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Apr
3
2015
CME Updates Order Routing/Front-End Audit Trail Requirements Katten
Apr
3
2015
SEC Reminds the Fund Industry that Gifts May Violate the 1940 Act, Not Just the Code of Ethics Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
3
2015
CFTC Issues Relief to Swap Dealers Regarding Legacy SPV Swaps Katten
Apr
3
2015
SEC Brings First Action Against Company for Potentially Stifling Whisteleblowers Katten
Apr
3
2015
S.E.C. Adopts Final Rules Amending Regulation A Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
3
2015
United States Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split Regarding Section 11 Claims Predicated Upon Allegedly Misleading Statements of Opinion Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
3
2015
Securities Trade Association Voices Support for Application of Gabelli Decision to All SEC Enforcement Actions Faegre Drinker
Apr
3
2015
SEC Uses Books and Records and Internal Control Regulations to Extend Reach of Actions Beyond Fraud Faegre Drinker
Apr
3
2015
Is Chametz A Good? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
3
2015
SEC Order May Prompt Employers to Review Employee Confidentiality Obligations Covington & Burling LLP
Apr
2
2015
Confidentiality Agreements May Violate Dodd-Frank Act Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
2
2015
SEC Announces Action Against Company for Using Confidentiality Agreements That Allegedly Could Deter Whistleblowers Mintz
Apr
2
2015
SEC Brings Enforcement Proceeding Relating to Confidentiality Agreements That May Stifle Whistleblowers Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
2
2015
SEC Uses Its Powers under the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Provisions to Warn Employers Against Attempting to Restrict Employees’ Ability to Report Potential Violations Faegre Drinker
Apr
2
2015
Monthly Energy Futures Exchange Issuance Report: March 2015 Bracewell LLP
Apr
2
2015
Investors Claim Failure To Qualify Justifies Issuer’s Return Of Investment - California Securities Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
1
2015
Important Regulatory Developments for Proprietary Trading Firms and Broker-Dealers Using Algorithmic Trading Strategies Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
1
2015
It’s Not Boilerplate Anymore: SEC Order Serves as Reminder to Carefully Consider Language Used in Employee Confidentiality Agreements and Policies Mintz
Apr
1
2015
IRS Releases Final Regulations Clarifying 162(m) Limitation on Compensation Mintz
Apr
1
2015
A Review of Recent Whistleblower Developments Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
1
2015
Proposed SEC and FINRA Rules Would Increase Regulation of Proprietary and Algorithmic Trading Firms ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
1
2015
Welcome To California: No Foreign Corporations Need Apply Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
31
2015
Fallout From Newman Continues as Congress Weighs In re: Insider Trading Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
31
2015
A Compilation of SEC Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
30
2015
Conflict Minerals Rule Weekly Recap #100 – March 30, 2015 re: SEC Legal Challenges to Conflict Minerals Rules Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
30
2015
California District Court Refuses To Halt SEC Administrative Proceedings Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
29
2015
SEC Adopts Final Rules for Regulation A+ Offerings Katten
Mar
28
2015
SEC Regulation A+: More Access to Capital for Small Companies With Less Regulation? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Mar
28
2015
SEC Staff Clarifies Regulation SHO FAQ 2.5(B) on Order Marking Katten
Mar
28
2015
FINRA Issues Notice on New Rules and Amendments Relating to Transaction-Based Compensation, Membership and Sanctions Katten
Mar
27
2015
Third Congressional Proposal to Define Insider Trading Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
27
2015
Software Company to Face Suit Over Contract Restructuring Katten
Mar
27
2015
In Omnicare, U.S. Supreme Court Issues Landmark Securities Decision Faegre Drinker
Mar
27
2015
SEC Requires FINRA Registration for High Frequency Traders Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
27
2015
Fourth Circuit Sustains Securities Fraud Claim Against Drug Manufacturer Katten
Mar
27
2015
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Updates Q&A on the AIFMD Katten
Mar
27
2015
SEC Rule Change Would Require High-Frequency Traders to Register with FINRA Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
27
2015
SEC Charges Investors With Violating Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
27
2015
Covenants Not To Compete – By The Numbers Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
27
2015
Delaware Bar Proposes Amendments to Ban Fee-Shifting Provisions and Allow Delaware-Only Forum Selection Provisions in Corporate Charters and Bylaws Mintz
Mar
26
2015
FINRA Seeks Comment on Proposal Requiring Registration of Associated Persons Who Develop Algorithmic Trading Strategies Katten
Mar
26
2015
SEC's New Regulation A+ and the States' M Word (Merit Review) Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Mar
26
2015
Omnicare Decision Clarifies Grounds for Section 11 Liability re: Securities Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
26
2015
Omnicare Clarifies Standards for Liability for Statements of Opinion Under Section 11 Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
26
2015
SEC Adopts Regulation A+: New Registration Option For Small and Mid-Sized Companies Mintz
Mar
25
2015
Supreme Court Opines on Opinions v. Facts in the Sale of Securities Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Mar
25
2015
Supreme Court Holds That Issuers Can Be Liable for Omitting Material Facts From Statements of Opinion in Omnicare Case Mintz
Mar
25
2015
Supreme Court Clarifies Liability for Statements of Opinion in Registration Statements re: Securities Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
24
2015
Do Founders Really Control Their Company with 51% Ownership? Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
24
2015
Should The SEC Adopt Governance Principles (For Itself)? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
 

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