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Dec
2
2014
Justices Scalia and Thomas Amenable to Reexamining Deference to SEC Statutory Interpretations Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
1
2014
CME Group Report Cards; Cross-Border Regulation; CCP Recovery; Spec Limits and EFRP Fines; Edge of Eternity: Bridging the Week November 24 to 28 and December 1, 2014 [VIDEO] Katten
Dec
1
2014
ISS (Institutional Shareholder Services) Releases 2015 Proxy Voting Guidelines Mintz
Nov
28
2014
SEC Will No Longer Require an Acquired Entity to Use “Pushdown” Accounting upon a Change in Control Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nov
26
2014
Ohio Federal Judge Orders Stockholder To “Register” Correspondence With The SEC Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Nov
25
2014
Private Equity Endures Heightened Public Scrutiny Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
25
2014
California Buyer’s “I Have A Plan” Statement Found To Be Immaterial Puffery Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Nov
25
2014
Bridging the Week: November 17 to 21 and 24, 2014 [VIDEO] Katten
Nov
24
2014
Asset Purchase: Initial Considerations McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Nov
24
2014
Privacy Monday – November 24, 2014 Mintz
Nov
24
2014
California Judge Rules Against Franchise Tax Board (FTB) In “Doing Business” Definition Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Nov
23
2014
Seventh Circuit Court Found Pension Reform Unconstitutional Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Nov
23
2014
CFTC Proposes to Revise Interpretation on Forward Contracts with Embedded Volumetric Optionality Katten
Nov
22
2014
FinCEN Updates List of Jurisdictions with AML/CFT Deficiencies Katten
Nov
22
2014
Cyber-Breach & NISPOM Conforming Change 2 – It’s What’s on the Inside That Counts (National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
22
2014
European Commission Extends Deadline for the CRR (Capital Requirements Regulation) Katten
Nov
21
2014
Second Circuit Extends Scope of Federal Jurisdiction In Litigation Arising From The Facebook IPO Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
21
2014
CFTC Seeks Input on New Market Risk Advisory Committee Katten
Nov
21
2014
FCA Complaints Review May Impact FCA-Authorized Investment Firms Katten
Nov
21
2014
FINRA and the MSRB Release Companion Proposals That Would Require Additional Disclosures for Transactions in Fixed Income Securities Katten
Nov
21
2014
Investor Claims NetTALK Executives Took Control of Board Katten
Nov
21
2014
Business-Judgment Rule Applied in NY to Going-Private Transaction Where Procedural Protections Exist Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
21
2014
Global Crowdfunding Site Consents to SEC Censure Katten
Nov
21
2014
SEC Adopts Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity Rules Katten
Nov
21
2014
SEC Releases 2014 Annual Report to Congress on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program Faegre Drinker
Nov
21
2014
US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Grants Petition for Rehearing of Decision on Conflicts Minerals Rule Katten
Nov
20
2014
D.C. Circuit to Reconsider Conflict Minerals Ruling; Initiatives Proceed in the European Union and China Beveridge & Diamond PC
Nov
20
2014
Critics Question SEC’s Increasing Use of Administrative Enforcement Proceedings Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
20
2014
CFTC Proposes Clarification of the Interpretation on Forward Contracts with Embedded Volumetric Optionality ArentFox Schiff LLP
Nov
20
2014
Disclosure Effectiveness: ABA Business Law Section Committees Suggest Financial Reporting Revisions Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nov
20
2014
Fifth Circuit Finds Sarbanes-Oxley Violation in Disclosure of Whistleblower’s Identity Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nov
20
2014
Federal Court Holds That Lack of Loss Causation Is Not a Defense Under Massachusetts Blue Sky Law Mintz
Nov
20
2014
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Navigating Disclosures to U.S. Regulators Within the Framework of China’s State Secrets Law McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
20
2014
Nigeria Launches New Corporate Governance Rating System Covington & Burling LLP
Nov
20
2014
Regulators Continue To Address High-Frequency Trading Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
20
2014
Will The Courts Stop Deferring To SEC Interpretations? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Nov
19
2014
SEC Publishes Its 2014 Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program Annual Report Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Nov
19
2014
FINRA Likely to Adopt Pay-to-Play Rule Covington & Burling LLP
Nov
19
2014
Highlights of SEC’s 2014 Annual Report Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
19
2014
When California Copied Rule 10b-5 Did It Shut The State Courthouse Door To Securities Fraud Suits? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Nov
18
2014
Staying Above The Political Fray – The RIA (Registered Investment Adviser) Political Contribution Rule Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
17
2014
FX Manipulation, Swaps Trading Rules, Customer Funds, Failure to Supervise, Pay to Play - Bridging the Week: November 10 to 14 and 17, 2014 Katten
Nov
17
2014
5th Circuit: Outing Whistleblower Equals Adverse Action Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
17
2014
ISS Updates Proxy Voting Policies For 2015 Hunton Andrews Kurth
Nov
17
2014
Cyber Security Top Priority in Today’s Tech-Savvy World Bilzin Sumberg
Nov
17
2014
Nevada Secretary Of State Denies Hacking Claim Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Nov
16
2014
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Takes First Steps Toward Determining Whether To Extend AIFMD’s Passport to Non-EU AIFMs Katten
Nov
16
2014
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Issues 30.7 Customer Funds No-Action Relief and Interpretation Katten
Nov
14
2014
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Issues Further Relief for Package Transactions Katten
Nov
14
2014
OTC Derivatives Regulators Group Issues Report to G20 Leaders Katten
 

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