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Mar
28
2014
How Will The Courts Interpret This? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
27
2014
Audit Committee Member Charged with Fraud for Disregarding Red Flags Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
26
2014
Delaware Law to Provide for Ratification of Defective Corporate Acts as of April 1, 2014 McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
26
2014
Ninth Circuit Court Declines To Apply Rule 9(b) To Section 25401 Claim Re: Securities Litigation Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
25
2014
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commision (SEC) Brings Charges Against SEC Registered Investment Adviser for Improperly Allocating Expenses and Other Violations of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
25
2014
The Securities Fraud Device That The Legislature Devised To Omit Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
22
2014
Second Circuit Upholds SEC’s Authority to Obtain Disgorgement from Non-Trading Insider Profits Earned by Portfolio Fund from Insider Trading Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
21
2014
Amendments to Uniform Branch Office Registration Form Katten
Mar
21
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Approves New FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) Supervision Rules Katten
Mar
21
2014
CFTC Requests Comment on Swap Data Reporting Rules - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Katten
Mar
21
2014
New Jersey Court Sends Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Claim To Arbitration Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
20
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Amicus Brief: Internal Whistleblower Reports Covered By Dodd-Frank Anti-Retaliation Provision Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
20
2014
Proxy Season Litigation Primer: Defending Shareholder Suits to Enjoin Annual Meetings for Allegedly Inadequate Disclosures Concerning Equity Compensation Plans Mintz
Mar
20
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Proposes Enhanced Regulatory Framework for Certain Registered Clearing Agencies Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
20
2014
Just What Does “Deem” Mean? Re: Legislation Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
19
2014
Before This LLC Was Formed, These Members Knew It Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
18
2014
Heightened SEC/DOJ Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Standards Offer Risks and Opportunities to Companies and Their Lawyers - Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Justice Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
18
2014
Delaware Supreme Court Confirms the Path to Business Judgment Review in Controlling Stockholder Transactions Bracewell LLP
Mar
18
2014
Legislative Trial Balloon for Puerto Rico Public Corporation Insolvency Process Attracts Bondholder Attention Mintz
Mar
17
2014
Delaware Upholds Business Judgment Review for Controlling Stockholder Mergers If Minority Is Protected Mintz
Mar
17
2014
Another Reason Not To Like California’s New LLC Act Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
17
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) No-Action Letter Provides Relief for Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Brokers Armstrong Teasdale
Mar
17
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Scrutinizing Contractual Impediments to Whistleblower Complaints Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
17
2014
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Announces Available-to-Trade Determinations Katten
Mar
16
2014
New York Department of Financial Services Issues Public Order to Invite Virtual Currency Exchange Proposals Katten
Mar
15
2014
Joint Audit Committee Adopts Template Acknowledgment Letters Katten
Mar
15
2014
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) Prevails in Lawsuit Involving $50 Million Ponzi Scheme Katten
Mar
15
2014
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to Host Roundtable on Commodity Pool Operator Risk Management Practices Katten
Mar
15
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Brings Lawsuit Against Former Carter’s Executive for Insider Trading and Tippin Katten
Mar
14
2014
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group Exchanges Adopt Revised Rules Regarding Transfer Trades and Concurrent Long and Short Positions Katten
Mar
14
2014
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Proposes to Amend Rules 2210 and 2214 Katten
Mar
14
2014
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) Proposes Rules to Enhance Oversight of Clearing Agencies Katten
Mar
14
2014
NASDAQ Launches Marketplace for Private Companies Katten
Mar
14
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Issues FAQs on Financial Responsibility Rules Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
14
2014
Risk Factors: Another Modest Proposal Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
12
2014
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Issues Investor Alert Concerning Bitcoin Trading and Speculation Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
12
2014
JOBS Act - Jumpstart Our Business Startups: U.S. House of Representatives Legislation Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Mar
12
2014
Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) Seeks Opinion Regarding Appearances By Non-Attorneys and Out-of-State Attorneys Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
11
2014
SEC’s (Securities and Exchange Commission) New Priorities Continue To Come Into Focus: Admissions Of Liability Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
11
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Provides Limited Business Broker Registration Relief for Private Company Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Transactions Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mar
11
2014
Tenth Circuit Looks Past “General Partnership” Labels in Agreements to Determine Whether Certain Investments Constitute “Securities” Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
10
2014
FINRA Requests Comment on Proposed Rule Set for Limited Corporate Financing Brokers - Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Katten
Mar
9
2014
Court Grants Preliminary Approval of Settlement in Merger Case - District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Katten
Mar
9
2014
CFTC Reissues FAQ on Commodity Options - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Katten
Mar
9
2014
Best Practices For Gramm-Leach-Bliley Compliance Re: Data Security and Customer Privacy Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
9
2014
US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Upholds Fraud Penalties for Ex-GlobeTel Executives Katten
Mar
9
2014
SEC Issues No-Action Relief to Broker Dealers from Financial Responsibility Rule 15c3-3 Amendments - Securities and Exchange Commission Katten
Mar
9
2014
CFTC to Host Roundtable on End-Users - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Katten
Mar
7
2014
Supreme Court Broadens Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protections, Extends Coverage to Employees of a Public Company’s Private Contractors Faegre Drinker
Mar
7
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Settles Charges Against Credit Suisse for Providing Unregistered Services to U.S. Clients Vedder Price
 

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