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Sep
6
2011
SEC Announces Slight Decrease in Fee Rates for Section 6(b), Section 13(e) and Section 14(g) in Fiscal Year 2012 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
3
2011
Municipal Bond Offerings: MSRB Propose Rules of Conduct for Municipal Advisors Hunton Andrews Kurth
Sep
3
2011
SEC Concept Release Requests Industry Comments on Funds’ Use of Derivatives Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Sep
2
2011
SEC Replaces Credit Ratings with New Wide Market Following Test for Shelf Registration Statement Eligibility Hunton Andrews Kurth
Aug
29
2011
Investment Advisers —Massachusetts Adopts Rule on Use of Expert Networks Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
28
2011
Recent IRS Notices Provide Supplemental FATCA Guidance and Phased-in Implementation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug
27
2011
California Court of Appeal Refuses to Permit an Action for Rescission of a Strategic Transaction, Holding That a Board Has No Duty Under California Law to Include a "Fiduciary Out" Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
24
2011
Dodd Frank – Several Developments of Note Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
22
2011
Derivatives — Inter-Affiliate Swaps Exemption from Dodd-Frank is Sought in Congress Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
22
2011
Does DOJ Probe Mean the Government is Finally Turning Up Heat on the Rating Agencies? Center for Public Integrity
Aug
19
2011
Second Circuit Addresses Materiality at the Pleadings Stage in Two Recent Decisions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
19
2011
Justice Department Investigation of S&P Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Aug
15
2011
The Dodd-Frank Act: A Guide to the Corporate Governance, Executive Compensation, and Disclosure Provisions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
14
2011
Derivatives — Several Developments of Note Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
13
2011
Corporate Informants Could Reap Big Windfalls for Exposing Fraud Under New Whistleblower Rules Center for Public Integrity
Aug
9
2011
SEC Delays Planned Adoption Date for Several Executive Compensation Provisions Under the Dodd-Frank Act Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug
8
2011
Unclaimed Property Audits: No Laughing Matter Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
7
2011
The Future of Ratings: How rating agencies gained so much power, helped tank the economy and figure into the future of risk assessment Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Aug
7
2011
U.S. Stock Market Plunge Followed Financial Stability Oversight Council Warning Center for Public Integrity
Aug
7
2011
US Department of Labor’s OSHA announces measures to improve Whistleblower Protection Program U.S. Department of Labor
Aug
6
2011
Stock Market Plunge Shows Need for Tough Oversight of Financial System, Reformers say Center for Public Integrity
Aug
6
2011
The Global Stock Sell-Off and Risk Management Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Aug
4
2011
SEC Adopts Large Trader Reporting System Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug
3
2011
Can an Auditor Still be Independent After 100 Years on a Corporate Payroll? Center for Public Integrity
Aug
3
2011
SEC Investigating Shale Gas Producers Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
3
2011
Same-Sex Marriage Legalized in New York: Implications for Estate and Tax Planning McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
31
2011
Dodd-Frank: Final Whistleblower Provisions Take Effect August 12th -Is Your Company Ready? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jul
30
2011
Clarification on Requirements for Dividend-Withholding Tax Reimbursements in Italy McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
29
2011
DC Circuit Panel Vacates Proxy Access Rule Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jul
24
2011
D.C. Circuit Invalidates SEC's Proxy Access Rules Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
23
2011
Closer to Fine: IRS Expands the Safe-Harbor for Swap Assignments to Accommodate Dodd-Frank Implementation Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
22
2011
Wall Street Uses Risk Management? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jul
22
2011
Second Circuit Holds That the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 Bars All RICO Claims Based Upon Alleged Acts of Securities Fraud Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
19
2011
Is this a Security? Tamer Salameh, et al, Plaintiffs v. Tarsadia Hotels Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
19
2011
SAFE Circular 19 Provides New Operating Instructions on Foreign Exchange Administration for Round-Trip Investment in China Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
19
2011
Payments by Enron are "Settlement Payments" under the Bankruptcy Code's Safe Harbor Provisions Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jul
18
2011
10 Social Media Must Haves For Your Corporate Compliance And Ethics Program Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
18
2011
Investment Adviser Act Audits: OCIE Deputy Director Norm Champ Explains What Examiners Are Looking For When Conducting Examinations Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
14
2011
Your Opinion Matters: 5 Things Attorneys Should Know That Business Owners Don’t BizBuySell
Jul
14
2011
White House threatens to veto House budget as too stingy with CFPB, SEC funding Center for Public Integrity
Jul
13
2011
IRS Defends Discretion to Withhold Section 1256 Exchange Designation for ISOs McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
13
2011
For Better or Worse? FTC and DOJ Remake Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Premerger Notification Form and Rules Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 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
Jul
13
2011
Trade Associations Express Concern over Risks of Diverging EU and US Derivatives Regulation McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
12
2011
New York High Court Applies the "Single-Entity Exemption" in the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
11
2011
SEC Adopts Rules Exempting Venture Capital Fund Advisers from SEC Registration and Setting Forth Reporting Regime Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
10
2011
New Developments for Foreign Special Purpose Companies and Round-Trip Investment Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
8
2011
FTC Announces Major Changes to Disclosure Requirements for Hart-Scott-Rodino Notification Rules and Form McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
8
2011
Delaware Supreme Court Holds That Insider Trading Claims Alleging Misuse of Confidential Corporate Information Need Not Show Injury To the Corporation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
7
2011
Supreme Court Decision Limits Primary Rule 10b-5 Liability Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
 

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