Securities & SEC

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Securities Exchange Commission

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Aug
28
2013
 Delaware General Corporation Law Amended to Speed Up the Consummation of Two-Step Merger Transactions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
20
2013
 Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Raises the Bar on Due Diligence by Broker Dealers Involved in EB-5 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
14
2019
 Commercial Division Justices Provide Dueling Approaches to Discovery Stays in State Court Securities Litigation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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
Apr
1
2014
 Texas District Court Cites Recent “Evolution” of Rule 23 Standards to Deny Class Certification Motion in Securities Action Based Upon Allegedly Misleading Registration Statement Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
31
2019
 Spoofing Enforcement Intensifies Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
21
2020
 Exchange Relief: NYSE Provides Partial Waiver for Shareholder Approval of PIPE Transactions; Nasdaq Provides Relief Regarding Continued Listing Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
5
2014
 Recent SEC Enforcement Actions Highlight Importance of Robust Insider Trading Compliance Policies Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
11
2014
 Second Circuit Limits “Tippee” Insider Trading Liability Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
5
2021
 UPDATED: The Reauthorization and Revival of the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program under the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
4
2015
 Finally! SEC Proposes New Pay for Performance Disclosure Regulations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
25
2022
 Higher Filing Thresholds for HSR Act Premerger Notifications and Interlocking Directorates Announced Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
7
2016
 Eighth Circuit Reverses District Court for Ignoring Price-Impact Evidence That Rebutted the Fraud-on-the-Market Presumption and Defeated Class Certification Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
9
2016
 Delaware Chancery Court Rejects Management Buyout Merger Price as Best Evidence of Fair Value in Appraisal Proceeding Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
1
2016
 SEC Approves Nasdaq’s Proposed Rule on Third Party Payments to Directors and Director-Nominees – The “Golden Leash” Disclosure Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
15
2010
 California Court Of Appeal Applies Three-Year Limitation Under Delaware Law To Claim Against Dissolved Delaware Corporation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
30
2010
 Third Circuit Holds That Mixed Present/Future Statements Are Protected By Reform Act Safe Harbor Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
24
2011
 Does Your Sarbanes-Oxley Act Compliance Program Reflect Your Social Media Presence? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
10
2011
 New Developments for Foreign Special Purpose Companies and Round-Trip Investment Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
19
2022
 SEC Releases Pay Versus Performance Disclosure Requires For Public Companies Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
11
2017
 Second Circuit Rejects First Circuit’s “Extreme Departure” Test for Assessing Materiality of an Alleged Omission of Interim Financial Information From Registration Statement Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
26
2017
 FCPA Accounting Provisions Have Teeth: Halliburton to Pay $29.2 Million to Settle FCPA Charges Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
12
2018
 Reminder to Perform Annual ISO/ESPP Reporting in January 2018 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
27
2018
 Smart Contract Developers – Beware and Lawyer Up! Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
29
2013
 Argentina's Financial Fate Now Depends on the U.S. Supreme Court Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
28
2013
 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Awards $14 Million to Whistleblower Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
17
2013
 Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protection: For America Only Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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
Oct
2
2019
 Gauging Interest: SEC Votes to Approve Proposal to Expand “Test-the-Waters” Rules Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
31
2019
 Regulatory Moves Show Financial Watchdogs Working Smarter, if Not Harder Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
18
2014
 Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Securities Fraud Complaint Where Inference of Scienter Was Not Sufficiently Strong Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
16
2024
 Crypto Platform Settles SEC and State Regulator Charges over Interest Bearing Feature on Customer Accounts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
20
2014
 Does A Consumer’s Exercise of a Rescission Right Mean that the Loan Is Automatically Rescinded? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
31
2020
 The SEC’s 2020 Examination Priorities Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
19
2020
 Delaware Supreme Court Confirms That Federal Forum Provision Is Facially Valid, Reversing Court of Chancery Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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