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Securities Exchange Commission

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CFTC & FINRA

Commodities Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC) topics are discussed as they unfold on the NLR. Readers can learn about the latest cybersecurity regulations for companies engaging in bitcoin transactions, and how businesses can accept cryptocurrencies as valid, legal-tender. They can read about how M&A transactions are affected by tax-legislation, new legislation and regulations related to insider-trading, learn about ‘no-poach’ agreements, to securities fraud with the news covered online.  Additionally, the National Law Review covers information related to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), including rule changes related to the organization and updates on FINRA enforcement priorities.

Securities around the World

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Sep
28
2023
 SEC Gives Finality on Cybersecurity Disclosures for Public Companies Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
16
2023
 SEC Announces Charges Against Insiders for Reporting Failures and Adopts Amendments to Schedule 13D and 13G Report Filing Timelines Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
26
2023
 CARU Releases Metaverse Guidelines Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
18
2019
 SEC Looks to Modernize Disclosure Approach Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
17
2023
 Ninth Circuit Provides Guidance on SEC Rule 16b-3 Short-Swing Profit Liability Exemption Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
16
2019
 Third Circuit Reversal a Pyrrhic Win for SEC in Ongoing Statute of Limitations Saga Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
31
2024
 French Insider Episode 29: Navigating Global Capital Markets with Erik Sloane of Cboe Global Markets [PODCAST] Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
22
2014
 Changes on Horizon for Equity Compensation Plans as ISS (Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.) Issues New Draft Policy Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
15
2020
 SEC Issues New MD&A Guidance Regarding COVID-19 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
22
2015
 A Change for the Better? The Arguments For and Against a Venture Exchange Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
7
2010
 Wall Street Reform Legislation Creates New Diversity Requirements for Government Contractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
5
2010
 SEC Stays New Proxy Access Rules Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
19
2010
 Fifth Circuit Rejects Section 10(B) Scheme Liability in Absence of Explicit Attribution of Conduct or Statements to Defendant Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
13
2011
 New Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) Proposed Regulations Take Surprising Position on Restricted Stock Unit Grants Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
19
2011
 Second Circuit Addresses Materiality at the Pleadings Stage in Two Recent Decisions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
25
2011
 U.S. Department of Labor to Reconsider Proposed Regulation Impacting ESOP Appraisers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
3
2011
 Using the Internet to Your Company's Advantage in Defending Against A Whistleblower Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
21
2022
 Crypto Interest-Bearing Accounts, the Next Target? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
12
2012
 Update on New Reporting Rules for Stock Splits, Recapitalizations, Mergers and Acquisitions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
18
2022
 NYAG Delivers on Promise to Rein In Unregistered Crypto Lending with New Suit Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
30
2017
 The Numbers Don’t Lie: The SEC Pursues a More Streamlined Enforcement Agenda Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
8
2013
 U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Class Action Securities Fraud Plaintiffs Need Not Prove the Materiality of the Alleged False Statements or Omissions to Support Certification of a Class, Resolving Circuit Split Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
26
2018
 Ninth Circuit Splits From Other Circuits, Holding That a Negligence Standard Applies to a Claim Challenging Tender Offer Disclosures Under Section 14(e) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
27
2018
 You Might Be an Inside Trader If…You Trade on Your Unconfirmed Suspicions of a Cybersecurity Event Prior to Its Public Revelation or Disclosure Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
12
2023
 FDIC, FRB & OCC Issue Final Guidance on Risk Management for Third-Party Relationships Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
10
2023
 Hsu Suggests Caution in Rollout of AI and Tokenization in Banking Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
22
2013
 Potential Challenges Associated With California's Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act Scheduled to Take Effect on January 1, 2014 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
15
2019
 Regulation A May Prove Useful Alternative to Form S-4 Registration for Public Companies Doing Smaller M&A Deals Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
5
2019
 Ninth Circuit Holds That Statutes Do Not Constitute “Rules or Regulations of the SEC” for Purposes of Sarbanes-Oxley Act Whistleblower Claims Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
23
2013
 Third Circuit Joins With the Seventh, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits in Holding That Plaintiffs Asserting 1933 Act Claims Need Not Plead Compliance With the Statute of Limitations, Splitting With the First, Eighth and Tenth Circuits Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
31
2013
 Crowdfunding Moves Forward: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Issues Proposed Rules on Crowdfunding Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
13
2023
 SEC Enforcements Against NFTs – Are You Next? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
11
2019
 Delaware Update: Court of Chancery Declines to Bind a Non-signatory Parent Corporation to Forum Selection Clause Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
26
2024
 Lesson Learned: Man Charged with Insider Trading After Misappropriating Information from Wife’s Work-From-Home Calls Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
7
2020
 Coronavirus and Considerations for Publicly Traded Companies Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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