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Mar
6
2014
United States Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split and Narrows Scope of SLUSA - Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
6
2014
Division of Investment Management Issues Guidance Regarding Unbundling of Proxy Proposals with Respect to Fund Charter Amendments Vedder Price
Mar
6
2014
Supreme Court Does Not Seem Inclined to Overrule the Presumption of Reliance; But Changes for How Reliance Is Handled at Class Certification May Be Coming Mintz
Mar
6
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Staff Member Comments on Recent Sub-Transfer Agency Examinations Vedder Price
Mar
5
2014
Subjective or Objective Truth? Supreme Court to Decide What Is an “Untrue” Statement of Opinion Mintz
Mar
5
2014
Chadbourne & Parke v. Troice: Impact on the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Enforcement Powers? Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Mar
4
2014
The Supreme Court Narrows SLUSA’s Reach and Expands the Pool of Potential Defendants Subject to State Securities Law Class Actions Mintz
Mar
3
2014
Avoiding Liability for Retaliation Claims under Dodd-Frank and Other Laws Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Mar
3
2014
The SEC and it's "Strange Bedfellows" Argue Against Investors Seeking Damages for Fraud--Are Rebuffed by the Supreme Court Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
3
2014
Supreme Court Rules that the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act Does Not Preempt State Law Claims Katten
Mar
3
2014
A Change for the Worse: Material Adverse Effect in Upstream Acquisitions Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
3
2014
SEC Issues Guidance on Aggregate Advisory Fee Rates for Multi-Manager Funds - Securities and Exchange Commission Katten
Mar
2
2014
CFTC Issues Advisory on Compliance with Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Security Safeguards - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Katten
Mar
2
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Issues Relief from Certain Financial Responsibility Rule Requirements Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
2
2014
Risky Business: Target Discloses Data Breach and New Risk Factors in 8-K Filing… Kind Of Mintz
Feb
28
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Says “M&A Brokers” (Mergers and Acquisitions) May Assist with the Purchase and Sale of Privately-Held Companies without Registering as a Broker-Dealer Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Feb
28
2014
Highlights from Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Speaks 2014 Vedder Price
Feb
28
2014
How U.S. Supreme Court Chadbourne & Parke, LLC v. Troice Threatens The Defense Of The Guilty And The Innocent Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
27
2014
Oops! CalPERS (California Public Employees Retirement System) Reportedly Violates Insider Trading Policy Again Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
27
2014
The Impact of 409A on Severance Payments Faegre Drinker
Feb
27
2014
New SEC (Securities and Exchange) Guidance for M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) Brokers Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
27
2014
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Calls for a Uniform Definition of “Derivatives” Under European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
26
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Approves Revised Semi-Annual Data Reporting Requirements for Section 529 Plan Underwriters Mintz
Feb
26
2014
Unprecedented HIPAA Fine May Mean Increased Scrutiny and Penalties Re: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Mintz
Feb
25
2014
The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Speaks About FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) Mintz
Feb
25
2014
Securities Regulator “Surprised and Offended” By SEC’s Regulation A+ Proposal Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
25
2014
Angels and Early Exits: Sometimes, a Bird in the Bush is Worth More than a Bird in the Hand Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Feb
25
2014
European Commission Proposes New Long-Term Investment Funds Product Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
24
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to Examine Never-Before Examined Registered Investment Advisers Katten
Feb
21
2014
OTC Markets Proposes Amendments to OTCQX Rules and New Rules for US Banks - Re: Over-the-counter Financial Trading Markets Katten
Feb
21
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Approves Changes to Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck Disclosure Rule 8312 Katten
Feb
21
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Acknowledges Ethical Obligations May Preclude Voluntary Reporting Out By Attorneys Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
20
2014
Texas Amends Investment Adviser Registration Exemption for Private Fund Advisers Hunton Andrews Kurth
Feb
20
2014
Delaware Court of Chancery Applies Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing to Prohibit An Acquiring Entity From Diverting Revenues to Depress Payouts Under a Contingent Purchase Price Provision Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
20
2014
What’s The Matter With The SEC’s Unbundling Interpretation? Re: Securities and Exchange Commission Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
 

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