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Jun
9
2014
Is Your D&O (Directors and Officers) Policy Ready For The Halliburton Decision? Mintz
Jun
9
2014
Hanson v. Berthel Fisher & Co. Fin. Servs Re: California Securities Law - This Ruling Appears To “Unravel The Very Fabric Of The Space-time Continuum” Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jun
9
2014
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Extends No-Action Relief for Certain Transaction-Level Requirements for Non-US Swap Dealers Katten
Jun
9
2014
National Futures Association (NFA) Issues Notice Regarding Changes to Form PQR and Form PR Katten
Jun
8
2014
Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Reserve Bank of Australia Sign Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Cross-Border Clearing Organizations Katten
Jun
8
2014
New Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioners Confirmed; Chairman Sworn In Katten
Jun
7
2014
Delaware Court of Chancery Invalidates Consent Due to Inadequate Disclosures Katten
Jun
6
2014
Eleventh Circuit Upholds Convictions in “Pump-and-Dump” Stock Fraud Scheme Katten
Jun
6
2014
Belated Vindication for the Security and Exchange Commission's Prior Settlement Policy Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
6
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gives Speech on Equity Market Structure Katten
Jun
6
2014
SEC Charges Investment Advisory Firm and its President for Fraudulently Hiding Account Shortfall Vedder Price
Jun
6
2014
U.S. and EU Initiatives Discussed at 7th Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Covington & Burling LLP
Jun
6
2014
Second Circuit’s Citigroup Decision Protects SEC’s Discretion in Settling Enforcement Cases Mintz
Jun
6
2014
Second Circuit Vacates Judge Rakoff’s Order Refusing to Approve Citigroup “Neither Admit Nor Deny” Settlement Faegre Drinker
Jun
6
2014
Lawyers are not Gatekeepers: Do You Want Your Lawyer To Be Horatius Or Atticus Finch? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jun
6
2014
First SEC Whistleblower Bounty Award of 2014 Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
5
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Currently Examining Potential Changes To “Accredited Investor” Definition Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Jun
4
2014
Second Circuit Says District Court Erred In Blocking SEC/Citigroup Settlement Bracewell LLP
Jun
4
2014
“Gatekeepers" Beware: A New Tool of the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun
4
2014
Oracular Utterances From California’s Civil Code Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jun
3
2014
The SEC’s (New) Admissions Policy: Questions and Consequences Mintz
Jun
2
2014
Enforcement Case Shows SEC’s (Securities and Exchange Commission) Increased Focus on Internal Controls Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jun
2
2014
Recent Decision Demonstrates Reach of Lawson; Extends SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) Whistleblower Protections to Employee of a Nonpublic Subsidiary of a Public Issuer Faegre Drinker
Jun
2
2014
Fee Shifting Bylaw Provisions May Face Constitutional Limitation Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
May
30
2014
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Loss Amount Calculation for Securities Fraud Sentencing Katten
May
30
2014
Using Delaware Corporate Bylaws and Charters to Set the Rules for Shareholder Litigation Mintz
May
28
2014
Conscious Parallelism May Justify A Wolf Pack Pill re: Corporate Activist Shareholders Covington & Burling LLP
May
27
2014
Eleventh Circuit Defines “Instrumentalities” of Foreign Government for the Purposes of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Faegre Drinker
May
25
2014
Joint Auditing Commission(JAC) Issues Guidance on Margin Funds Katten
May
25
2014
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Issues Its First Ever Whistleblower Award For Tip On Securities Violation Tycko & Zavareei LLP
May
24
2014
CME Launches Website Links for Complaints and Self-Reports Katten
May
23
2014
National Futures Association (NFA) Adopts Fee for Registration Non-Disclosures Katten
May
23
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Highlights Commission’s Accounting Priorities Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
23
2014
Second Circuit Clarifies the Limits on The Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Securities Laws Bracewell LLP
May
23
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Brings Lawsuit Against Unregistered Broker Dealer Katten
May
23
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Alleges Fraud from Unregistered Offerings of Oil and Gas Securities Katten
May
23
2014
Delaware Court Rules Nevada Law Governs But Applies Delaware Law Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
May
22
2014
First Circuit Affirms District Court’s Exclusion of Event Study as Unreliable Under Daubert Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
22
2014
Massachusetts State Blue Sky Claims Under the Uniform Securities Act Can Be Won by Sellers, But at a Cost Mintz
May
22
2014
“Instrumentality” Explained: The Eleventh Circuit Interprets the Scope of the FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
May
22
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Continues to Amplify Its Focus on Private Equity Funds Faegre Drinker
May
22
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Denies Enforcement Action Award for Failure to Timely File Claim; Narrowly Defines “Extraordinary Circumstances” Exception Proskauer Rose LLP
May
22
2014
Looking For The List Of Over-the-Counter (OTC) Margin Stocks? You’ll Find It In California’s New LLC Act Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
May
21
2014
Three Options for Institutional Investors Pursuing Claims Against Non-U.S. Issuers in the Wake of Morrison and City of Pontiac Mintz
May
21
2014
Are Proper Names In A Language? Re: Corporation Names Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
May
21
2014
Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Issues First Whistleblower Program Award Proskauer Rose LLP
May
20
2014
Does A Consumer’s Exercise of a Rescission Right Mean that the Loan Is Automatically Rescinded? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
20
2014
District Court of Southern Florida to SEC: Seven-Year Investigation a Bit (Too) Long for My Jurisdiction – Enforcement Action Against Alleged Ponzi Schemers Dismissed Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
May
20
2014
Consumer Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Announces First Whistleblower Award Faegre Drinker
May
20
2014
Whose Role is it Anyway? Unanswered Questions About Social, Political, or Environmental Corporate Disclosures Mintz
 

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