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- Antitrust: Will the FTC and DOJ’s Failed Attacks on Vertical Deals Spark a Merger Wave?
- Due Diligence: Government Contractors
- Distressed Deals: Transactional Risk Insurance
- Advance Notice Bylaws: High Bar to Show ‘Radical Shift’ for Reopening of Window
- Fiduciary Duties When Settling with Activists
- Integration Issues: Address Employment Considerations Early
- Purchase Price Adjustment Disputes: Accountants as Experts or Arbitrators?
- More On: SEC Adopts Private Fund Adviser Rules
- Director Interlocks: FTC Targets Non-Corporate Entities
- Private Equity: SEC Adopts Private Fund Adviser Rules
- Antitrust: The Draft Merger Guidelines & Non-US Regulators
- Fiduciary Duties: Blasius Lives on as ‘Blasius Minus’?
- Private Equity: Sponsors Put More Skin in the Game Through NAV Loans
- Special Litigation Committees: One Person is Good Enough But Work Will Be Carefully Examined
- Damage Exclusions May Also Benefit From Plain English
- Appraisal: No Deference to Deal Price in Squeeze-Outs Conditioned on MFW
- Drafting M&A Documents Following the 2023 DGCL Amendments
- It’s Here: Outbound Investment Screening
- Cross-Border: Navigating European Labor Issues
- National Security: CFIUS Issues 2022 Annual Report to Congress
- Del. Chancery Addresses Expectation Damages Calculation
- National Security: CFIUS Requiring Mitigation Agreements in Voluntarily Noticed Deals
- M&A Disputes: Survey Says Digital Assets & AI Likely Sources of Conflict
- Fiduciary Duties: Del. Supreme Court Holds Charter Can’t Alter Standard of Review
- M&A Finance: PE Buyers Using More Equity to Finance Add-Ons
- Aiding and Abetting: Del. Chancery Tags Buyer with $400M Judgment
- Effective Now: EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation
- Trending M&A: Acqui-Hires
- Report: M&A Risks in First Half of 2023
- More on ‘Antitrust: DOJ & FTC Issue Draft Merger Guidelines’
- Activism: Be Prepared!
- Due Diligence: Implications of the SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision
- Antitrust: DOJ, FTC Issue Draft Merger Guidelines
- Universal Proxy: Where Are We After 1 Year?
- Del. Chancery Pours Cold Water on Mootness Fees for Disclosure Claims
- Antitrust: The FTC Takes Another ‘L’ in a Pre-Closing Challenge
- Updated: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Finders (But Were Afraid to Ask)
- Nasdaq’s New De-SPAC FAQ
- More on ‘Extensive Changes to HSR Premerger Notification Form Proposed’
- Foreign Investments: Multi-jurisdiction Guide
- Private Equity: SEC Enforcement Action Targets Fund Advisor
- RWI: 2023 Guide to Rep & Warranty Insurance
- Bye-Bye Blasius: Del. Supreme Court Affirms Chancery Decision on Dilutive Share Issuance
- Extensive Changes to HSR Premerger Notification Form Proposed
- The Stats on the First Season of UPC
- The Latest Analysis of Top 40 Activists
- M&A Trends: Focus on Risk Mitigation & Increased Use of Technology
- Antitrust: DOJ Overhauls Approach to Bank Mergers
- Due Diligence: Top Issues for Tech Sector Deals
- Private Equity: New ILPA Guidance on Continuation Funds
- A Survey of Bylaw Amendments for UPC
- Exxon and Engine No. 1: A Lookback 2 Years Later
- Public Right to Access Court Documents
- Entire Fairness: Del. Supreme Court Upholds Chancery’s Decision in Solar City
- Survey: Global M&A Risks and Trends in Q1 2023
- M&A Agreements: Seller’s Breach of Capitalization Rep Gives Buyer Right to Walk
- Findings from New Shareholder Activism Study
- UK Antitrust Scrutiny of Roll-up Acquisitions
- New CFIUS Guidance on Date for Submission of Mandatory Filings
- Del. Chancery Addresses ‘Substantially All’ Issue in Asset Deal Challenge
- Contingent Value Rights: Key Components and Trends
- Post-Closing Disputes: Beware Derivative Unjust Enrichment Claims
- Distressed Deals: UBS’s Credit Suisse Risk Factor Disclosure
- Del. Chancery Finds Potential for Control Insufficient to Apply Entire Fairness
- Bad Facts Make … Fun Opinions?
- Buyer Beware: Follow Seller’s Participation Right, or Else!
- Corwin Cleansing: A No Go for Injunctive Relief Under Unocal
- Activists Gain a Second UPC Win
- More on the Federal Exemption for M&A Brokers
- Del. Chancery Addresses Stockholder Covenant Not to Sue
- M&A Trends: 2023 Edition of Wachtell’s “Takeover Law & Practice”
- R&W Insurance: Becoming a Commodity Product?
- Study: Private Target Deal Terms
- Looks Like an Amendment, Reads Like an Amendment, Must be an Amendment
- Do Buyers Need to Change Their Approach to Cross Border Due Diligence?
- The Usual Takeover Defenses Were Less Common in 2022 IPOs
- Home Runs: Did Dominion Just Become the Best PE Deal Ever?
- Antitrust: EU Court Says No Free Pass for Non-Reviewed Deals
- Del. Chancery Holds Exclusive Forum Clause Doesn’t Convey Jurisdiction
- M&A Litigation: Valuation Issues in a Volatile Market
- Private Equity: Managing Valuation Gaps in a Tough Market
- Activism: Occasional Activists Move to Center Stage
- National Security: Outbound Investment Screening Coming Soon
- Del. Chancery Rejects Seller’s Efforts to Pass Retained Liabilities to Buyer
- Recent FTC Closing Statement Says Merger Review’s Not All About Antitrust
- Antitrust: FTC Orders Illumina to ‘Unscramble the Eggs’ on GRAIL Deal
- Due Diligence: Insurance and Risk Management
- PE Sponsors Turn to Creative Financing Structures
- Conducting a Strategic Review Process: Should You Publicly Disclose It?
- Activism: Thinking Like an Activist Pays Dividends
- Mindbody: Target’s CEO & Buyer Liable for $44M in Damages
- M&A Litigation: Plaintiffs Have Discovered Section 203 of the DGCL
- Delaware Dings Another Sale of Business Non-Compete
- Tender Offers: SEC Builds Out Tender Offer Rules & Schedules CDIs
- Bridging Valuation Gaps in Life Science Deals Through Spin-Offs & CVRs
- RWI Policies in 2023
- Do the Antitrust Agencies Win by Losing?
- Del. Supreme Court Cross-Designates 5 Judges to Serve as Vice Chancellors
- Antitrust: DOJ Sues to Stop JetBlue-Spirit Deal
- Antitrust: Allocating Antitrust Risk in Merger Agreements
- Fiduciary Duties: Del. Chancery Rejects Claim That CEO Steered Board to Lower Priced Deal
- Private Company Mergers of Equals: A Primer for Companies, Investors
- Divestitures: The Spin-Off Alternative in a Turbulent Market
- Del Chancery Validates Defective Charter Amendments — But SEC Hasn’t Signed Off
- Strategic Buyers Look to M&A to Improve ESG Profile
- Take Private Deals in 2022
- ICYMI: Masimo Reverses Bylaw Amendments
- Cross-Border: Key Trends Driving Global M&A
- SPACs Seek Relief for Defective de-SPAC Charter Amendments
- Antitrust: The FTC Wants More Time for Merger Reviews
- M&A Brokers: New Federal Exemption
- SPACs: Closing the Book on a Terrible Year
- M&A Agreements: Making Sure Clients Understand Them is a Big Part of the Job
- Controllers: MFW Isn’t Just for Squeeze-Outs
- Activism: Implications of Interlocking Directorate Enforcement
- Annual Survey of Delaware Judicial Decisions
- Antitrust: New HSR Thresholds Announced
- Del. Chancery Decision Sheds Light on Statutory Class Voting Requirements
- Private Equity Exits: Be Ready for the IPO Window to Open
- Del. Chancery Applies MFW to Controller’s Take-Private Despite Higher 3rd Party Offer
- Merger Investigations: Expect a Long Slog on Both Sides of the Pond
- Private Equity: Sponsors Have Mixed Expectations for Middle-Market Deals
- Non-Competes: Delaware’s No Walk in the Park When It Comes to Enforceability
- Activism: 2022 Trends & Settlements
- Non-Competes: How Broad is the FTC’s Proposed Sale of Business Carveout?
- Fiduciary Duties: Del. Chancery Says Entire Fairness Standard Applies to De-SPAC
- SPAC Redemptions: IRS Issues Guidance on Application of Buyback Excise Tax
- Sandbagging: What About Deals With RWI Policies?
- M&A Trends: In 2023, a Good Premium May Not be Enough
- M&A Trends: Last Year Wasn’t Great for ‘Mega Deals’ Either
- Antitrust: HSR Filing Fees for Big Deals Get a Big Bump Up
- Small Deals: A Bright Spot in 2023 M&A?
- SPACs: The Wall Street Journal Says ‘Stick a Fork in ‘Em’
- Del. Supreme Court Reverses Chancery’s $700M Bandera Decision
- Universal Proxy: Lessons From the First Proxy Contest
- More Bandera: The Concurring Opinion’s Take on Legal Opinions
- Antitrust: FTC Sues to Block Microsoft/Activision-Blizzard Deal
- Liability of Third Parties: Tortious Interference v. Aiding & Abetting
- Going Private: Controller Ties Not Enough to Blemish Special Committee’s Independence
- Universal Proxy: Want the White Proxy Card? Better Amend Your Bylaws!
- Contract Fraud: Dealmakers Still Don’t Get Limits of Disclaimers?
- Bank Deals: It Turns Out That Not All of Them Move Like Glaciers
- Del. Chancery Says Seller’s Rep Must Release Escrowed Funds
- Private Equity: PE Sponsors Down on Take Private Deals
- Venture Capital: Down Round Options
- The Worst Merger Ever? Not Even Close
- Advance Notice Bylaws: Battlelines are Drawn on Amendments Targeting Activists
- The Board’s Role in Managing M&A Regulatory Risk
- PE & VC Firms Look to Control Legal Spend
- Dispute Over de-SPAC Merger Leads to Bountiful Harvest of Legal Issues
- M&A Leaks Report: 2021 Deals Leaked More Than in Prior Years
- Antitrust: FTC Stakes a New Claim to Sweeping Authority
- Antitrust: Federal Judge Permanently Enjoins Simon & Schuster Deal
- Del. Chancery Invalidates Sale of Business Non-Compete
- Antitrust: European Regulators to Follow US Lead on Private Equity?
- Del. Chancery Says Faulty Projections Provide Basis for Fraud Claim
- Due Diligence: Political Law Compliance
- National Security: Treasury Adopts CFIUS Enforcement & Penalty Guidelines
- Antitrust: Kroger, Albertsons’ ‘Regulatory Matters’ Covenant
- Private Equity: Is it Becoming a Ponzi Scheme?
- Del. Chancery Addresses 3rd Party Beneficiary Issues in Twitter Stockholder Suit
- M&A Tax: SPACs & the Buyback Excise Tax
- Drag-Along Rights: ‘To Exercise or Not to Exercise, That is the Question…’
- Going Private: Survey of 2021 Sponsor-Backed Deals
- Private Equity: ‘Bolt-Ons’ Shine in Turbulent Times
- Busted Deals: What’s the Right Measure of Damages?
- Divestitures: Transition Services Agreements
- National Security: Executive Order Enhances CFIUS Review of Emerging Risks
- M&A Agreements: ‘Hell or High Water’ Clauses
- Antitrust: Push to Target Director Interlocks Raises Unresolved Issues
- Twitter v. Musk: When It Comes to Privilege, ‘It’s Good to be da King!’
- Key Considerations for Buying a De-SPACed Company
- Due Diligence: Artificial Intelligence Transactions
- Delaware Chancery Holds Reverse Spin-Off Passes Muster Under MFW
- Universal Proxy: A Roundup of Recent Commentary
- M&A Tax: New Book Minimum Tax Creates Complications for M&A
- Antitrust: FTC Makes It Easier to Launch M&A Investigations
- Universal Proxy: ISS Weighs In
- Reverse Termination Fees: Analysis of Size Ranges
- SPACs: Are the SEC’s Proposed Rules SPAC Insecticide?
- Delaware Chancery Says Process Isn’t Entirely Perfect, but Deal is Entirely Fair
- Controllers: Managing Liquidity Conflicts
- Antitrust: The FTC’s High Stakes Challenge to Meta’s Virtual Reality Deal
- M&A Privilege: Delaware Chancery Addresses Claim of ‘Common Interest’
- Private Equity: Pubco Valuations Down, Take Privates Up
- National Security: CFIUS Flexes Its New Muscles
- Books & Records: ‘Reliable Hearsay’ May Satisfy Delaware’s Proper Purpose Requirement
- Purchase Price Adjustments: The Locked-Box Alternative
- Controllers: Del. Chancery Applies MFW to Dual Class Charter Amendment
- Delaware Supreme Court Refuses to Dismiss Misleading Appraisal Disclosure Claims
- Exclusive Forum Bylaws: Recent 9th Circuit Decision Creates Circuit Split
- Due Diligence: Government Contractor Compliance
- Antitrust: FTC Challenges M&A Non-Compete
- Busted Deals: It Isn’t Just Twitter …
- Earnouts: Reducing the Risk of Disputes Over Milestone Payments
- Private Equity: Portfolio Company Debt Buybacks
- SPACs: Dealmakers Call Foul on SEC’s ‘Clarification’ of Underwriter Status
- Twitter: Musk Makes a Run for the Exit
- M&A Activity: An Uptick On the Way?
- Earnouts: Delaware Chancery Interprets Undefined ‘Commercial Best Efforts’ Clause
- Universal Proxy: Basic Compliance & Advanced Strategy Webinar
- Cross-Border: Japan’s M&A Outlook Brightens
- Antitrust: PE Firm & Portfolio Company Can’t Conspire Under Sherman Act
- SEC’s SPAC Proposals: Commenters Weigh In
- Will Rising Interest Rates Lead to More Cash & Stock Deals?
- Proxy Contests: Deadlocked Board Requires Company Neutrality
- Asset Sales: Stockholder Approval Required for Transfer by Insolvent Corporation
- Private Equity: Investors Want More ‘Skin in the Game’ From GPs
- RWI: General Partner-Led Private Equity Fund Secondaries
- Due Diligence: Software License Compliance
- Twitter: A Huge Reverse Breakup Fee If Musk Retrades the Deal?
- Private Equity: The Resurgence of PIK Loans
- Fiduciary Duty: Delaware Chancery Permits Direct ‘Brophy Claim’
- D&O Insurance: No Coverage for Pre-Merger Conduct
- PE Sponsor’s Desire to Close Out Fund Results in Entire Fairness Review
- Antitrust: EU General Court Upholds EC’s Tough Approach to Gun-Jumping
- National Security: White Paper on Global FDI & National Security Review Regimes
- Fiduciary Duty: Del. Chancery Says Charter Can’t Alter Standard of Review
- Elon Musk & Twitter: ‘Forget It, Jake. It’s Chinatown’?
- Officer Liability: M&A Board Minutes Put CLO in the Crosshairs
- Antitrust: Heads Up, Private Equity!
- Due Diligence: The Value of Entity Management in M&A
- Prevention Doctrine: Could Musk Troll His Way Into Big Trouble?
- Deal Jumping: JetBlue Goes ‘Hostile-ish’
- Proposed SPAC Rules: Are PIPE Investors Potential ‘Underwriters’?
- Antitrust: Big Changes to Required HSR Information on the Horizon?
- Cross-Border: Overview of UK ‘Schemes of Arrangement’
- M&A Trends: 2022 Edition of Wachtell’s ‘Takeover Law and Practice’
- Del. Chancery Finds ‘Compelling Justification’ for Dilutive Share Issuance
- Proposed SPAC Rules: Implications for Investment Banks
- National Security: Review of Outbound Investments?
- Tesla/SolarCity: ‘We’ll Meet Again, Don’t Know Where, Don’t Know When …’
- Advance Notice Bylaws: Delaware Courts Move Toward Intermediate Scrutiny
- Twitter: The Elon Stuff in the Merger Agreement
- Twitter: What Will the Merger Agreement Say?
- When Do Minority Shareholders Owe Fiduciary Duties?
- Spin-Offs: Wachtell Lipton Updates Its Guide
- Poison Pills: Twitter Opts for Plain Vanilla
- Poison Pills: What to Look for When Twitter Files Its Rights Plan
- Due Diligence: Privacy & Cybersecurity Risks
- Diversity: Number of Women in M&A on the Rise
- Ukraine Crisis: M&A Agreements’ Sanctions Language Gets an Update
- Survey: Middle Market Deal Terms
- Deal Hacking: Delaware Chancery Addresses Claims Arising Out of Hacker’s Theft of Merger Consideration
- SPACs: SEC Rule Proposal Seeks to Level Playing Field with Traditional IPOs
- Venture Capital: Board Seats, Who Needs ‘Em?
- SPACs: Delaware Looks to Weigh-in Again
- SPACs: D&O Implications of Delaware Chancery’s ‘Multiplan’ Decision
- Gender Diversity: Impact on M&A Strategies and Outcomes
- Antitrust: Heightened Vertical Merger Scrutiny Not Limited to US
- Delaware Supreme Court Again Addresses Preliminary Agreements
- Due Diligence: Growing GDPR Risk to Fund Sponsors & Corporate Parents
- Activism: Is a Wave of ‘SPACtivism’ Coming?
- Appraisal: Recent Del. Chancery Decision Opens Door to Arbs?
- Reps & Warranties: Del. Chancery Reaffirms That Delaware is “Pro-Sandbagging”
- Material Breach Metaphysics: Del. Chancery Addresses MAE Rep Without a Closing Condition
- Survey: Prevalence of Takeover Defenses
- RWI: Implications of Russia Sanctions
- Going Private: Survey of 2020 Sponsor-Backed Deals
- Fiduciary Duty: Director’s Abstention Isn’t a Get Out of Jail Free Card
- Antitrust: Implications of Recent Vertical Merger Challenges
- Advance Notice Bylaws: Del. Chancery Upholds Record Holder Requirement
- Lessons for Sellers From the Wordle Deal
- Mootness Fees: SDNY Says “No” to M&A Disclosure Litigation Plaintiff
- Antitrust: Will “Ticking Fees” Become a Trend?
- M&A Agreements: Crypto References Creep In
- Aiding and Abetting: Buyer Beware
- Appraisal: Chancery Limits Discovery for Lurking Fiduciary Claim
- Financial Reporting: Handbook on Accounting for Business Combinations
- Private Equity: SEC Proposes to Overhaul Private Fund Adviser Rules
- Appraisal: Chancery Addresses Fair Value Change Between Signing and Closing
- Transition Services Agreements: Key Considerations for Buyers and Sellers
- SPACs: Former SEC Corp Fin Director Doesn’t Pull Any Punches
- Private Equity: The Return of Club Deals?
- Antitrust: DOJ’s Antitrust Chief Takes a Hard Line on Remedies
- Private Equity: SEC Proposes Changes to Form PF
- Activism: Are Anti-Activist Pills Useless?
- FTC Announces New HSR Thresholds
- Mega Deals: More Common Than You Might Think
- Poking Around the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Merger Agreement
- M&A Agreements: Rethinking Consequential Damages Exclusions
- Antitrust: DOJ & FTC Look to Revamp Merger Guidelines
- National Security: CFIUS & De-SPAC Transactions
- M&A Agreements: When do Target Stockholders become Buyer Stockholders?
- M&A Activism: Sale-Oriented Activism on the Rise?
- Private Equity: LPs Say Continuation Funds are a Game Changer
- Fiduciary Duties: Del. Chancery Applies Entire Fairness Standard to De-SPAC Claims
- M&A Agreements: Disclosure Schedules Have Their Day in Court
- COVID-19 Busted Deals: Ontario Court Awards C$1.24 Billion to Jilted Seller
- M&A Agreements: Brief Chancery Opinion Has Plenty to Say to Drafters
- Earnouts: Del. Chancery Refuses to Dismiss Fraud & Implied Covenant Claims
- Antitrust: FTC & DOJ Eye Changes to Horizontal Merger Guidelines
- Poison Pills: Del. Supreme Court Leaves Many Unanswered Questions
- Deal Hacking: Paying Agent in Cross-Hairs for Hacker’s Theft of Merger Consideration
- SPAC Regulation: “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall”
- SPAC M&A Litigation: Recent Filings Highlight Alleged Process Failures
- Effective Time: When Do Target Stockholders Stop Being Stockholders?
- Letters of Intent: NC Business Court Provides Another Cautionary Tale
- Blank Check Reverse Mergers: The SEC Responds to the Del. Chancery
- M&A Tax: Build Back Better Act May Increase Tax on Private Company Sales
- COVID-19: Will Omicron Throw a Monkey Wrench into Pending Deals?
- M&A Activism: Assessing the State of Play
- Legal Opinions: Recent Chancery Decision Provides Guidance
- Start-Ups: Allocating Founders’ Shares
- Earnouts: An Overview
- Delaware Chancery Provides Guidance on Legal Dividend Issues
- Antitrust: Where’s the Enforcement Surge?
- M&A Agreements: What Will Next Year’s Deal Agreements Look Like?
- National Security: UK’s National Security and Investment Act
- National Security: CFIUS and The Food Sector
- The Rise of Hipster Antitrust: DOJ Brings Monopsony Case
- Dissecting Fraud Carve-Outs
- Injunctive Relief: Delaware Chancery Again Refuses to Enjoin a Merger
- Successor Liability: Federal Common Law
- Antitrust: New Tool Helps You Not Sound Like a Supervillain
- SPACs: Fitting Square Pegs into Corporate Law’s Round Holes
- Activism: Third Quarter Highlights
- Antitrust: FTC Reinstates Prior Approval Policy
- No Deal: Private Equity Firm Changes Its Vocabulary
- Middle Market M&A: Strategic vs. PE Valuations
- Usury: Toxic Converts Prove Toxic to Lender
- Proxy Contests: Del. Chancery Upholds Enforcement of Advance Notice Bylaw
- M&A Agreements: Interpreting Termination Provisions
- Tax Considerations: The M&A Implications of Pending Tax Proposals
- Special Committees: “Bad Faith” Claims Gain a Foothold in Delaware
- Due Diligence: Quality of Earnings
- Special Committees: Income Dependence and Admiration for Controller Preclude Independence
- Pending M&A Transactions: Signing a Deal is the Easy Part
- Private Equity: Is IRR a Misleading Metric?
- M&A Litigation: Contractual Fraud Marches On
- Activism: What Industries Are in the Cross-Hairs?
- Fraud on the Board: Wait, I’m the Victim Here. . .
- Preferred Stock: Del. Chancery Holds No Breach of Mandatory Redemption Provision
- Snapshot of Public Company Deal Terms
- Antitrust Merger Review: There’s a New Sheriff in Town
- Controllers: Del. Supreme Court Holds Dilution Claims Are Derivative
- Del. Chancery Addresses Duties of Shareholders’ Reps
- Antitrust: FTC Rescinds Vertical Merger Guidelines
- SPAC Valuations: Propelled by Plenty of Hot Air?
- Investment Bankers: Overview of Engagement Letter Provisions
- Contract Interpretation: Timing of Affiliate Status
- Appraisal: Del. Supreme Court Okays Contractual Waiver of Appraisal Rights
- Welcome to SPACtivism!
- Fraud on the Board: What Is It?
- SPAC IPOs Implode in Q2
- Earnouts: Del. Chancery Says “Commercially Reasonable Efforts” Must be Persistent
- Merger Agreement Breach Supports NC Deceptive Trade Practices Claim
- Antitrust Risks: Dealing with the New Environment
- Do All Cash Deals Automatically Trigger Revlon?
- Target’s Termination of Deal Results in Loss of Breach and Fraud Claims
- Delaware Law: The Bedrock M&A Cases
- Antitrust: FTC Withdraws HSR Guidance on Debt Repayment
- SPAC Litigation: 49 Firms Say SPACs Aren’t Investment Companies
- PSTH Lawsuit: SPACs, SPARCs, Profs & Fig Leaves
- Revlon: No Change in Control In 58% Stock Deal
- Controllers: No MFW For Expiring Procedural Commitments
- D&O Insurance: Carriers Get a “W” in Appraisal Case
- R&W Insurance: Current Market Trends
- Poison Pills: 2020-2021 Pill Adoptions
- MAE Clauses: Drafting Lessons From Bardy Diagnostics v. Hill-Rom
- PSTH Lawsuit: “SPACmageddon” or Something Less?
- Non-Assignment Clauses: What Assignments Don’t They Prohibit?
- Contract Fraud: Negotiated Limitations on Liability Had “Too Much Dynamite”
- Non-Signatories Bound By Merger Agreement’s Indemnification Provisions
- R&W Insurance: Coverage for Non-Standard Deals? Good Luck!
- COVID-19 M&A Litigation: Lessons Learned
- Shareholders Agreements: De-SPACs v. IPOs
- Due Diligence: ESG Considerations
- M&A Agreements: “Effect of Termination” Provisions
- HSR Filings: The FTC’s Overwhelmed and You’re on Your Own
- National Security: 2020 CFIUS Annual Report
- Cybersecurity: Strategic and Tactical Considerations in M&A
- Antitrust Merger Investigations: 2021’s First Half Scorecard
- Controllers: No Shortcuts to MFW Cleansing
- Proxy Fights: Was Exxon Mobil a Bellwether?
- Is Appraisal Arbitrage Poised for a Comeback?
- Activism: 2021 First Half Highlights
- SPACs: Alternatives to PIPE Financing for De-SPACs
- More on “Rights Offerings: Cleansing? Maybe Not…”
- Activism: Bumpitrage in the UK
- M&A Process: The Role of Social Media
- Appraisal Rights: What About LLCs?
- Choice of Law Clauses: Boilerplate They Ain’t!
- Is the Intro to a Merger Agreement a “Resolution”? It is in Nevada!
- Antitrust: President’s Executive Order Puts the Squeeze on M&A
- Busted Deals: “Tyson Right Uppercut” to Seller’s Business Isn’t a MAE
- Antitrust: Interlocking Director Issues
- Del. Chancery Denies Injunction for Alleged Violations of DGCL Section 203
- Rights Offerings: Cleansing? Maybe Not…
- Take-Privates: An Overview of the Process
- SPAC M&A Litigation: The Specter of Section 11
- Delaware Supreme Court Says Entire Fairness Sometimes Isn’t Enough
- Private Equity: LPs Say ESG is a Top Investment Priority
- Dealing With M&A Compensation Issues
- Del. Chancery Says 35% Stockholder Not a Controller
- CFIUS: Treasury Team Hunts For Non-Notified Transactions
- Loyalty Claim Against Special Committee Chair Survives Motion to Dismiss
- Fraud: Integration Clause Bars Claims Based on “Future Promises”
- M&A Agreements: Don’t Play Hide the Ball With Forum Selection Clauses
- Antitrust: VCs Stressing Out Over Federal Antitrust Legislative Initiatives
- Controllers: Receipt of Unique Benefits Results In Entire Fairness Review
- SPACs: The UK Opens Its Doors to Listings
- National Security: CFIUS’s Cybersecurity Compliance Expectations
- The Modern Deal Economy: How Did We Get Here?
- Earnouts: Buyer’s Discretionary Authority Doesn’t Bar Claim
- Letters of Intent: Traps for the Unwary
- Spin Offs: Wachtell Lipton Updates Its Guide
- National Security: The Growing Importance of Export Controls
- M&A Projections: Third Circuit Dismisses Claims Based on Downside Case Disclosure
- Appraisal Statute Doesn’t Bar Extraordinary Dividend as Part of Merger
- Antitrust: 7-Eleven Acquires Speedway Despite FTC Objections
- Appraisal: Delaware Chancery Permits Reverse Veil Piercing
- Stockholder Votes: Sometimes, Not to Decide is to Decide
- Post-Closing Disputes: New Del. Case Addresses Purchase Price Adjustments
- Controllers: Del. Chancery Rejects Challenge to Committee Independence
- Appraisal: Fair Value Adjusted for Post-Signing Developments
- Divestment: Breaking the Cycle of Inaction
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- A New Approach to MACs
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- Specific Performance: Del. Chancery Orders PE Buyer to Close
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- Controllers: Fiduciary Duties Don’t Include Martyrdom
- Activism: First Quarter Highlights
- SPACs: Skepticism About Captive Insurance as a D&O Alternative
- Private Equity: Global Deal Value Soars in Q1
- Letters of Intent: NC Court Says Disclaimers Preclude Fraud Claims
- SPACs: Here Come the Lawsuits. . .
- Special Committees: 2020 Delaware Developments
- Disclosure: Mass. Court Says No Duty to Disclose Preliminary Merger Negotiations
- SPACs: Less Risky Than IPOs? Corp Fin Chief Says “Don’t Bet On It”
- Antitrust: Amended EC Policy Allows Review of Non-Reportable “Killer Acquisitions”
- Transactional Insurance: The Year in Review
- Antitrust: FTC Challenges Vertical Merger
- Comparability Provisions: Treatment of Employees in M&A Agreements
- M&A Agreements: Del. Chancery Rejects Seller’s Attempt to Reclaim Pre-Closing Cash
- Exclusive Forum Bylaws: Stabilizing D&O Rates?
- Private Equity: SPACs Provide Competition for Tech Deals
- Antitrust: Make Sure the HSR Clock Has Started Running
- Officer & Controller Liability: Vice Chancellor Laster Speaks!
- SPACs: The Captive Insurance Alternative
- Books & Records: Can Inspection Rights be Waived in Delaware?
- Antitrust: NY Legislation Would Mandate Pre-Merger Notification
- Officer Liability: Del. Chancery Again Endorses “Fraud on the Board” Claim
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- D&O Insurance: “Forget It Jake, It’s Delaware. . .”
- Del. Supreme Court Says Parties May Limit Liability for Non-Intentional Fraud
- SPAC Mergers: A Guide to SEC Filing & Disclosure Requirements
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- SPACs: The More Costly Route to the Public Market?
- Director Liability: Directors’ Duties are Fiduciary, Not Contractual
- Antitrust: Agencies Increase Use of Sherman Act in M&A Enforcement
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- Earnouts: Still Popular – And Still Problematic
- Delaware Choice of Law Provision Doesn’t Bar California Statutory Claim
- Appraisal: Key Takeaways From 2020 Delaware Decisions
- Aiding & Abetting: Del. Chancery Allows Claim Against Buyer
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- Appraisal: Del. Supreme Court Affirms DCF-Based Fair Value Determination
- National Security: CFIUS Targets China-backed Venture Deals
- Derivative Claims: Del. Supreme Court Addresses Post-Closing Standing
- Antitrust: Agencies Suspend HSR Early Terminations Pending Process Review
- ESG: Have We Reached an Inflection Point for M&A?
- SPACs: Is the PSLRA Safe Harbor Driving the Boom?
- FTC Announces New HSR Thresholds
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- Post Closing Disputes: The Locked Box Alternative
- Shareholder Activism: 2020 In Review
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- Antitrust: How Aggressive Will the Biden FTC Be?
- Controllers: Viva Zapata! Del. Chancery Refuses to Dismiss WeWork Lawsuit
- Busted Deals: What If LVMH & Tiffany Went to Trial?
- Officer Liability: Recent Trends
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- SPACs: Corp Fin Issues Disclosure Guidance for De-SPACs
- Books & Records: Actionable Wrongdoing Not Required for “Proper Purpose”
- Cross-Border: International Issues in Domestic Deals
- Private Equity: PE Funds On the Hunt for Deals in ’21
- More Lessons From the Stream TV Networks Decision
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- De-SPACs: Your Shareholders Might “Just Say No”
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- Disclosure: Del. Chancery Leaves CEO Holding the Bag for Alleged Proxy Deficiencies
- Disclosure: When Are Merger Negotiations MNPI?
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- Controllers: The Facebook Decision’s Lessons for M&A
- Contract Fraud: Del. Chancery Upholds Another M&A-Related Claim
- Activism: Third Quarter Highlights
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- Antitrust: How Will the Election Influence Merger Enforcement?
- LVMH/Tiffany: $430MM Price Concession Buys More Certainty
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- M&A Agreements: Who Holds the Pen?
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- Assessing The Pandemic’s Impact on M&A Going Forward
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- National Security: Post-Closing CFIUS Review Unwinds TikTok Deal
- Fee-Shifting: Del. Chancery Upholds “Loser Pays” Contract Term
- Fraud: Del. Chancery Upholds Claims Based on Allegedly False Reps
- R&W Insurance: Do Insurers Pay Claims?
- Antitrust: HSR Second Requests Up in 2019, but Challenges Down
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- National Security: Treasury Publishes 2019 CFIUS Annual Report
- Del. Chancery Dismisses Challenge to M&A Retention Comp
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- Antitrust: The FTC Knows If You’ve Been Bad or Good. . .
- Private Equity: COVID-19’s Global Impact
- Books & Records: The Chancery Court Provides a Primer
- Antitakeover: Evaluating Your Defenses
- Due Diligence: Prepared Sellers Stand Out in Buyer’s Market
- SPAC Acquisitions: Key Considerations for Targets
- Del. Chancery Sustains Aiding & Abetting Claim Against Financial Advisor
- Private Equity: PE Grabs Larger Piece of the Small & Mid-Market Pie
- Appraisal: Chancery Applies DCF to Determine Squeeze-Out Fair Value
- Antitrust: FTC Unhappy With Slow Divestitures
- M&A Disclosure: 3rd Cir. Says Proxy “Risk Factors” Require Specifics
- Controllers: Minority Shareholder Negotiations Result in Loss of MFW
- Antitrust: Merger Review During the COVID-19 Crisis
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- Appraisal: Del. Supreme Court Upholds “Unaffected Market Price” Valuation
- Activism: Investors Are Willing to Listen to the Pitch
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- Conflicts of Interest: Undisclosed Comp Discussions Rebut BJR
- M&A Disclosure Claims: Somebody Actually Litigated One!
- National Security: CFIUS Prepares to Drop the Hammer
- Fiduciary Duties: Can a Target Aid & Abet a Buyer’s Breach?
- Controllers: Dell Redemption Flunks MFW
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- Take Privates: An Overview of the Process
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- Revisiting Earnouts During the COVID-19 Era
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- The Long View: The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Influence on M&A
- Del. Chancery Dismisses Claims Based on Anti-Reliance Language
- Due Diligence: Dealing with PPP Borrowers
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- M&A Financials: Working with the New Rules
- Antitrust: Failing Firm Defense? You’ve Got Some Persuading to Do…
- M&A Market: What Deals are Getting Done?
- National Security: Changes Proposed to CFIUS Mandatory Declaration Rules
- Distressed Deals: Bankruptcy Court Ruling Tarnishes “Golden Shares”
- SEC Adopts Overhaul of M&A Financial Info
- A Buyer’s Market: Deal Structure & Risk Sharing in the COVID-19 Era
- Antitrust: FTC Provides Guidance on HSR Filing Fees
- Due Diligence: Getting Your Arms Around COVID-19 Issues
- Busted Deals: Lessons From COVID-19 Litigation
- Private Equity: PE Fund Reputational Worries Shift in the COVID-19 Era
- Distressed M&A: Dealmaking In The New Normal
- National Security: Governments Heighten Scrutiny of FDI
- Entire Fairness: Chancery OKs Strategy to Fund Controller Preferred Redemption
- Study: Private Target Deal Terms
- Deal Terminations: “Things Fall Apart…”
- Controllers: When Does a Minority Holder “Roll” Its Way into Control?
- Venture Capital: What Will COVID-19 Mean for Financing Terms?
- National Security: And Just Like That, CFIUS Has a Filing Fee
- Venture Capital: Finding Your Way Around “Down-Rounds”
- Antitrust: Gun Jumping Issues in a Very Non-Ordinary Course Time
- Poison Pills: Are Companies “Fighting the Last War?”
- National Security: CFIUS Update
- Interim Covenants: It’s Not Always About the MAC Clause
- Big MAC Attack: Sycamore Partners Seeks to Exit L Brands Deal
- Private Equity: Debt Finance Opportunities for Middle-Market Funds
- Global Deal Activity: Yeah, It’s as Bad as You Thought
- Antitrust: FTC Files Post-Deal Challenge to Minority Investment
- Poison Pills: What Do COVID-19 Crisis Rights Plans Look Like?
- Satisfying “Efforts Clauses” in a COVID-19 Environment
- Distressed Deals: “To Chapter 11, or Not to Chapter 11? That is the Question. . .”
- Survey: Middle Market Deal Terms
- COVID-19 MACs: Some Buyers Decide to Take Their Shot
- Activist Profiles & Playbooks
- Rights Plans: ISS Signals That Pills Aren’t So Poisonous in a Pandemic
- Rep & Warranty Insurance: The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis
- Rep & Warranty Insurance: Aon Releases Study on Claims Experience
- “Let’s Make a Deal Anyway”: Bridging M&A Valuation Gaps
- Cross-Border: EU Looks to Protect Suppliers of Essential Products
- Del. Chancery Says No Turning Back After Buyout Notice
- Debt Restructurings May Trigger CFIUS Review
- Antitrust: HSR Early Terminations Back on the Table
- Proxy Contests: Will COVID-19 Put Them on Ice?
- COVID-19 And M&A: Impact On Public Deals
- Activism: Preparing For The New Environment
- Antitrust: More COVID-19 Implications For Merger Review
- Poison Pills: Has Their Time Come Again?
- COVID-19: Impact On MAC Language
- Cyan Agonistes: Del. Supreme Ct. Upholds Federal Forum Provisions
- Where Are All The Busted Deals?
- COVID-19: Delaware Supreme Court Declares Judicial Emergency
- HSR: No Early Termination Under Temporary FTC Filing Protocols
- Corwin: Delaware Chancery Adds A Pinch Of MFW To The Recipe
- Controllers: Minority Blocking Rights May Confer Control Status
- National Security: Treasury Proposes CFIUS Filing Fee
- Antitrust: Vague Covenants Lead to “Broken Deal” Lawsuits
- What Does a Tight Insurance Market Mean for M&A?
- Frenemies: Xerox’s Not Particularly Hostile Bid for HP
- MFW: Viable Derivative Claim Impairs Committee Independence
- Coronavirus: Will It Be Used As A MAC Trigger?
- Letters of Transmittal: What Do They Look Like 5 Years After Cigna v. Audax?
- Activism: “More M&A in Activism and More Activism in M&A”
- M&A Trends: A Review of the Last Decade
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- M&A Activism: Working With Activist-Affiliated Directors
- Minority Controllers: Blame Corwin
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- ESG: The Next Big Thing in M&A?
- Appraisal: Score One for DCF!
- Controllers: The Heat is On in Delaware for Minority Shareholders
- Due Diligence: Mitigating M&A OFAC Risk
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- Acquisition Agreements: The “Ordinary Course of Business” Covenant
- Controllers: Chancery Refuses to Dismiss “Control Group” Claim
- FTC Announces New HSR Thresholds
- Appraisal: Chancery Says No Refund on Prepayments
- Private Equity: Funds Headed for the Exits More Quickly in 2019
- Public Deals: Guide to Buying a U.S. Public Company
- Cross-Border: Glass Half Full for U.S – Western Europe Deals
- Game On! Xerox Launches a Proxy Fight for Control of HP Board
- Delaware: Review of 2019’s “Unsung Heroes”
- M&A Negotiation: “Let’s Get Everybody in a Room. . . “
- Antitrust: DOJ & FTC Issue Draft Vertical Merger Guidelines
- National Security: Treasury Adopts Final FIRRMA Regs
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- Antitrust: What to Expect in 2020
- Auditor Independence: Proposed Rule Changes are Good News for Dealmakers
- Chancery Court Refuses to Dismiss Duty of Care Claims Against GC
- M&A Disclosure: Fed Ct. Rejects Claims Based on Fairness Opinion Description
- Antitrust: High Tech Means High Scrutiny
- Termination Fees: An Overview of the “Naked No Vote” Fee
- MACs: Even After Akorn, They Still Don’t Come Easy
- M&A Indemnity: Does Your Clause Cover Direct Claims?
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- Antitrust: Regulators Aren’t Just Worried About Your Arch-Rival
- Activism: Give Peace a Chance?
- Private Equity: 1st Cir. Reverses Sun Capital Decision
- Fairness Opinions: Don’t Jump the Gun!
- Private Equity: 2020 Limited Partner Survey
- Termination Fees: Google & Fitbit’s “No Vote Fee”
- Antitrust: FTC Provides Guidance on HSR “Avoidance Devices”
- Hostile Deals: Xerox Gives HP a “Bear Hug”
- D&O: Common Law & Statutory Claims Aren’t Covered “Securities Claims”
- Does Common Institutional Ownership Deter Competing Bids?
- Books & Records: Del. Chancery Says Proxy Fight Not a “Proper Purpose”
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- Antitrust: Regulators Continue Aggressive Merger Review Posture
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- Cross-Border: They Do Deals Differently in Europe. . .
- Antitrust: FTC Orders 2017 Merger Unwound!
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- Private Equity: The Long & Winding Road to Winding Down
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- National Security: Proposed Regs Would Significantly Expand CFIUS Jurisdiction
- Antitrust: DOJ Meets ADR. . .
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- Conflicts of Interest: 4th Cir. Says Undisclosed CEO Comp Discussions Potentially Material
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- Adult Daughter’s Purchase May be Attributable to Insider
- District Judge Holds that Standing Under 16(b) Requires Showing of Concrete Harm
- Form 144 Submission Deadline Extended to 10 p.m. Eastern Time
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- Compliance Date Reminders
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- There Are Limits on Extrinsic Documents a Court Will Consider in Ruling on Motion to Dismiss
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- Restatements Soared in 2021 — And It’s All On SPACs!
- Non-Audit Services: EY Considers a Breakup
- Human Capital: Lawmakers Push SEC to Require Expansive Standardized Data
- Climate Change Comments: The CII’s 38-Page Letter
- ESG Fraud Hits Interviews in Banking, the NFL
- One More Anniversary: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act!
- SEC Chair Requests More Resources
- California Board Gender Diversity Law Ruled Unconstitutional
- Climate Change Proposal: The SEC’s Authority in the Spotlight
- Privilege: Shielding Information from Your Directors?
- SEC Climate Change Proposal: Small Business Weighs In
- Climate Change Proposal: SEC Extends Comment Period
- Enforcement: SEC Announces Crypto-Related MD&A Proceeding
- SEC’s Rule 10b5-1 Proposal: Departure From Insider Trading Law?
- Rule 10b5-1 Plans: Shareholder Vote Makes a Statement
- What Musk’s Twitter Deal Means for Stakeholder Capitalism
- SPACs: Exchanges Could Also Make Life Difficult
- SEC Climate Change Release: Will More Time Help?
- Cybersecurity Oversight: Batten Down the Hatches
- War in Ukraine: Asking for the SEC’s Help
- Chair Gensler and the Bond Market
- Time to Prepare for Climate Change Rules?
- What to Do with the COVID-19 Risk Factor?
- Proposed 2022 DGCL Amendments Include Officer Exculpation
- Form 10-Q: Reminders for the 1st Quarter of 2022
- Regulation FD: Responding to a Potential Problem
- SPACs: Commissioner Peirce Calls Out Failure to Grant Acceleration Request
- Staff Comments: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
- Artificial Intelligence: The Next Corporate Governance Frontier
- SEC Climate Change Proposal: Critics in Congress
- Another Control Deficiency for the SEC
- Getting Your Annual Letter to Shareholders Right
- Crypto: SAB No. 121 Addresses Accounting for Safeguarded Digital Assets
- Buybacks: Considerations for Volatile Times
- Climate Change Proposal: What Will the Legal Challenges Look Like?
- Ukraine Crisis: Guide to Cutting Business Ties with Russia
- BlackRock’s Letter to Shareholders: Global Crisis No Match For Capitalism
- Third Time’s the Charm? SEC Reproposes Removing Credit-Rating References from Reg M
- SEC Investigating Non-Audit Services
- The SEC’s Climate Disclosure Proposal is Here
- A Pandemic Milestone: What Have We Learned?
- SEC Trading and Markets Staff Issue Statement on Market Volatility
- War in Ukraine: Key Accounting and Financial Reporting Challenges
- Cybersecurity: SEC Proposes Cyber Disclosure Rules
- SEC Enforcement: Accounting Actions Declined in 2021
- Financial Reporting: Going Concern Qualifications Hit a Record Low in 2020
- Securities Lawyers’ Survey: Who Holds the Pen?
- Lawsuit Shows Importance of Social Media Controls
- BlackRock’s 2022 Engagement Priorities: Director Accountability For Long-Term Value
- SEC Proposes Monthly Disclosures About “Big Shorts”
- Warren Buffett Strikes a “Corporate Citizenship” Tone
- The Conflict in Ukraine: More Disclosure Considerations
- Conflict in Europe: Considerations for Public Companies
- Regulation by Enforcement: BlockFi Flips the Script
- Board Diversity: What About People with Disabilities?
- Crypto: If You Give a Mouse a Bitcoin…
- Universal Proxy: Language for this Year’s Proxy Statement
- Section 13(d) Reform: SEC Proposal Has Arrived!
- Rule 10b5-1: The Limits of an Affirmative Defense
- Settling Trades: SEC Proposes “T+1”
- Moralized Corporate Governance: How Codes of Ethics Are Changing
- Climate Disclosures: Changes in Response to Staff Comments
- Delaware to Allow Use of Captives for D&O Insurance
- Political Spending Oversight: Five “Best Practices”
- PRI’s Responsible Political Engagement Guidance
- The PCAOB Establishes Two Advisory Groups
- SEC Staff Report on Credit Rating Agencies Addresses ESG Risks
- NYSE Proposes Listing Standard for Rights
- P4P Proposal: SEC Reopens Comment Period
- Exclusive Forum Bylaws: 7th Cir. Says Companies Can’t Use Bylaws to Dodge 14(a) Claims
- Insider Trading: SEC Prevails on Novel “Shadow Trading” Theory
- Cybersecurity: SEC Chair Gensler Eyes New Disclosure Requirements
- Non-GAAP: Want to Back Out Bitcoin? Staff Says “Fuggedaboutit”
- NYSE: Annual Compliance Reminders
- Hybrid Shareholder Meetings: Here to Stay?
- BlackRock Threads the Needle: Takeaways for Companies
- Vanguard’s ’22 Voting Policies: Overboarding, Board Diversity & More
- Time to Review Your Insider Trading Policy?
- State Street Announces 2022 Priorities
- SEC Climate Change Comment Letters: Where Do They Stand?
- SEC Comment Periods Draw More Attention: Two Politicians Weigh In
- More Federal Register Delays?
- Crypto: Corporate Finance for Art’s Sake?
- Corporate Transparency: FinCEN Proposes Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Regs
- Board Diversity: Boom Times for Director Candidate Training Programs
- IPOs: 2021 Was a Banner Year — But What Does 2022 Have in Store?
- Restatements Hit 20-Year Low in 2020
- SEC Notches Biggest SPAC Settlement Yet: $125 Million!
- NYSE Proposes Offering More “Freebies” to Listed Co’s
- Retail ESG Activism: There’s an App For That
- Corp Fin Publishes Sample Letter to China-Based Companies
- Rule 10b5-1: SEC Proposes Amendments to Conditions and Disclosure Requirements
- DOJ Launches Investigation of Short Sellers
- Shareholder Proposals: Corp Fin Returns to Written Responses to No-Action Requests
- Restatements: “Little r” Determinations Draw Staff Attention
- Revenue Manipulation: You Can’t Choose Your Numbers In Advance
- Global Investors Launched a “Corporate ESG Data” Library
- ISS Issues 2022 Policy Updates
- Investors Pressure ISS to Adopt Stricter Climate Voting Policies
- SEC Adopts Final Rules under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act
- SEC’s Chief Accountant Recaps Activities & Priorities: What a Year!
- Proxy Contests: SEC Mandates Universal Proxy Cards!
- Glass Lewis: New 2022 Policy Updates Cover Board Diversity & Post-SPAC Governance
- UK Investors Warn Auditors of “Against” Votes If They Don’t Integrate Climate Risks in Financials
- Survey Results: Insider Trading – COVID-19 Adjustments
- SEC Seeks to Halt 1934 Act Registration of Tokens
- Climate Change Comment Letters: Round Two
- SEC Appoints New PCAOB Board Members
- Electronic Filing Proposal: The SEC Wants Your Glossy Annual Report Again…
- ISS Seeks Comments on Benchmark Voting Policy Changes
- Shareholder Proposals: New Staff Legal Bulletin a Game Changer for ESG-Related Proposals?
- Annual Reporting: Don’t Read New MD&A Rules in a Vacuum
- Messin’ With Asset Managers: BlackRock Prankster Hits Vanguard
- White Collar: DOJ Announces Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policy Changes
- Auditor Independence: Stay Vigilant
- Board Composition: New Directors Are More Diverse, But Turnover Still Rare
- How BlackRock’s Client-Directed Voting Could Benefit Activists
- Ransomware: Board Guide for Whether to Pay
- Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Is Your Cybersecurity Disclosure in Good Shape?
- PCAOB’s Inspection Observations: What Audit Committees Should Know
- The Drama Never Ends: NAM Sues SEC on Proxy Advice Rules
- Beefing Up the SEC: House Committee Considers Budget Boost
- Meme Stocks: These Aren’t the Droids You Are Looking For
- SEC Reopens Comment Period on Clawback Rule Proposal
- BlackRock’s Voting Change: Not Such a Big Deal?
- Filing Fees: SEC Adopts Rules Modernizing Fee Payment Process
- Risk Oversight: Caremark and COVID-19 Mandates
- Big News: BlackRock Gives Institutional Investors More Say in Voting
- D&O Questionnaires: Exchange-Related Updates
- It’s Not Just You: Proxy Season Is Getting Harder
- NYSE Makes Juneteenth a New Market Holiday
- ISS Policy Survey Results: Investors Divided on Racial Equity Audits, But United on Problematic “Virtual Meeting” Practices
- Is it Time for a Disclosure Committee Tune-Up?
- Say-on-Climate: Could it be Say-on-Pay All Over Again?
- Our Congress at Work: The Mind Your Own Business Act
- Shutdown Showdown: Preparing for an SEC Shutdown
- Is Three Months Enough Time to Achieve Rule 15c2-11 Compliance?
- Enforcement: SEC Investigates Human Capital Disclosures
- Climate Change: Corp Fin Gives a Heads Up on Potential Comments
- ESG: The Mega Asset Managers Crack the Whip
- Direct Listings: Ninth Circuit Says Purchasers May Bring Section 11 Claims
- IPOs: “ESG” is the Magic Word for Better Pricing
- SEC Whistleblowers: New $110 Million Award Pushes Total Payouts Over $1 Billion
- Workers on Boards: Time to Reimagine the Role of “Labor Investors”?
- Risk Oversight In the Era of “Easier” Caremark Claims
- SEC Staff Wants a Closer Look at “Crypto Banking”
- Falling Off the Rule 15c2-11 Cliff
- A Framework for the Sustainable IPO
- SEC Enforcement Settles “Expense Management” Investigation
- “The Trouble With Tribbles”: The Potential Downside of the Rise of Retail
- Enforcement: Financial Reporting and Auditing Cases
- SPAC Disclosures: The IAC Has a Subcommittee For Those Too…
- IPOs: 2021 Tech and Life Sciences Report
- Flash Numbers: Staff Comment Objects to Disclaimer
- Insider Trading: Panuwat Case Will Test Whether “Shadow Trading” Is Legal
- BRT’s “Stakeholder Capitalism” Turns Two: What’s Changed?
- NYSE Amends Its “Related Party Transaction” Rule… Again
- PSTH Lawsuit: “SPACmageddon” or Something Less?
- Ransomware: More Than One-Third of Organizations Worldwide Were Attacked In The Last Year
- Diversity: Boards & the “Lavender Ceiling”
- Retail Investor Q&A: Coming Soon to an Earnings Call Near You?
- Insider Trading: Misappropriation Case!
- Hypothetical Cyber Risks: SEC Enforcement Gives a Million Dollar Reminder
- Human Capital Disclosures: Responses to Corp Fin Comments
- Board Governance: Nominating & Governance Committee Priorities
- Whistleblower Hoax: Mystery Solved?
- Shareholder Proposals: Benefit Corp. Conversions
- SPACs: Use of 10-K/As for Initial “Bad News” Disclosure
- Board Diversity: SEC Okays Nasdaq Diversity Listing Standard
- Has the Risk Factors Section Become Shorter?
- More SEC Tea Leaves: Clues on Climate Risk Disclosure
- A Crypto Power Grab?
- SEC Chair Announces More Disclosure for China-based Companies
- The Whistleblower Imposters: Nothing to Celebrate
- Survey Results: Human Capital Management & Metrics
- Private Placements: Broker Fined for “General Solicitation”
- Record-Setting IPO Activity: Turning My Frown Upside Down!
- Proxy Advisors: Do Their Clients Cast Informed Votes?
- Climate Change Disclosure: State AGs on the Prowl
- BlackRock’s Support for Shareholder Proposals Doubles
- IPOs: So, Homeless Public Companies Are a Thing Now?
- Climate Change: Lots of Corporate “Hot Air”?
- Cybersecurity: Preparing for an SEC Rule Proposal
- Risk Factors: Updating For This Quarter’s 10-Q
- Meme Stocks: AMC Apes Say “No” to More Stock for Their Silverback
- Crowdfunding: A Compliance Disaster?
- As State Privacy Laws Multiply, Outline of 10 Key Differences
- Enforcement: SEC Casts a Wide Net in Landmark SPAC Proceeding
- Tension in Company Audit Process Could Get More Pronounced
- Proxy Advisory Firms’ Assessment: Meets “Best Practices,” Although There Are Areas For Improvement
- Plan Ahead and Revisit ISS Research Report for Board Diversity Commentary
- Whistleblower Hoax: Heads Up! New Fake Emails Making the Rounds
- Risk Management: Dealing with “Social Risk”
- ESG: Enhancing Your Disclosure Controls & Procedures
- Hypothetical Risk Factors: Beware the 10-Q Updating Requirement!
- SEC’s SolarWinds FAQs: “Zix Mail? Yeah, That Was Us… “
- Record-Setting Whistleblower Run: How Companies Can Prepare
- Rule 10b5-1: Short “Cooling Off” Periods Draw More Heat
- Securities Fraud: SCOTUS Makes Class Certifications a Little Tougher
- Fake SEC Filings Take Pump and Dump to Next Level
- SolarWinds Cyberattack: SEC Enforcement Contacting Affected Companies… With a Tight Deadline
- ESG and Tax Haven Disclosure: House Passes a Weird Bill
- Do Sunny Days Lead to Rosy Earnings Forecasts?
- Audit Committee Chair Succession and Financial Reporting Risk
- SEC Settles Charges for Inadequate Cybersecurity Disclosure Controls
- Rule 14a-8 CRA Resolution Expires — But More Proposed Rules Forthcoming?
- Whistleblower Hoax Hitting Ethics Inboxes! How To “Fact Check” Complaints
- ESG: Is the SEC the Right Place for a Disclosure Mandate?
- Dual-Class IPOs: U.K. Institutions Can Say “No” — Why Can’t U.S. Institutions?
- Financial Reporting: A Path Forward Emerges for SPAC Warrants
- Sustainable Finance: Green Bonds Shine — But It’s Not Easy Being Green
- Board Gender Diversity: Russell 3000 Halfway to Parity
- Comments on Mandatory Climate Disclosure: TCFD and SASB Get a Nod
- Proxy Advisors: SEC Won’t Enforce Last Year’s Rules, Pending Possible Reversal
- COVID-19-Related Securities Actions: Plaintiffs Begin Bumping Up Against PSLRA Hurdle
- Glass Lewis Recommends Ouster of Female Board Chair Due to Board’s Gender Imbalance, Huh?
- Rule 10b5-1: Changes Could be on the Horizon
- PPP Loan Forgiveness Review: Consider Preparing for Potential Forgiveness Appeal Now
- Financial Reporting: SPAC Warrant Fix in the Works?
- Activist Wins at Least Two Exxon Board Seats in Historic Campaign
- ESG Disclosure Litigation: Derivative Claims Fizzle
- Insider Trading: New York Attorney General to Point & Shoot at Kodak?
- Crypto: The SEC’s Enforcement Scorecard
- Human Capital Management: What Might a New Rule Proposal Look Like?
- Preparing for “Corporate Governance Gaming”
- How ISS Assesses Racial & Ethnic Diversity
- Board Gender Diversity: What About Women of Color?
- Stonks’ Silver Lining: Same-Day Settlement?
- Consider Looking Outside 10-K for Detailed HCM Metrics
- Climate Change: SEC Staff Scrutinizing Financial Disclosures
- Board Cyber Risk Oversight: Revisit an “Everyone” or “Cyber-Expert” Approach Regularly
- With Time Slipping Away, Investor Advocates Urge Congress to Act on 14a-8 Amendments
- Stock Gifts: Tighten the Reporting Period?
- Tweaks to NYSE Related Party Transaction Rule
- Enforcement: SEC Targets 12b-25 Disclosure Deficiencies
- SPACs: Pop Goes the Bubble?
- Stakeholder Capitalism: Lessons From The Super League Fiasco
- New Russia Sanctions May Prompt “Iran Notice” Disclosure
- Virtual Annual Meetings: Mishandling Shareholder Proposals
- The Returning Influence of Retail Investors: This Year’s “Sleeper Issue”?
- Materiality: Traditional, New, Double or Dynamic?
- Environmental Solutions & “The Law of Unintended Consequences”
- Voting Statements: Can Anything Be “Non-Partisan”?
- Bond… Green Bond
- ESG Reports: 7 Tips for a “Health Check”
- Corp Fin & OCA Staff Clarify How to Account for SPAC Warrants – Restatement Analysis Coming Your Way?
- “Robust” Disclosure about Virtual Shareholder Meetings: Glass Lewis Expectations
- Will Climate Pledges Outlive the Companies that Make Them?
- Quarterly Guidance: Should Companies Get Back In The Game?
- Board Diversity: Women Make Gains On Silicon Valley Boards
- April Fools’ Day? Materiality in the Age of “Stonks”
- Want to Get Ahead on ESG Data Quality? Internal Audit Is Your Not-So-Secret Weapon
- More on “California Board Diversity Statute: Less Than Half of Companies Report Compliance”
- Corp Fin’s “SPAC” Statement: All That Glitters Is Not Gold
- ESG: SEC Rulemaking Could Draw “First Amendment” Challenge
- Congressional Review Act Invoked Against 14a-8 Amendments!
- Political Spending: Congress Might Remove Roadblock to SEC Action
- China-Based Companies: SEC Adopts HFCA & Seeks Comments on Implementation
- UK Audit Reform: Proposal Aims to Reduce Influence of Big 4 Audit Firms
- BlackRock Pushes Companies on Human Rights Risks
- Shareholder Engagement Season: BlackRock’s 2021 Engagement Priorities
- Non-GAAP: Alternatives To EBITDAC
- ESG: Are Wall Street’s Sustainable Investments “Duping” the Public?
- ESG: Acting SEC Chair Solicits Public Comment on Climate Change Disclosure
- Shaq SPAC Under Attack? SEC Cautions On Celebrity SPACs
- ESG: Corp Fin’s Coates Calls for Global Reporting Framework
- As You Sow’s New “Scorecards”: Racial Justice & Workplace Equity
- ESG: DOL Won’t Enforce ERISA Plans’ Investment & Voting Limitations
- Mandatory Climate Disclosure: California Bill Sets Ambitious Tone
- “Machine Readable” SEC Filings: What Does It Mean?
- SEC Brings Reg FD Enforcement Action!
- Enforcement Division Creates Climate & ESG Task Force
- Climate Disclosures: Comment Letter Focus Areas Following SEC’s 2010 Guidance
- Diversity Disclosures Gain Momentum, But Are Plaintiffs’ Firms Lurking?
- Amended SEC Whistleblower Rules Noted in Recent Awards
- Institutional Investor Engagement: Public Engagement’s Impact
- Board Diversity: Republican Senators Urge SEC To Reject Nasdaq Listing Proposal
- ESG: Corp Fin to Scrutinize Climate Change Disclosures
- Electronic Signatures: Can You Authenticate Through Affirmative Reply Emails?
- ESG: The Rise of Sustainable Finance
- Form 10-K Selected Financial Data: Leave It In or Take It Out?
- 2021 Risks: “Business Interruption” Tops the List
- Filing Relief for Texans: Case-By-Case, But Proceed With Caution
- 10b5-1 Plans: Senators Urge SEC Review
- SEC Severs Enforcement Settlements & “Bad Actor” Waivers
- Prep Time for Potential ESG Ratings Questions
- Investor Tips for Enhancing ESG Reporting
- Board Technology Committees: SolarWinds & Infodemic Reignite the Conversation
- Market Mania: Corp Fin Issues Sample Comment Letter
- Succession Planning: Reassuring Investors with Disclosure
- Rule 10b5-1 Plans: Glass Lewis Offers Up “Best Practices”
- PPP Loans: Appealing Denials of Forgiveness
- Human Capital Management Disclosure: Early Returns From 10-K Filings
- Board Composition: Examining the “ESG” Skills Gap
- ESG: Corporate Heavy Hitters Sign On to Stakeholder Metrics
- Market Mania: All is Well!
- Infodemic: We Only Trust Businesses Now
- BlackRock Wants Climate Change Disclosure, ASAP
- Edgar: Goodbye “Fake” Filings, Hello Reliability!
- Difficult D&O Pricing Environment: Consider Doubling SPAC D&O Premium Estimates
- Financial Fraud Schemes: Familiar Common Themes
- Shareholders Approve Public Company Conversion to PBC – In a Landslide!
- Glass Lewis Refines Policy on Virtual Shareholder Meetings
- Financial Reporting: Mind Your XBRL Tags
- Political Spending: Will the Pause Change the Game?
- SEC Solicits Comment on NYSE Shareholder Approval Proposal
- SEC Rulemaking: Will 2020’s Efforts Be Undone?
- Board Self-Evaluations: Factoring 2020 Into the Equation
- IPOs: The Outlook for 2021
- Small-Cap Capital Formation: COVID’s “Roadshow” Impact
- Political Spending Disclosure: What BlackRock Wants to See
- SolarWinds Hack: Assessing the Fallout
- More on “Blue Sky: New York Now Requires Form D!”
- Nasdaq Direct Listing Proposal Awaits SEC Review & Consideration
- Prioritizing Employee Health & Safety: Are Chief Medical Officers Here to Stay?
- Vaccines: Possible Risk Factor for Some Companies
- ESG Meets AMDG: The Council for Inclusive Capitalism
- Political Contributions Disclosure: SEC Can’t Spend Funding On Rules
- China-Based Companies: New Law Puts SEC Rulemaking on Hold
- SEC Adopts “Resource Extraction” Disclosure Rules
- The “Nina Flax” Files: 2020 — My Found Year
- SEC Commissioner Makes Case for Marrying XBRL & ESG
- House Passes “Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act”
- Suggestions for Moving Beyond Numerical Board Diversity Targets
- SEC Enforcement: $200 Million Settlement with GE for Misleading Disclosures
- Sustainability: Are Proxy Fights Looming?
- Early Look at Human Capital Resource Disclosures
- SEC Settles Action for Misleading COVID-19 Disclosures
- Hiding in Plain Sight? Stockholder Gender & The Corporate Governance Paradigm
- Board Diversity: Nasdaq’s Proposed Listing Standard
- ESG: The “S” is the Hard Part
- ISS: No More “Sneak Peaks” for S&P 500
- Glass Lewis 2021 Voting Guidelines: Diversity and E&S Phase-Ins
- There’s More! SEC Proposes Temporary Expansion of Compensatory Offerings to Gig Workers
- SEC Proposes Amendments to Form S-8 & Rule 701
- “Human Capital” Disclosure: SASB Sums Up Its Resources
- SEC Amends MD&A and Financial Disclosure Rules!
- Corp Fin Releases Updated Financial Reporting Manual
- SEC Adopts Amendments to Reg S-T Permitting Use of Electronic Signatures!
- Comment Letter Trends: Top 10 Topics in Reviews
- Corp Fin Updates “Securities Act” CDI (Withdraws 6 Others)
- ISS Issues 2021 Policy Updates
- Board Diversity: Companies Focus on Overboarding to Move the Needle
- COVID-19: U.S. Chamber Petitions SEC for Liability Protection
- Virtual Annual Meetings: Gearing Up for 2021
- Disclosure: Prescriptive v. Principles-Based Approaches
- Regulation S-K Modernization: Corp Fin Issues Three Transitional FAQs
- Critical Audit Matters: PCAOB Says CAMs Made Ripples, Not Waves
- Measuring “TCFD” Disclosures
- SEC Simplifies Exempt Offering Framework!
- DOL Leaves “ESG Investing” on Life Support
- Board Racial Diversity Disclosure: Letter Campaign to Entire Russell 3000!
- Looking Back at 16 Years of ICFR
- Insights on Deducting “Legitimate Expenses” from Disgorgement Awards
- ISS’ Proposed Board Diversity Policy Change: Aggregated Data Won’t Cut It
- Human Capital: Addressing the New Disclosure Requirement
- ICOs: Knock it Off With the SAFTs Already, Will Ya?
- S-K Modernization: The Questions Just Keep Coming. . .
- Forum Selection: ISS Policy Proposal Backs Exclusive Forum Bylaws
- Financial Reporting: SEC Amends Auditor Independence Rules
- IPO Governance Trends: Takeover Defenses Remain Common
- COVID-19: Audit Committee Questions for the “New Normal”
- Misleading Disclosures: SEC Enforcement is Watching…Everything
- Insider Trading Enforcement: Effect of Supreme Court’s Liu Decision
- SEC Proposes Conditional Exemption for “Finders” Involved in Capital Raising
- Circle the Wagons: Create Assurance Around ESG Data
- Director Survey: Room for Improvement with Board Refreshment
- Valentine’s Day Trip Flagged in SEC Enforcement Action
- Stock Exchanges: Long-Term Stock Exchange Debuts
- SEC Enforcement: HP Cited for Alleged MD&A “Known Trends” Violations
- SEC Enforcement: Fiat-Chrysler Tagged for Misleading Emissions Disclosure
- Staff Comment Trends: Corp Fin’s Top 10
- ISS Releases Policy Benchmark Survey
- BRT Says It Wants to Put a Price on Carbon… Over the Next Three Decades
- Shareholder Proposals: SEC Modernizes Rule 14a-8!
- OTC: SEC Amends Information Requirements
- Perks: New CDI Addresses COVID-19 “Benefits”
- B-Corps: Getting More Useful?
- Compliance Program Survey: Prioritizing People Issues Can Improve Effectiveness
- Inline XBRL: Ins & Outs of “Exhibit 104”
- 10-K/10-Q/8-K “Cover Page” Changes: Courtesy of the Fast Act
- D&O Questionnaires: Few Changes for 2020 Proxy Season
- Quest for Director Diversity Information
- Financial Reporting: Looking Again at Effects of COVID-19
- Vanguard’s Expectations for Board Diversity
- Shareholder Engagement: Effect of Proposed Amendments to Form 13F
- Supply Chain Finance: The Accounting Backstory
- Brain-Teaser: “11:59pm or 12:01am” for Contracts?
- Enforcement: SEC Brings Action for Failing to Deliver Final Prospectus
- Short-Term Investors: Maybe They Aren’t So Bad After All?
- COVID-19 Risk Factors: 2nd Quarter Edition
- Eight Steps to Better Board Succession
- Whistleblower Rulemaking: Cancelled…For Now
- Caremark: 10-K Disclosure Can Show Directors Ignored “Red Flags”
- Supply-Chain Finance: Corp Fin Stepping Up Scrutiny
- Palantir’s “Direct Listing” IPO
- Dialed-in: SSGA Letter Calls for Racial Diversity Disclosures
- SEC “Modernizes” Reg S-K! Risk Factors, Human Capital & More
- ESG Disclosure Trends: SEC Filings Increasingly Highlight Disclosures on Company Websites
- SV Risk Factor Disclosure Trends: Potential Impact of Proposed Rulemaking
- SEC’s Reg S-T Proposal: The End of “Fake” Filings?
- Business Interruption Insurance: COVID-19 Plaintiffs Get a Win
- ESG Bonds: The Debt Markets Can’t Get Enough!
- Audit Committees: PCAOB’s Conversations with Committee Chairs
- Supply Chains: SEC Reporting on China Forced Labor on the Horizon?
- SEC Calendars Open Meeting: Shareholder Proposals on the Agenda
- #MeToo: Still Making Waves
- Blockchain & Internal Control: COSO’s Perspective
- BRT’s “Corporate Purpose” Statement: What Did CEOs Intend?
- Universal Proxy Rules: Consensus Views
- Reg FD Gets a “Kodak Moment”
- CPRA: California 2020 Ballot Initiative Means Potential Changes to CCPA
- Secure FTP for Supplemental Materials & Rule 83 CTRs
- What Does ESG Mean to You and Me?
- Scrutiny Intensifies on Political Spending
- Looking Back at Restatements: Trending Down in Number & Severity
- Securities Litigation: Federal & State Court Suits Down in 2020
- Updating: What Do You Do With Your First Quarter COVID-19 Risk Factor?
- Audit Committees: Meetings & Processes in a Pandemic
- Tales From the Swamp: Stimulus Money Fuels Insider Trading?
- COVID-19: Does “Force Majeure” Apply?
- Proxy Advisors: SEC Amends Proxy Rules to Address Voting Advice!
- COVID-19: Impact on Disclosure Controls
- ESG: GAO Sums Up Disclosure Dilemmas
- Virtual Board Meetings: Here to Stay?
- Providing Clarity: SASB & GRI Announce Collaboration
- Shareholder Derivative Suits Launched Over Diversity Concerns
- SEC Proposes to Increase Form 13F Reporting Thresholds
- Cybersecurity: The Ongoing Challenge of a Remote Workforce
- Political Spending: What Now?
- ICFR: How Will COVID-19 Impact Material Weaknesses?
- Reg Flex Agenda: Universal Proxy Rules Coming Soon?
- Insurance: Michigan Court Nixes COVID-19 Coverage Claim
- Beyond EBITDAC: Quantifying COVID-19’s Impact in Public Company Disclosures
- Q2 Reporting: Investors Focus on Liquidity & Human Capital Disclosure
- NYSE “Direct Listings” Proposal: Now with Price Range & Round Lot Requirements
- Tangible “Corporate Purpose”: Investor Views
- “All-Purpose” Securities Law Disclosure: Are We Reaching the Breaking Point?
- Reg S-T: Corp Fin Extends Temporary Relief for Signatures
- COVID-19: Investors Want Mandated Disclosures
- SASB Disclosures: Contributing to Societal Change?
- Corp Fin Supplements COVID-19 Disclosure Guidance
- SCOTUS Reaffirms SEC’s Disgorgement Authority — With Limits
- SEC Chair Jay Clayton: Leaving Washington for New York?
- Comp Consultants: Maybe the Problem Isn’t Other Services…
- IPOs: Virtual Road Shows On the Rise
- “Offboarding” to Achieve Optimal Board Composition
- Cyber Breach Disclosure Trends
- Benchmarking Compliance Reporting
- Improving Board Oversight of Human Capital Management
- Perks Disclosure SEC Enforcement Action
- Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act: Congress Cuts PPP Borrowers Some Slack
- PPP Loan Certifications: D&O Issues for the Battles to Come
- Down on Main Street: Fed Provides More Info on Main Street Lending Program
- Going Concern: Sifting Through COVID-19 Uncertainties
- SPACs: Will More IPOs Mean More Lawsuits?
- Proxy Advisor Regulation — Is a Speed Bump the Answer?
- Independent Chair Proposals in a COVID-19 World
- SEC Investor Advisory Committee: Time to Take Up ESG Disclosure
- Non-GAAP: Are Companies Adjusting Away COVID-19?
- PPP Loans: Are Public Company Borrowers Really the Bad Guys?
- PPP Loans: SEC Enforcement Sweep of Public Company Borrowers?
- The Fire Next Time? CFOs Say Contingency Plans Lacking for COVID-19 Second Wave
- Contested Virtual Shareholder Meeting – It’s a First!
- PPP Good-Faith Need Certification: SBA Issues Another FAQ
- COVID-19 & ESG: Social Issues in the Spotlight
- Proposed Shareholder Resubmission Thresholds: Disproportionate Effect?
- Positive Effects from Publicizing Crisis Response
- “No Respect at All”: Are Dual-Class Companies Undervalued?
- Capital Raising in Turbulent Times
- Nasdaq Temporarily Eases Approval Requirements for COVID-19 Share Issuances
- Virtual Annual Meetings: CII Weighs In with Investor Concerns
- Staff Issues FAQs on COVID-19 Relief
- PPP Loans: Tax Deduction? If They’re Forgiven, Forget It
- PCAOB Wants Comments on CAM Requirements
- Mining Company Property Disclosure Rules: Corp Fin Issues Three New C&DIs
- Beyond Force Majeure: Tips for Entering New Tech Agreements During COVID-19
- BlackRock’s Catching Flack from All Sides
- SEC Goes Remote & Virtual Like the Rest of Us
- PPP Loans: Beware False Claims Act Whistleblowers
- PPP Loans: You Got Your Money – Should You Give It Back?
- Listing Standards: NYSE Joins Nasdaq in Providing Relief From Price-Based Standards
- Virtual Shareholder Meetings: Survey of Q&A Trends
- COVID-19 Crisis: Companies Adopt Emergency Bylaws to Ensure Board Operations
- SEC & PCAOB Officials Issue Joint Statement on “Emerging Market” Risks
- COVID-19 Crisis: What About ICFR?
- Listing Standards: Nasdaq Provides Temporary Relief from Price-Based Standards
- Rulemaking Petition Seeks to Allow Electronic Signatures Under Reg S-T
- COVID-19 Oversight: Does the Board need a Special Committee?
- Initial Investor Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic
- COVID-19 & Earnings Calls: Logistical Considerations
- Corp Fin Provides Temporary Relief for Form 144 Paper Filings
- COVID-19 Crisis Disclosure: What About Earnings Guidance?
- SEC Chair & Corp Fin Director Issue Joint Statement on COVID-19 Disclosure
- Paycheck Protection Program: Free Money? Don’t Bank on It
- COVID-19: New C&DI Address Application of Exemptive Order to Part III of 10-K
- Financial Reporting: SEC Chief Accountant Addresses COVID-19 Issues
- SEC Chair Encourages Continued Disclosures Amid Pandemic
- Securities Offerings Amid Closed Trading Window: Disclosure Considerations
- Corp Fin Issues Two New Delayed Filing CDIs
- Making Use of ESG Ratings
- CARES Act – Nearly Everything but the Kitchen Sink
- Buybacks: Are Airlines Supposed to be Treated Differently?
- The Coronavirus: What Should Your Company Do Now?
- Conduct of the Annual Meeting
- COVID-19 Disclosures: Guidance From Corp Fin
- Executive Health: COVID-19 Illness Disclosures
- COVID-19 Cash Crunch: Rethinking Dividends
- COVID-19: Should You Update Earnings Guidance?
- Annual Meetings: Attendance Considerations
- Board-Level Oversight of Sustainability Disclosures
- Virtual Shareholder Meetings: CII & Proxy Advisor Positions
- SEC Amends “Accelerated Filer” & “Large Accelerated Filer” Definitions
- Disclosure: What If Your CEO Is Diagnosed With The Coronavirus?
- Proxy Contests: Will COVID-19 Put Them on Ice?
- Conflict Minerals: Time for a Fresh Look at Disclosure & Compliance Programs
- SEC Asks DC Employees to Work From Home
- Earnings Calls: What are Companies Saying About the Coronavirus?
- Future of the PCAOB
- SEC Proposes Amendments to Simplify & Harmonize Private Offerings
- Annual Meetings: Planning for COVID-19 Developments
- SEC Amends Rules for Financial Disclosures of Registered Debt Offerings
- Internal Audit’s View of Corporate Governance
- D-Lister Dinged for Drumming Digital Deal!
- Warren Buffett: “Hey GAAP, Get Off My Lawn!”
- DFS: New York’s New Regulatory King Kong?
- Coronavirus: Implications for Contracts
- MD&A Guidance: What About ESG Metrics?
- What to Do About Astroturfing the Comment Letter Process
- Audit Committees in Action: The Latest Developments
- Conflict Minerals: Tackling Your Next Form SD
- Deciphering ‘Corporate Purpose’
- SEC Public Statement on Coronavirus
- SEC Brings KPI Enforcement Proceeding
- SEC Comment Letters: Tips to Ease Your Response Process
- Cyber Response Plan Testing
- Risk Factors: Here Come the 10-K Coronavirus Disclosures. . .
- Insider Trading: Should Your Policy Cover More Than Legal Risks?
- Audit & Non-Audit Fees: The Song Remains the Same?
- Proxy Access: Adopted Widely, Used Only Once
- IPOs: A Fix for Section 11 Liability?
- Pat McGurn’s Forecast for 2020 Proxy Season
- Skipped Class the Day Insider Trading was Covered?
- Disclosure Reform: Are ESG Risks “Material”?
- “Proxy Advisor” & “Shareholder Proposal” Regs: Comments Are In!
- S-K Financial Disclosure: SEC Proposes Big Changes!
- Cryptocurrencies: Rising NBA Star Launches ICO
- Insider Trading: Bharara Task Force Weighs In
- Board Diversity: Goldman Says No More “Boys Club” IPOs
- That Pesky 3rd Year: Corp Fin Issues 3 New MD&A CDIs
- California’s “Board Gender Diversity” Law: FAQs
- Non-Financial Disclosure: What “Audit Assurance” Looks Like
- Congress Moves to Close the “8-K Trading Gap”
- The Myth of the Friday Earnings Release
- Airbnb Establishes “Stakeholder” Board Committee
- BlackRock on Climate Change: “Against” Votes Are Coming?
- More on “Shareholder Proposals on Arbitration”
- Divestment: Another Investor Approach to Social Issues?
- D&O Insurance: ESG Reputation Matters
- Good Governance: Does Anyone Really Know What It Is?
- Insider Trading: 2nd Cir. Makes Prosecutors’ Day
- SOX 404: Point & Counterpoint on Auditor Attestations
- IPOs: WeWork a Game Changer for 2020’s Unicorns?
- Ransomware: The Cyber Attack That Companies Refuse to Call by Name
- E&S: BlackRock’s Shareholders Tiring of “Quiet Engagements”?
- Clawbacks: Turning Restatements Into a Rare Species?
- Corporate Governance Ratings: Internal Audit Enters The Game
- Audit Committee Role & Reminders: Statement from SEC & Corp Fin
- SEC Proposes “Modernization” of Auditor Independence Rules
- ESG Ratings Draw Nearly Universal Contempt
- Corp Fin’s New “Disclosure Guidance”: Confidential Treatment Requests
- SEC Proposes Expanded “Accredited Investors” Def’n
- Improving Board Oversight of Risk
- State of the SEC: A Few Nuggets from the Chair’s Testimony
- How to Attract & Retain New Lawyers
- Direct Listings: NYSE Files Revised Proposal!
- “Climate Accounting”: Exxon Prevails in Martin Act Suit
- SEC Calls Foul on “Earnings Management”
- Insider Trading Reform: Could 2020 Be the Year?
- Direct Listings: NYSE’s “IPO” Proposal – Controversial?
- The SEC Chair Touts ‘Fishy’ Comment Letters
- Reg Flex Agenda: Clawback Re-Proposal Coming Next Year?
- Shareholder Proposals: What Now
- “ESG” Funds: What’s in a Name?
- “Responsible Investors” Say ESG Isn’t a Fad
- Dual Class: Battleground Moves to Delaware
- SEC’s Enforcement: Do Stats Matter?
- Who “Leaked” WeWork’s Comment Letter
- Dual-Class: Maybe the Market Worked in WeWork?
- S-K Modernization Proposal: Big Yoga Weighs In!
- “The Die is Cast”: SEC Proposes to Regulate Proxy Advisors
- Glass Lewis Issues ’20 Voting Guidelines
- Kokesh Redux: SCOTUS to Hear Challenge to SEC Disgorgement Authority
- Boardroom Diversity: Progress on Racial Diversity Impeded by Slow Turnover
- Director Survey: “Collegiality” & “ESG” Can Go Too Far
- ISS Sues SEC Over Proxy Advisor Guidance!
- Sustainability Reporting: Small & Mid-Cap Perspectives
- Secrets of the Corporate Secretary Department
- Foreign Nations Might Be Delaware’s New Competition
- Comment Trends: Corp Fin’s “Top 10”
- “Climate-Change Accounting”: Not Adding Up?
- “Harmonization” of Private Offerings: NASAA Comments on SEC’s Concept Release
- “Reg D” ICOs: What’s the Harm in Trying?
- ICOs: “SAFTs” No Longer Safe?
- Audit Committees Must Enforce Auditor Independence Rules? What Gives?
- Canada Heading for Mandatory “Say-on-Pay-Eh”?
- SOX 404: 15 Years of Negative Attestations & Assessments
- Naming Audit Partners: No Audit Quality Impact?
- Shareholder Proposals: Corp Fin Issues 12th Staff Legal Bulletin
- Poison Pills: A Career Limiting Move for Directors?
- Board Diversity: NYC Comptroller Launches “Rooney Rule” Initiative
- Chief Justice Strine’s “New Deal”
- Should the SEC Get Out of the “Stakeholder Disclosure” Business?
- SEC Enforcement: Actually, Just Check All Your Disclosures
- Ransomware: Preparing for a Growing Threat
- Shareholder Proposals: Should Corp Fin Referee the No-Action Process?
- More on “The History of the SEC Staff’s Disclaimer When Speaking Publicly”
- Wow! Corp Fin “Realigns” (But It’s More Than That)!
- Everybody Into the Pool! SEC Adopts “Test the Waters” for All
- Being Litigated! Tesla’s Colossal CEO Comp In The Crosshairs
- Quarterly Reporting & ESG: The CFA Institute Weighs In
- IPOs: VCs Eyeing “Direct Listing” Alternative
- Better The Devil You Know? ISS ESG Business Keeps Growing
- “Greenwishing”: Sustainability’s Greatest Threat?
- XBRL: What’s It Good For?
- 10b-5 Liability: Exec Gets Sanctioned for “Failure to Correct”
- ISS Releases Policy Benchmark Survey Results
- Proxy Access: Where Things Stand
- Shareholder Proposals: Corp Fin’s Big Announcement – Oral Responses & Declining to Provide a View!
- Governance: Closing the Board Information Gap
- Financial Intermediaries: Strine Says Funds Must Do Better By Their Investors
- Counterpoint: Like Heck It Does!
- “Stakeholder Governance”: What Happens to the BJR?
- Making Sense of ESG Reporting Frameworks
- S-K Modernization: Two SEC Commissioners Concerned About “Principles-Based” Proposal
- Low-Cost Index Funds: Management’s “Absentee” Best Friend?
- FASB Testing “Staggered Adoption” Policy for Smaller Reporting Companies
- SEC Issues “Proxy Advisor” Guidance
- Inline XBRL: Corp Fin Issues 9 CDIs
- Battle Lines Being Drawn! BRT Brushes “Shareholder Primacy” Aside
- Are Companies Punishing Their Auditors for Flagging Their Material Weaknesses?
- WeWork’s Proposed IPO: The Latest Unicorn Doesn’t Disappoint…
- Company Buybacks: Best Practices
- Dual Class: CII Names & Shames “Dual-Class Enabler” Directors
- BlackRock: “Remain Calm! All is Well!”
- SEC Calendars ‘Open Meeting’: Proxy Advisors on the Agenda!
- Fast Act S-K Simplification: Don’t Forget the New “Description of Securities” Exhibit!
- Buybacks are Bad. Buybacks are Declining. The Decline in Buybacks is Bad.
- Earnings Calls: Make ’em Laugh (If You Can)
- The Dark Web: Troll Targets SEC Staffers
- SEC Proposes Reg S-K Modernization! (For Items 101, 103 & 105)
- Shareholder Proposals: Big Year for “Political Spending”
- Risk Factors: “Active Shooters” Join the Parade of Horribles
- Inline XBRL: Ins & Outs of “Exhibit 104”
- Fast Act: SEC Issues “Technical Corrections”
- Voluntary Disclosures of SEC Investigations: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished?
- Securities Class Actions: M&A Filings Down, But Plaintiffs Still Loving Disclosure Fraud
- ’33 Act Class Actions: NY State May Not Be So Plaintiff-Friendly After All
- CAMs: Early Returns From the “Big 4”
- Auditor Attestations: No Shortage of Comments on SEC Proposal
- Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Still a Lot of Work, But Automated Controls Might Help
- Board Diversity: S&P 500 No Longer Has Any All-Male Boards
- What’s the “Latest Practicable Date” for S-4 Comp Tables?
- More on “Large Accelerated Filers: Inline XBRL Requires 2nd Quarter 10-Q Changes”
- Moody’s Gets Into the “Governance Ratings” Game
- Large Accelerated Filers: Inline XBRL Requires 2nd Quarter 10-Q Changes
- Brexit Disclosure: New Developments to Consider
- Lawyers’ Mental Health: Are Clients Making Us Sick?
- More on “California Reports on Mandatory Women Directors”
- Mandatory ESG Disclosure: Coming to an SEC Filing Near You?
- Shareholder Proposals: “Micromanagement” Continues to be Hot
- Convertible Debt: Still a Good Way to Raise a Buck (or a Million)
- How Asset Managers Feel About “Activists”
- Shareholder Proposals: Corp Fin Considering Changing Approach to No-Action Requests
- Social Media: SEC Wants Better Monitoring Tools
- ISS Policy Survey: Board Gender Diversity, Over-Boarding & More
- Buybacks: The “Replace” Part of “Repeal & Replace” Rule 10b-18
- Blue Sky: New Jersey Sues Issuer of Unregistered Tokens
- Registered ICOs: SEC Clears First Reg A+ Token Offering
- BlackRock: “Move Along – Nothing to See Here. . .”
- The FTC Gives Facebook a New Board Committee!
- SEC Enforcement: Facebook Tagged for Risk Factor Disclosures
- 12 Tricks to Help You During Proxy Season
- Whistleblowers: Can In-House Lawyers Walk the Ethical Tightrope?
- Current Developments in Capital Raising
- Navigating Corp Fin’s Comment Process
- SEC Approves Nasdaq’s “Liquidity” Proposal
- SEC Will Evaluate Settlement Offers & “Bad Actor” Waiver Requests Simultaneously
- EGC Transitions: Interplay With Revenue Recognition
- Overboarding: New Investor Policies Causing Huge Drops in Director Support
- CAMs: PCAOB Answers FAQs from Audit Committees
- Corp Fin Issues “LIBOR Transition Risks” Statement
- How to Handle a SEC Enforcement Inquiry Now
- Section 16 Delinquencies Disclosures Handbook
- Shareholder Proposals – Rule 14a-8(i)(1) Improper Under State Law
- Q&A Discussion Forum For TheCorporateCounsel.net
- Shareholder Proposals: Corp Fin Speaks
- Conduct of the Annual Meeting
- Shareholder Proposals Handbook
- D&O Questionnaire Handbook
- Insider Trading Policies Handbook
- Regulation FD Handbook
- MD&A Handbook
- 8-K Handbook
- Corporate Secretary’s Department Handbook
- 10-K Handbook
- Warren Buffet Says Many “Independent Directors” Aren’t Independent
- Direct Listings: A Lot to Like If You’re a Venture Investor
- Insider Trading: So That’s What Friends Are For?
- Disclosure Simplification: SEC Referral Prompts FASB to Seek GAAP Tweaks
- SEC Signs Off On Silicon Valley Stock Exchange
- “Test the Waters” for All: Comments on SEC Proposal
- What Do In-House Lawyers Want From Law Firm CLE?
- Crypto Mom Wants SEC to Wear “Reasonableness Pants”
- Rookies of the Year: Do New Activist Directors Add Greater Value Than Other Newbies?
- SEC Modifies 10-Q & 8-K Cover Pages (Again)
- Corporate Governance: Wait, Nobody Said Anything About a Test!
- Proxy Strike Suits: What We’re Hearing About This Year’s Targets
- Uber IPO: The Biggest Loser?
- Audit Committee Disclosure Handbook
- Staggered Boards: Investors Still Want Them Gone
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