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Tesla, SolarCity and Social Media

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog on 6/22/2016

Tesla, in an offer to acquire SolarCity, appears to be the first to announce a major proposed acquisition by a blog post. Since an 8-K was also filed, it can’t be sole proof that social media is a recognized distribution...more

SEC Gives Guidance on Use of Social Media under Regulation FD

Burns & Levinson LLP on 6/29/2013

Over the last several months, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has provided the public with two new interpretive guides regarding the use of social media by public companies, investment companies and their...more

SEC Issues Guidance on Social Media and Regulation FD

Morgan Lewis on 4/18/2013

Public companies are encouraged to rigorously analyze SEC guidance prior to disseminating material information via social media....more

SEC Report Opens Door to Use of Social Media

Smith Anderson on 4/16/2013

On April 2, 2013, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a Report of Investigation (the “Social Media Report”) clarifying that a company subject to Regulation Fair Disclosure (“Regulation FD”) may use...more

SEC Addresses Use of Social Media for Public Company Disclosures

K&L Gates LLP on 4/10/2013

On April 2, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a Report of Investigation that directly addresses the application of Regulation FD to disclosures made through social media channels such as Facebook and...more

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