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Feb
22
2012
The Final 408(b)(2) Regulation: Impact on RIAs Faegre Drinker
Feb
20
2012
Finally the Final … 408(b)(2) Regulation Faegre Drinker
Feb
20
2012
Bribery Update - Warning bells sound for investors Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
20
2012
Antitrust Inspections in The Energy Exchange Market McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
19
2012
MSRB Proposes Limits on Underwriter Consents to Indenture Amendments Mintz
Feb
19
2012
Part II: Proposal to Harmonize CFTC and SEC Requirements for Registered Investment Companies as Commodity Pools Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
18
2012
SEC Issues No-Action Letter Clarifying Position with Respect to Registration Requirements of Special Purpose Vehicles and Affiliated Investment Advisers Faegre Drinker
Feb
16
2012
Indiana Adopts New Exemption for Private Fund Advisers Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
16
2012
DOL Issues Electronic Guidelines for New 2012 Participant Investment and Fee Disclosures McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
15
2012
High Court of England and Wales Rules Emissions Allowances to be Treated as Property McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
14
2012
Part I: Update on CFTC Rules 4.5 and 4.13 for Registered Investment Companies and Hedge Funds Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
13
2012
Venture Capital and Private Equity: The Same, Only (Very) Different Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Feb
10
2012
Southern District of Florida Holds Morrison v. Nat'l Australia Bank Not Limited to Exchange Act, Also Bars RICO Claims Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
10
2012
European Commission Blocks Proposed Merger Between NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
9
2012
House Leadership Backed by Securities & Investment Firms Omit Political Intelligence Disclosure from STOCK Act MapLight
Feb
7
2012
Impact of the MiFID II Proposals on Commodities Businesses McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
6
2012
New Small Offering Exemption Receiving Support Mintz
Feb
5
2012
DOL Releases Final 408(b)(2) Disclosure Regulation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
4
2012
Buyers Beware: You May Be Assuming Superfund Liability in an Asset Deal Much Shelist, P.C.
Feb
1
2012
Public Company Control Alert: NYSE Acts to Further Limit Broker Votes on Specified Corporate Governance Proposals Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
1
2012
Seventh Circuit Affirms Applicability of Wisconsin’s Business Judgment Rule Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jan
30
2012
Revised Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Thresholds for 2012 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
30
2012
Section 550 of the Bankruptcy Code Won’t Cap the Flow of Avoidance Action Liability Bracewell LLP
Jan
30
2012
FTC Announces Increased HSR Thresholds Mintz
Jan
28
2012
Et Tu Babe: New U.S. Tax Regulations Change the Landscape for Dividend Equivalents Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
28
2012
Higher Filing Thresholds for HSR Act Premerge Notifications and Interlocking Directorates Announced Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
26
2012
EU Comprehensive Data Protection Reform Announcement This Week (UPDATE) Mintz
Jan
25
2012
FTC Raises Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jan
24
2012
Spotlight on Pay For Performance Intensifies as ISS Releases New Evaluation Methodology for 2012 Proxy Season Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
22
2012
Removing the Ban on General Solicitations Gaining Momentum Mintz
Jan
20
2012
Preparation for 2011 Fiscal Year SEC Filings and 2012 Annual Shareholder Meetings Mintz
Jan
20
2012
New NJ Law Provides Corporate Tax Credits To Foster Job Creation Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Jan
19
2012
The Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act and What It Could Mean for Startups Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
17
2012
Further Relief on Section 6045B Reporting Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
16
2012
CFTC Interim Rule Limits Futures and Swaps Positions; Challenge Filed, Delay Rejected McDermott Will & Emery
 

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