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Securities Exchange Commission

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Apr
23
2013
Accelerating Back-End Mergers in Public Company Acquisitions McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
4
2023
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) Put Forward Common Understanding of Greenwashing and Warn on Risks McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
9
2019
SEC Adopts Hedging Disclosure Rule McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
30
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Issues Statement on Conflict Minerals Rule McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
10
2014
New Money Market Fund Rules Require Review by Retirement Plan Sponsors McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
28
2020
SEC Modernizes “Accredited Investor” Definition McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
24
2015
SEC Proposes Disclosure Rule for Hedging Transactions by Directors, Officers and Employees McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
10
2015
Department Issues Guidance Regarding Investment Capital Identification Procedures: Inside the New York Budget Bill McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
28
2016
Tax Case Sparks Shareholder Derivative Suit McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
21
2011
DOL to Re-Propose “Fiduciary” Definition Regulation in Wake of Considerable Criticism McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
25
2012
Treasury Department and IRS Release Initial Lifetime Income Guidance; Additional Guidance Expected Shortly McDermott Will & Emery
May
14
2012
Executive Travel on Corporate Aircraft—Strategies for Regulatory Compliance and Tax Efficiency McDermott Will & Emery
May
22
2012
CJEU Ruling in Santander: Withholding Tax on Dividends Distributed to Non-Resident UCITS Infringes EU Freedoms McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
14
2012
New DOL Guidance Amplifies Participant Fee Disclosure Rules McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
18
2013
Department of Labor (DOL) Releases Informal Guidance Addressing Fiduciary Responsibilities With Respect to Target Date Funds McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
19
2018
Enforcing the Regulatory Landscape for Virtual Currencies: Recent Developments McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
28
2018
SEC Adopts Amendments that Simplify and Update Disclosure Requirements McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
4
2014
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Project – A UK update (Part I) McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
1
2020
SEC Provides Further Guidance On COVID-19 Disclosure McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
10
2015
Helping Government Investigate Alleged “Fraud” Is Insufficient To Support Retaliation Claim McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
14
2022
SEC Proposes New Rules for Private Fund Advisers McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
10
2012
European Commission Blocks Proposed Merger Between NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse McDermott Will & Emery
May
30
2012
New Proposed Section 83 Regulations Clarify What Constitutes a Substantial Risk of Forfeiture McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
9
2012
Greater Transparency on UK Executive Remuneration and Shareholder Empowerment McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
3
2012
ICE Announces Conversion of Cleared OTC Energy Products to Futures McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
16
2017
SEC Publishes Helpful Guidance on Pay Ratio Disclosure McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
27
2018
Tax Reform Surprises and Strategies with the New 162(m) Rules McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
10
2018
SEC Issues Cybersecurity Guidance, BlackRock and Gender Diversity, and News from the SEC and NYSE: Capital Markets & Public Companies Quarterly McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
3
2018
SEC Director Makes Groundbreaking Speech about Blockchain Token Sales McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
16
2023
Deadlines for The Adoption of Clawback Policies Extended McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
1
2014
European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) Trade Reporting Requirements Come Into Effect 12 February 2014 McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
15
2024
SEC Adopts Climate-Related Risk Disclosure Rules: What Public Companies, Executives and Investors Need to Know McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
13
2015
SEC Sanctions Chinese Accounting Firms for Refusal to Surrender Documents McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
13
2015
Don’t Be Caught Dead Handed: Avoiding Legal Challenges to Dead Hand Proxy Puts in Loan Agreements McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
5
2016
ISS Defines Acceptable Parameters for Proxy Access Provisions McDermott Will & Emery
 

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