the technology and life sciences companies included in the Fenwick – Bloomberg Law Silicon...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

HKEX Initiatives Present Opportunities Even in a Down Market

Like other global financial centers, Hong Kong has seen falling IPO volumes and volatile markets in 2022 in the face of challenging macroeconomic conditions and rising geopolitical tensions, including between China and the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Changes in Law Allow Increased Flexibility for Management of Delaware Corporations to Grant Equity Awards; Should You Take...

Among the recently enacted changes to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) that were described in our August 1, 2022 Client Alert are some that provide more flexibility for boards of directors of Delaware corporations...more

White & Case LLP

Repricing Underwater Options

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In this time of market volatility, White & Case LLP partners Colin Diamond (Chair of US Public Company Advisory) and Henrik Patel (Global Head of Employment, Compensation and Benefits) address the securities law, tax and...more

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SEC Proposes Rules Requiring Disclosure of Short Positions and Activities by Certain Managers

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On February 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a proposal—Short Position and Short Activity Reporting by Institutional Investment Managers (the Proposal)—that would require certain institutional...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 10.19.2021 | Top Story: SEC Issues Long-Awaited Report on Meme Stock Craze

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The SEC was out Monday with a long-awaited report on the meme-stock frenzy that helped propel GameStop and a handful of other “little-regarded” companies to meteoric rises in the depths of our first Covid winter. The report,...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Divided 9th Circuit Panel Holds That Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) Apply to Unregistered Shares in Direct Listings

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On September 20, 2021, in a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act) apply to direct listings of company shares, including...more

Hogan Lovells

Preparing for the Regulatory Response to ‘Meme’ Stock Investing

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The GameStop saga continues to play out nearly six months later, with the SEC and other regulators looking at possible enforcement actions. Hogan Lovells partner Aaron Cutler and Chase Kroll, director of strategic...more

Allen Matkins

This Is One Case In Which Muddy Waters Isn't Singing The Blues

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Muddy Waters is a firm engaged in financial analysis and short selling.  After taking a short position in the stock of a publicly traded Chinese company, Muddy Waters published two negative reports referring to the company on...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Public Company Forum Update: Reg. S-X Investment Test & SEC Focus under New Administration

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Since the Bass, Berry & Sims Corporate & Securities Practice hosted its 2nd Annual Corporate & Securities Counsel Public Company Forum in December 2020, the Biden Administration has proposed a new Securities and Exchange...more

King & Spalding

From the Chat Room to the Board Room – Knowing Your Meme Stock

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WHAT TO CONSIDER TO AVOID A SPIRAL, IF YOUR COMPANY IS THE NEXT TO GO VIRAL. The recent meteoric rise (and subsequent fall) of GameStop, AMC Theaters and a host of other “meme stocks” has prompted hedge funds, investment...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Public Company Employee Stock Options: New Limits on Capital Gains-Like Treatment

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For many public corporations, employee stock options have historically represented the "holy grail" of equity-based employee compensation. While providing an opportunity for employees to share in their employer's growth in a...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

When Near-Perfect Isn’t Good Enough – Lawsuit Alleges Securities Law Violations By COVID-19 Test Manufacturer

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The global coronavirus pandemic has brought confusion and uncertainty to just about every aspect of life, but one thing remains constant: following a dramatic drop in stock price, an issuer’s public statements will be...more

Dechert LLP

Reduced Cash Requirement in Part Stock and Part Cash Dividends: New IRS Guidance on RIC and REIT Distributions

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On May 4, 2020, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Procedure 2020-19, temporarily allowing publicly offered regulated investment companies (RICs), including certain business development companies and certain...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

What Is a Direct Listing?

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A direct listing is an alternative to an initial public offering (IPO) that offers greater liquidity and flexibility to founders, early investors, employees, and other shareholders. This video explores the innovative path to...more

Allen Matkins

Stock Exchanges Before The SEC

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National securities exchanges are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 6(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Before there was an SEC or an Exchange Act, the United States was populated...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Regulation A May Prove Useful Alternative to Form S-4 Registration for Public Companies Doing Smaller M&A Deals

Last month, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced it had adopted final rules to amend certain parts of Regulation A promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”). These new rules...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Complexities of Issuing Public Company Stock in Acquisitions of Private Companies

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As equity valuations of public companies remain high in comparison to recent historical norms, the use of public company stock as an acquisition currency by SEC registrants in acquisitions of private companies will continue,...more

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