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Securities Exchange Commission

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CFTC & FINRA

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Feb
3
2022
SEC Survives Initial Challenge in First Enforcement Action Alleging ‘Shadow Trading’ McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
1
2022
Climate Change Regulatory Update for US Insurers McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
23
2016
New Rules Impacting Disclosure, Governance and Capital Raising Efforts McDermott Will & Emery
May
6
2022
NAIC Continues to Refine Multiyear Work Plan to Expand Scrutiny of Holding Company Act Filings McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
13
2011
Trade Associations Express Concern over Risks of Diverging EU and US Derivatives Regulation McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
30
2011
Clarification on Requirements for Dividend-Withholding Tax Reimbursements in Italy McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
16
2012
DOL Issues Electronic Guidelines for New 2012 Participant Investment and Fee Disclosures McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
15
2012
Newly Enacted JOBS Legislation Should Encourage Initial Public Offerings McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
23
2012
Sixth Circuit Requires a Net Loss to Sue in Certain ERISA Stock-Drop Cases McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
12
2022
Inside Out: Is a Recent Crypto Asset Insider Trading Case a Prelude to More SEC Enforcement Actions? McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
8
2012
Suddenly It’s Southeast Asia McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
25
2018
Companies Quarterly: 2018 Proxy Season Pointers, Disclosing the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” Shareholder Proposals and ICOs McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
22
2013
What You Need to Know About Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act's (FATCA) Impact on Non-U.S. Retirement Plans McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
22
2013
Key Considerations For Family Enterprises Exiting Direct Investments McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
16
2019
Capital Markets & Public Companies Quarterly: SEC Modernization and Simplification Amendments, Guidance Regarding Board Diversity Disclosure, and Updates at NASDAQ and NYSE McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
24
2020
Court of Chancery Expands Stockholder Right to Corporate Books and Records McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
22
2023
California’s New Climate Disclosure Laws: What You Need to Know McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
28
2015
SEC’s Large Payouts to Compliance-Officer Whistleblowers Highlight Need for Companies to Pay Prompt Attention McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
15
2015
UK Tribunal Rules on “Rate-Booster” Strategy McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
20
2017
Capital Markets & Public Companies Quarterly- April 20, 2017: New Developments in 2017 McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
27
2023
IRS Releases Memorandum on Deducting Cryptocurrency Losses McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
19
2013
Taxpayer Challenges Validity of IRS Transfer Pricing Regulation McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
9
2018
SEC Approves Rule Amendments That Expand the Number of Public Companies That Qualify for Smaller Reporting Company Scaled Disclosures McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
9
2014
D.C. Bill Ostensibly Lowers Tax on Capital Gains from Qualified High Technology Company (QHTC) Investments… But How? McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
19
2015
SEC No-Action Letter Permits Non-ERISA Retirement Plans to Issue Participant Fee Disclosures Without Violating Securities Laws McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
20
2020
SEC Amends Exempt Offering Framework McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
29
2021
SEC Looking to Update Rules on Schedule 13D Disclosures McDermott Will & Emery
May
5
2022
Over My Dead Body: Defendant Can’t “Wait Until He Dies” to Pay Arbitration Award McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
3
2011
Same-Sex Marriage Legalized in New York: Implications for Estate and Tax Planning McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
27
2011
Public Companies: SEC Issues Guidance on Cybersecurity Disclosures McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
13
2012
ISS Updates Proxy Voting Guidelines for 2012 McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
12
2017
District Court Dismisses Shareholder Claim that Equity Award Share Withholding Triggers Section 16(b) Liability McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
13
2022
The Gloves Come Off: CFTC Takes Swing at Largest Bitcoin Fraud Scheme McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
25
2012
Key Tax Considerations for Private Equity Acquisitions McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
15
2012
Corporate Buyers Beware: FCPA Successor Liability – A Growing Threat McDermott Will & Emery
 

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