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The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) recently addressed requests for preliminary rulings on the interpretation of various EU regulations and directives concerning online intermediation services1 (“Online...more
The Corporate Transparency Act will now require certain entities to register with FinCEN by 2025. There are new filing requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act mandating that LLCs and other entities (corporations...more
In less than two weeks, on January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will become effective. This new law is one of the most wide-reaching and disruptive pieces of legislation affecting businesses that has been...more
Business brokers and intermediaries who are active in the lower end of the M&A middle market have been lobbying Congress for 10 years to enact a limited exemption from broker registration under the Securities Exchange Act of...more
In June 2021, the Illinois Equal Pay Act (IEPA) was amended to add a requirement for certain Illinois businesses to obtain an equal pay registration certificate (EPRC). The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) issued its long...more
On May 20, 2022, the Illinois Department of Labor released the anticipated proposed administrative rules to implement Section 11 of the Illinois Equal Pay Act (IL EPA) requiring businesses of 100 or more employees to file an...more
OFCCP’s Contractor Portal, which will be used for certifying AAP development, as well as for uploading documents and data during a compliance review, opened for registration (not AAP certification) on February 1. If you’ve...more
Effective January 1, federal lobbyist registration in Germany is mandatory, whereas, previous registration had been voluntary. Under the new law, lobbying is defined broadly to include direct and indirect attempts to...more
Economic uncertainty is driving some public companies to weigh the advantages of exiting the SEC disclosure regime by deregistering, or “going dark.” Public companies affected by market conditions and overwhelmed by the...more
The SEC has adopted final rules requiring investment advisers to provide additional information on Form ADV and other matters. The final rules: - require information about an investment adviser’s separately managed...more
The SEC recently adopted rules implementing Title V and Title VI of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”) and Title LXXXV of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (the “FAST Act”). Title V and...more
On May 3, 2016, the SEC adopted final rules regarding reporting obligation thresholds under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 mandated by the JOBS Act and the securities provisions of the FAST Act. The rules become...more
As mandated by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), on December 17 the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the issuance of proposed amendments to revise the rules related to the thresholds for...more
On November 21, 2014, the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding requirements for clinical trial registration and the reporting of results (“Notice” or “Proposed Rule”)....more
FDA has announced the availability of two Final Guidance documents and one revised Draft Guidance related to Section 503B outsourcing facilities. FDA published the three guidance documents Friday afternoon. The Final...more
Regulation A currently permits issuers to conduct a limited-scale public offering and subjects issuers that use it to a lighter compliance burden as compared with larger public offerings. However, because of the costs of...more
On November 27, 2013, the Drug Quality and Security Act was signed into law. This new law provides clarity to the existing pharmacy compounding laws within Section 503A of the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act (FDCA) and creates new...more
The SEC’s Division of Investment Management provided advisers to venture capital funds with guidance on fund structures that do not jeopardize an adviser’s ability to rely on the exemption from registration provided by...more
The United States House of Representatives passed a bill on December 4, 2013, that would restore an exemption from registration to advisers of certain private equity funds that limit leverage, an attempt to undo another...more
The EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) has now been in force for several months. This overview note is aimed at US managers who have not yet had to get to grips with the AIFMD but will need to raise...more
Significant levels of accumulated cash have well-positioned many companies to pursue merger and acquisition activity. Potential acquirors and other transaction participants should be aware, in advance of entering into an...more
Table of Contents: Lobbyist Registration; Lobbyist Report and Record Keeping; Corporate Political Activity; Gifts To Public Officials Prohibited; Issues In Communicating With Public Officials; Employment Law Issues;...more
We previously reported that there was proposed legislation making its way through the Minnesota legislature that contained a number of amendments to the securities laws relating to investment advisers and applying a new layer...more
In This Presentation: - The BSA from 30,000 Feet - ABCs of the BSA for MSBs - Impact on Customer Acquisition - BSA/AML Enforcement - Current Topics and Resources Excerpt from The BSA from 30,000...more