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Apr
14
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Staff Releases Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations Related to Intrastate Crowdfunding Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Apr
14
2014
American Icon Amends Stock Plan To Make It Section 25102(o) Eligible – Why? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
12
2014
Banking Agencies Adopt Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Final Rule Katten
Apr
11
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Obtains Settlement for Violations of Registration Rules and “Layering” Katten
Apr
11
2014
U.S. Supreme Court Subjects Certain Employment Termination Payments to FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) Tax Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
11
2014
CFTC (Commodity Futures and Trading Commission) Reissues and Clarifies Relief Regarding Swaps Trading on MTFs (Multilateral Trading Facilities) Katten
Apr
11
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Issues Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Amendments to the Broker-Dealer Reporting Rule Katten
Apr
11
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Issues New FAQs on Conflict Minerals Katten
Apr
11
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Introduces Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative Hunton Andrews Kurth
Apr
11
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Establishes Dedicated Group to Focus on Private Funds Faegre Drinker
Apr
11
2014
And You Thought Dissenters’ Rights Didn’t Apply To Delaware LLCs (Limited Liability Corporations) Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
10
2014
Co-Owner of an Unregistered New Jersey Brokerage Firm Settles “Spoofing” Charges Faegre Drinker
Apr
9
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Creates Team to Examine Private Equity and Hedge Funds Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
9
2014
SEC Steps Up Scrutiny of Municipal Bonds: Recently Filed Enforcement Actions Mintz
Apr
9
2014
U.S. Supreme Court Extends Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection Vedder Price
Apr
8
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Staff Member Discusses Planned Sweep Examination of Alternative Funds Vedder Price
Apr
8
2014
Quarterly Whistleblower Award Update Faegre Drinker
Apr
8
2014
Division of Investment Management Issues Guidance Regarding Aggregate Advisory Fee Rates for Multi-Manager Funds Vedder Price
Apr
8
2014
First-Ever Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Bounty Winner Receives Additional Payout Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
8
2014
California Bill Aims To Exempt Venture Capital Company Equity Security Investments From Lenders Law Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
7
2014
Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Securities Class Action for Failure to Properly Plead Scienter Katten
Apr
5
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Requests Comment on FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) Rules Katten
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
Apr
4
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Commissioner Offers Views on SASB (Sustainability Accounting Standards Board) Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Apr
4
2014
Appropriate Cautionary Language Leads to Dismissal of Investor’s Securities Fraud Suit Katten
Apr
4
2014
OTC (Over the Counter) Derivatives Regulators Group Issues Report to G20 Katten
Apr
4
2014
The Burdens And Standards Of Proof And Review Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
3
2014
Arbitration Agreements and Whistleblower Protections Faegre Drinker
Apr
3
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Enforcement Staff’s Investigations of Financially Stressed Municipal Issuers Mintz
Apr
3
2014
An Upside to Parallel Civil and Criminal Investigations? Criminal Authorities May Have to Disclose Exculpatory Information in the Possession of the Civil Agency Faegre Drinker
Apr
3
2014
SEC v. Jacobs May Signal Limit to Duty of Trust or Confidence Required to Prove Insider Trading Based on Misappropriation Theory - Securities and Exchange Commission Faegre Drinker
Apr
3
2014
“Neither Admit nor Deny” Settlements at the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Faegre Drinker
Apr
3
2014
Just How Binding Are SEC Statements In An Adopting Release? - Securities and Exchange Commission Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
3
2014
Lawson and Doral Expand Whistleblower Protections Faegre Drinker
Apr
2
2014
Foreign LLCs Take Note: This California Legislative Oversight May Affect You Too Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
1
2014
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) Rules on Fiduciary Duties Owed to and By Shareholder-Employee in Closely Held Corporation Mintz
Apr
1
2014
Texas District Court Cites Recent “Evolution” of Rule 23 Standards to Deny Class Certification Motion in Securities Action Based Upon Allegedly Misleading Registration Statement Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
1
2014
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to Modify Going Concern Proposal Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Apr
1
2014
9th Circuit Holds Issuer Is Investment Bank’s “Customer” And “Actions and Proceedings” Include Arbitrations Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
31
2014
Update: Cybersecurity and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
31
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Hosts Roundtable on Cybersecurity Issues and Challenges Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
31
2014
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) Holds Cybersecurity Roundtable Client Alert Faegre Drinker
Mar
31
2014
Why A Form LLC-1 May Be Only Half Right - California Limited Liability Corporations Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
30
2014
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Requests Public Comment on ICE Swap Trade Packaged Transaction Rule Katten
Mar
29
2014
Money Manager Sues Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) to Stop Administrative Action in $1.5 Billion Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDO) Case Katten
Mar
29
2014
“Housekeeping” Updates for Public Companies Faegre Drinker
Mar
28
2014
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Extends Expiration of Multilateral Trading Facilities (MTF) Relief Katten
Mar
28
2014
Jumpstart Our Business and Put it in Neutral: SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Proposes Reform of Public Companies Regulations Faegre Drinker
Mar
28
2014
Proposed Changes to Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Classification of Hybrid Securities for Trade Reporting Purposes Katten
Mar
28
2014
How Will The Courts Interpret This? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
 

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