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May
26
2015
SEC Explains Rationale in Forum Selection in Contested Cases Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
26
2015
Why Directors and Officers Should Demand a Separate Indemnification Agreement Mintz
May
26
2015
Class Action Recovery – A Changing Landscape Mintz
May
26
2015
Doing The Math On Delaware Derivative Settlements Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
May
26
2015
ICMA Publishes Updated Model Sovereign Bond Clauses- International Capital Market Association Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
26
2015
Form BE-10 Filing Deadline Looms re: Foreign Investments by U.S. Persons Katten
May
25
2015
CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letters Relating to Swaps Trading Platforms in Australia Katten
May
25
2015
CFTC Proposes to Exempt Certain Southwest Power Pool Transactions Katten
May
25
2015
Section 16(b) Decision Provides Important Guidance Katten
May
24
2015
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Amendments to Rules Governing Communications With the Public Katten
May
24
2015
SEC Proposes Amendments to Form ADV and Performance Information Recordkeeping Requirements Proskauer Rose LLP
May
23
2015
CFTC Announces Agenda For Upcoming Market Risk Advisory Committee Meeting Katten
May
22
2015
The SEC Explains It's Rationale in Forum Selection In Contested Cases Part 1: Complaints About SEC's Forum Selection Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
22
2015
SEC Proposes Rules Affecting Funds and Advisers Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
21
2015
PCAOB Issues Its First Audit Committee Dialogue: Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ArentFox Schiff LLP
May
21
2015
California’s Other Investment Adviser Law Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
May
20
2015
California Assembly Committee Seeks To Fix Securities Fraud Statute Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
May
19
2015
Delaware Supreme Court Holds That a Stockholder Plaintiff Must Plead a Non-Exculpated Claim to Avoid Section 102(b)(7)-Based Dismissal When Seeking Damages From Independent and Disinterested Directors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
19
2015
The $5 Million CAFA Question: Can You Provide Evidentiary Proof? Proskauer Rose LLP
May
19
2015
Deadline for Filing BE-10 Approaches for Private Funds and Private Fund Managers Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
18
2015
Shares “Of” Or “In” The Corporation? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
May
15
2015
Brian Platton Discusses Private Equity Investments in Health Care - Mintz Levin [VIDEO] Mintz
May
15
2015
What to Do if You're the Deer in the SEC's Headlights Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
May
15
2015
SEC Is Sued Again For Doing Nothing Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
May
14
2015
Joe Price Discusses Various Debt Financing Options Available for Leveraged Sponsor Deals [VIDEO] Mintz
May
14
2015
New Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules Proposed by SEC: Pay vs. Performance Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
14
2015
Another Insider-Trading Case Survives Newman Scrutiny Proskauer Rose LLP
May
14
2015
Delaware Chancery Court Holds Director Equity Awards Issued Under a Stockholder-Approved Plan Subject to Review under the Entire Fairness Standard Hunton Andrews Kurth
May
13
2015
Class Action Fairness Act Filings Spike in 2013 Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
May
13
2015
Pam Greene Discusses the Reasons Behind the Shift to Performance Based Equity Compensation and Outlines the Structure of Agreements [VIDEO] Mintz
May
12
2015
SEC Settles Charges Against Adviser and CCO for Providing Inaccurate and Incomplete Expense Allocation Methodology and Profitability Information to Fund Board in Connection with Contract Renewal Vedder Price
May
12
2015
D.C. Circuit Says “Heads I Win, Tails You Lose” Is Maybe Not the Best Set of Rules for Criminal Forfeiture Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
May
12
2015
Division of Investment Management Publishes FAQs on Valuation Guidance Included in the 2014 Release Adopting Money Market Fund Reforms Vedder Price
May
12
2015
SEC’s New Guidance on the Use of Administrative Proceedings: “It’s Up to Us.” Faegre Drinker
May
12
2015
Division of Investment Management Releases Money Market Fund Reform FAQs Vedder Price
May
12
2015
U.S. Court of Appeals Rejects Defendants’ Request for Rehearing in Schwab Case Relating to Violation of Fundamental Investment Policies Vedder Price
May
12
2015
Ready for Investment? What to Expect in a Typical Preferred Stock Term Sheet Varnum LLP
May
11
2015
Spoofing Redux; Virtual Currencies; Larger Tick Size; Block Trades; CCP Equivalency; SEC Forum Choices: Bridging the Week: May 4 to 8 and 11, 2015 Katten
May
11
2015
Monetizing Investment: Equal Terms for Management and Private Equity Sponsors Andrew Bernstein of Mintz Levin [VIDEO] Mintz
May
11
2015
SEC Proposes Pay Versus Performance Disclosure Rule Hunton Andrews Kurth
May
11
2015
Banking Committee Prepares For Delayed Markup; SEC, CFTC To Hold Advisory Committee Meetings Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
11
2015
It’s Time To Put A Stop To Fee-Shifting (But Not In the Way You Might Think) Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
May
10
2015
District Court Dismisses Securities Class Action Against Electronic Arts Katten
May
9
2015
CFTC Determines That Wholly Owned Securitization SPVs of Captive Finance Companies May Elect End-User Exception Katten
May
9
2015
Fleshing Out Creditor Derivative Standing in Delaware Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
9
2015
SEC Approves Pilot to Assess Tick Size Impact for Smaller Companies Katten
May
8
2015
CFTC Takes Quick Action Against UAE Traders for Alleged Spoofing ArentFox Schiff LLP
May
8
2015
FINRA Proposes Exemption From the TAF for Proprietary Trading Firms Katten
May
8
2015
SEC Proposes Rules for Security-based Swap Activity of Non-US Persons in the United States Katten
May
8
2015
District Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Securities Class Action Against Urban Outfitters Katten
 

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