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Apr
1
2015
IRS Releases Final Regulations Clarifying 162(m) Limitation on Compensation Mintz
Apr
1
2015
A Review of Recent Whistleblower Developments Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
1
2015
Proposed SEC and FINRA Rules Would Increase Regulation of Proprietary and Algorithmic Trading Firms ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
1
2015
Welcome To California: No Foreign Corporations Need Apply Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
31
2015
Fallout From Newman Continues as Congress Weighs In re: Insider Trading Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
31
2015
A Compilation of SEC Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
30
2015
Conflict Minerals Rule Weekly Recap #100 – March 30, 2015 re: SEC Legal Challenges to Conflict Minerals Rules Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
30
2015
California District Court Refuses To Halt SEC Administrative Proceedings Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
29
2015
SEC Adopts Final Rules for Regulation A+ Offerings Katten
Mar
28
2015
SEC Regulation A+: More Access to Capital for Small Companies With Less Regulation? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Mar
28
2015
SEC Staff Clarifies Regulation SHO FAQ 2.5(B) on Order Marking Katten
Mar
28
2015
FINRA Issues Notice on New Rules and Amendments Relating to Transaction-Based Compensation, Membership and Sanctions Katten
Mar
27
2015
Third Congressional Proposal to Define Insider Trading Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
27
2015
Software Company to Face Suit Over Contract Restructuring Katten
Mar
27
2015
In Omnicare, U.S. Supreme Court Issues Landmark Securities Decision Faegre Drinker
Mar
27
2015
SEC Requires FINRA Registration for High Frequency Traders Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
27
2015
Fourth Circuit Sustains Securities Fraud Claim Against Drug Manufacturer Katten
Mar
27
2015
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Updates Q&A on the AIFMD Katten
Mar
27
2015
SEC Rule Change Would Require High-Frequency Traders to Register with FINRA Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
27
2015
SEC Charges Investors With Violating Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
27
2015
Covenants Not To Compete – By The Numbers Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
27
2015
Delaware Bar Proposes Amendments to Ban Fee-Shifting Provisions and Allow Delaware-Only Forum Selection Provisions in Corporate Charters and Bylaws Mintz
Mar
26
2015
FINRA Seeks Comment on Proposal Requiring Registration of Associated Persons Who Develop Algorithmic Trading Strategies Katten
Mar
26
2015
SEC's New Regulation A+ and the States' M Word (Merit Review) Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Mar
26
2015
Omnicare Decision Clarifies Grounds for Section 11 Liability re: Securities Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
26
2015
Omnicare Clarifies Standards for Liability for Statements of Opinion Under Section 11 Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
26
2015
SEC Adopts Regulation A+: New Registration Option For Small and Mid-Sized Companies Mintz
Mar
25
2015
Supreme Court Opines on Opinions v. Facts in the Sale of Securities Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Mar
25
2015
Supreme Court Holds That Issuers Can Be Liable for Omitting Material Facts From Statements of Opinion in Omnicare Case Mintz
Mar
25
2015
Supreme Court Clarifies Liability for Statements of Opinion in Registration Statements re: Securities Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
24
2015
Do Founders Really Control Their Company with 51% Ownership? Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
24
2015
Should The SEC Adopt Governance Principles (For Itself)? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
23
2015
More “Broken Windows”: SEC Charges Schedule 13D Filers with Disclosure Violations for Failing to Update Ownership Reports Mintz
Mar
23
2015
SEC’s Limit on Retroactivity of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Bounty Awards Is Reasonable, Second Circuit Holds Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
23
2015
SEC Approves ISE Rules on Information Barriers Between Customer and Proprietary Business Katten
 

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