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Jun
7
2017
U.S. Supreme Court: Disgorgement Subject to Five-Year Statute of Limitations Bracewell LLP
May
21
2012
Extensive New Disclosure Requirements for Underwriters of Municipal Securities Take Effect August 2, 2012 Bracewell LLP
Sep
27
2012
Expansion of MSRB Online "Toolkit" Provides New Resources to Organization Account Holders Bracewell LLP
Feb
27
2018
SEC's OCIE Announces 2018 Examination Priorities Bracewell LLP
May
2
2023
Eight Key Amendments of the 2022 ICSID Arbitration Rules Bracewell LLP
Dec
7
2023
What is AI Washing? The SEC’s Latest Target Bracewell LLP
Jan
16
2020
Guidance Recap for the Upcoming Annual Report and Proxy Season Bracewell LLP
Mar
20
2024
The SEC’s Final Rules on Climate-Related Disclosures: A Guide for In-House Counsel Bracewell LLP
Mar
31
2020
Force Majeure and Material Adverse Change in Reserve Based Lending (RBL): When Two Black Swans Collide Bracewell LLP
Oct
13
2020
SEC Approves NYSE’s Plan for Primary Direct Listings, Then Stays Order to Consider the Changes Bracewell LLP
Sep
11
2015
Monthly Futures Exchange Issuance Report: August 2015 Bracewell LLP
Dec
9
2015
FAST Act - Capital Markets Provisions Bracewell LLP
Apr
21
2022
Corporate Governance Considerations Under the SEC's Proposed Climate Disclosure Rules Bracewell LLP
Sep
19
2011
Ad Hoc Committees Owe Fiduciary Duties? WaMu Threatens To Turn a Molehill Into a Mountain. Bracewell LLP
May
31
2022
Fifth Circuit's Constitutional Carve-Back of the SEC's ALJ Enforcement Proceedings Likely to Lead to More Federal Court Cases Bracewell LLP
Jan
9
2019
SEC's Final Rule for Disclosure of Hedging Policies Approved Bracewell LLP
Jul
15
2014
Texas Supreme Court Rejects a General Cause of Action for Minority Shareholder Oppression Bracewell LLP
Feb
12
2015
SEC Staff Revises Guidance on Shortened Debt Tender Offers, Expands Guidance to Cover Tender Offers for High-Yield Debt and Certain Exchange Offers Bracewell LLP
Oct
13
2020
Update: Recent SEC Amendments to Disclosure Rules Regarding Business Description, Legal Proceedings, and Risk Factors Are Effective November 9, 2020 Bracewell LLP
Mar
25
2021
Nasdaq Board Diversity Proposals Update: SEC Issues Notice of Amendments and Establishes Proceedings To Move Forward Bracewell LLP
Jul
1
2021
Will Mandated ESG Disclosures Lead to Increased Litigation Risk? Bracewell LLP
Apr
14
2022
Hurdles Ahead for the SEC's New Climate Disclosure Proposal Bracewell LLP
May
20
2016
SEC Issues New Guidance on the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Bracewell LLP
Jun
9
2016
SEC Amends Form 10-K to Permit Inclusion of Summaries Bracewell LLP
Jul
17
2010
CFTC Finds Two Monthly Mid-C Electricity Contracts Are SPDCs Bracewell LLP
Aug
26
2010
CFTC Fines ConAgra $12 Million, Two Commissioners Dissent Bracewell LLP
Nov
9
2010
CFTC Proposes Anti-Manipulation Rules to Implement Bracewell LLP
Apr
28
2011
CFTC & Fed Propose Margin Rules Under Dodd-Frank: Banks To Be Barred from Accepting Non Cash Collateral Bracewell LLP
Jun
1
2022
Takeaways From the Web3 Legal Conference [PODCAST] Bracewell LLP
Oct
8
2011
Contractual Rights Vanish Again in the "Bermuda" of Triangular Setoff Bracewell LLP
Aug
2
2012
Implementation Guidance Issued for Municipal Bond Underwriters on Extensive New Written Disclosures Required for State and Local Governments Bracewell LLP
Jan
3
2018
U.S. Futures Exchanges Disciplinary Actions Report - November 2017 Bracewell LLP
May
29
2013
Master Limited Partnership (MLP) Private Letter Rulings Issued in 2013 – A Busy Start to the Year! Bracewell LLP
Feb
2
2024
ExxonMobil Strikes Back: Energy Companies Take a More Proactive Approach to Activist ESG Shareholders Bracewell LLP
Sep
15
2020
SEC Updates Statistical Disclosure Requirements for Banking Registrants Bracewell LLP
 

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