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Hicks Johnson

Are SPACs Going to Lose Their Safe Harbor?

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On May 24th, 2021, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing regarding SPACs, direct listings, public offerings, and investor protection associated with these offerings. Prior to the hearing, the committee...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Congressional SPACtivity Continues: Draft Legislation Proposes to Eliminate Safe Harbor Protection for Projections in SPAC...

Updates from recent U.S. House Committee on Financial Services hearing and proposed legislation - In light of recent Congressional hearings and proposed legislation, market participants should remain vigilant and prepared...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC’s New Guidance on Liability Risks Likens SPACs to IPOs

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John Coates, Acting Director of the Division of Corporation Finance at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), issued a public statement providing insight into the SEC’s views on the application of federal...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The SPAC Explosion: Beware the Litigation and Enforcement Risk

SPACs have seen exponential growth in 2020, but SPAC sponsors, investors and targets should beware the scrutiny de-SPAC transactions are receiving from the plaintiffs’ bar and the SEC. 2020’s SPAC IPO explosion will...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Glossary of Important Securities Regulation Terms and Definitions

This Glossary is designed to provide law students taking Securities Regulation with a tool that will assist them in learning the basic language of securities law and achieve a working knowledge of the fundamental principles...more

Baker Donelson

Tolling Agreement Held as Trigger Under Claims Made Policy - Plain Policy Language Provides Safe Harbor for Insurer

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For insurers concerned about the effect of tolling agreements between an insured and a third party, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana recently confirmed that the proper policy language...more

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