Recently Adopted Rules - Pay-Versus-Performance Disclosure Rules. New Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K (“Item 402(v)”), which sets forth the new pay-versus-performance disclosure rules (the “PVP Rules”), became effective on...more
In a case reminiscent of last year’s blockbuster government actions against Theranos and its former executives, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have separately charged two former...more
In Stratte-McClure v. Morgan Stanley et al, the Second Circuit held that MD&A rules set forth in Item 303 of Regulation S-K can give rise to a Rule 10b-5 claim. In so doing, the Second Circuit split with the Ninth Circuit...more
In a little-noticed part of a December 2013 opinion in the multidistrict Facebook IPO litigation, U.S. District Judge Robert Sweet ruled that plaintiffs could use prospectus language once thought to be a shield against...more
In recent months, a number of companies have repurchased or announced plans to repurchase their shares. Management and boards of directors overseeing companies with significant cash stockpiles yet finding fewer mechanisms to...more