Proskauer’s Practical Guide to the Regulation of Hedge Fund Trading Activities offers a concise, easy-to-read overview of the trading issues and questions we commonly encounter when advising hedge funds and their managers. It...more
On February 26, 2025, Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas, sitting by designation in the District Court for the District of Delaware, granted a motion for summary judgment in a securities action brought by an investment firm...more
Seward & Kissel is reminding its clients about the recent January 2, 2025 compliance date for new Rule 13f-2 (the “New Rule”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as well as related reporting on...more
Insider Trading Policies. As previously discussed in our Winter 2022-2023 Corporate Communicator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted final rules in December 2022 relating to insider trading policy...more
This article is the seventh and final in our series on equity-based compensation. It will provide an overview of special considerations for publicly-traded companies when granting equity awards, including the impact of proxy...more
On December 11, 2024, the Fifth Circuit, in a divided opinion following an en banc hearing, struck down the Nasdaq “show or tell” diversity rules. The Court concluded that the rules, some of which the majority described as a...more
In Maso Cap. Invs. Ltd. v. E-House (China) Holdings Ltd., No. 22-355 (2d Cir. June 10, 2024), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a putative securities-fraud...more
On October 10, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to rules promulgated under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”),...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently affirmed a District Court’s denial of a company’s request to “sterilize” the voting securities of stockholders who allegedly violated the disclosure requirements of...more
On June 17, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari on Nvidia’s appeal of the Ninth Circuit’s decision to revive a shareholder class action lawsuit against the company. The Supreme Court will consider the appropriate...more
On June 10, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative shareholders’ class action against a real estate company (the “Company”) and several of its directors (the...more
On Friday, 12 April 2024, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a corporation’s failure to disclose certain information about its future business risks, without more, cannot form the basis of a private...more
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation v. Moab Partners, L.P., held that omissions of supposedly material information allegedly required to be disclosed under Item 303 of SEC Regulation S-K...more
Following the financial crisis of 2007-2009 and congressional investigations into the securitization market, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 prohibited securitization participants from...more
After the Supreme Court denied a certiorari petition, the Second Circuit’s Kirschner ruling is the law of the land. Our Distressed Debt & Trading Team explores how the circuit court came to its decision that syndicated term...more
When it comes to estate planning, addressing all your assets should be a priority. However, certain assets require greater attention than others. For example, if your assets include unregistered securities, such as restricted...more
As part of a recent rulemaking, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission" or "SEC") adopted Rule 3a5-4 to include certain liquidity providers within the meaning of the phrase "as a part of a regular business" in...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has charged SolarWinds Corp. (SolarWinds) and the company's chief information security officer ("CISO") with securities fraud and violations of internal controls...more
On October 30, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order granting broker-dealers exemptive relief from Rule 15c2-11 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for fixed-income securities sold in...more
On October 30, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced that it filed charges against SolarWinds Corp. ("SolarWinds" or the "Company") and its Chief Information Security Officer ("CISO") in connection...more
On October 10, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Regulation 13D – G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), which govern the beneficial ownership reporting...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission has shortened filing deadlines for Schedules 13D and 13G, finalizing rules proposed more than a year ago. Our Securities Group breaks down these changes and final rules on cash-settled...more
Imagine you are an investor and you decide to file a lawsuit after a company that you invest in suffers a stock drop. When you get to the courthouse, you find that you are the first person to file a federal securities class...more
On October 10, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued its final rules modernizing beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13(d) and (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange...more
On October 10, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) adopted final rules amending the beneficial ownership reporting requirements established by the Commission under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the...more