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Feb
11
2014
Federal Securities Class Action Filings Grew 10% in 2013 Mintz
Feb
11
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Increases Focus on Cyber Security Vedder Price
Feb
11
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Announces 2014 Examination Priorities Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Feb
11
2014
Would Disclosure Improve If The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Used The “Magic Word” A Bit More Often? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
11
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Staff Releases 2014 Examination Priorities Vedder Price
Feb
10
2014
Division of Investment Management Issues Guidance Regarding Risk Management for Fixed Income Funds Vedder Price
Feb
9
2014
SEC Extends Exemptions for Security-based Swaps - Securities and Exchange Commission Katten
Feb
9
2014
DOJ Wins Big Insider Trading Case: Martoma Conviction; Bad News for Cohen and SAC -Department of Justice Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
9
2014
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues Guidance on Rule 506(c) Private Placements - Securities and Exchange Commission Katten
Feb
9
2014
Sometimes You Don't Have to Register - Securities and Exchange Commission Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
9
2014
Martoma Securities Fraud Case by the Numbers Mintz
Feb
9
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Issues Risk Alert on Investment Advisers’ Due Diligence Processes for Selecting Alternative Investments Katten
Feb
8
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Issues No-action Relief Regarding Registration of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Brokers Katten
Feb
8
2014
California Finders Bill Moves To Senate on 73-1 Vote Re: M&A Brokers Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
8
2014
US District Court for the Southern District of Florida Upholds SEC’s Partial Win in Bank Fraud Suit Katten
Feb
7
2014
US District Court for the Southern District of New York Grants SEC’s Final Summary Judgment Claim in Securities and Investment Advisor Fraud Case Katten
Feb
6
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) No-Action Letter Addresses “M&A Brokers” Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
6
2014
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to Focus on IRA Rollover Practices in 2014 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
5
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Provides No-Action Relief for M&A (Mergers and Acquisition) Brokers Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
5
2014
Preparation for 2013 Fiscal Year-End SEC Filings and 2014 Annual Shareholder Meetings Mintz
Feb
4
2014
Second Circuit Holds Delaware Fiduciary Duty Law Preempted By Federal Interest In Fiscal Stability Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
4
2014
Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Short-Swing Profit Claim Against Goldman Sachs Arising from Six-Month Call Options Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
4
2014
Investor Voice May Rue Adoption Of Single Voting Standard Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
4
2014
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Orders Company to Conduct External Audit in Settlement Faegre Drinker
Feb
3
2014
On Closer Inspection, This CII (Council of Institutional Investors) “Best Practice” May Be Neither Good Nor Legal Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
2
2014
Shareholder Derivative Suit Dismissed for Failure to Show Demand Futility Katten
Feb
2
2014
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Announces New Filing Thresholds for Hart-Scott-Rodino Pre-Merger Notifications Katten
Feb
2
2014
This Plaintiff Dreamed Of Shares That Never Were Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
2
2014
A View from Amsterdam: Recent Developments in Implementing the Alternate Investment Fund Manager’s Directive Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
1
2014
Second Circuit Upholds Insider Trading Claim for Unregistered Securities Katten
Feb
1
2014
Bilateral China / US Investment ‐ Is 2014 the Year? Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
1
2014
European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) Trade Reporting Requirements Come Into Effect 12 February 2014 McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
1
2014
FinCEN Issues Money Services Businesses (MSB) Guidance for Bitcoin Miners, Investors and Software Developers Katten
Jan
31
2014
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Division of Corporation Finance Issues Three C&DIs (Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations) Relating to “Unbundling Rule” Katten
Jan
31
2014
Amendments to Delaware Limited Liability Company Act Confirm that Managing Members and Managers of Delaware Limited Liability Companies Owe Default Fiduciary Duties Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
31
2014
National Futures Association (NFA) Members Must Provide Suspicious Activity Reports to NFA Upon Request Katten
Jan
31
2014
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) Introduces Updated QuickScore Governance Ratings System Vedder Price
Jan
31
2014
Securities Regulators’ Increasing Use of Real-Time Monitoring Systems – Is Skynet Next? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
31
2014
Delaware Court of Chancery Upholds the Facial Validity of Organic Exclusive Forum Provisions, But Future “As‐ Applied” Challenges Could be a Different Matter Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
30
2014
Going South: What U.S. Companies Need to Know About The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and Doing Business in Latin America Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
30
2014
I May Be Pettifogging, But I Have to Ask: Is It Time To Dump The Proxy And Give Shareholders A Ballot? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
30
2014
Section 162(m): Actions that Should be Taken by March 31, 2014, and/or in this Year's Proxy to Avoid the $1,000,000 Deduction Limitation Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
28
2014
Higher Filing Thresholds for HSR Act Premerger Notifications Effective February 24, 2014 (Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
28
2014
Clothing Manufacturer to Pay $4.8 Million Settlement to Investors for Immigration Violation Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
26
2014
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Interdivisional Working Group to Review Swap Reporting Katten
Jan
26
2014
Does Reputation Really Impact the Bottom Line? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Jan
25
2014
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Announces New Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) Thresholds ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jan
25
2014
National Futures Association (NFA) Requests Comment on Commodity Pool Operator/Commodity Trading Advisor (CPO/CTA) Requirements Katten
Jan
25
2014
First Made Available to Trade (MAT) Determinations Are Deemed Certified Katten
Jan
25
2014
Proposal Seeks To Make California The Artificer And Enforcer Of Caps On Executive Compensation Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
 

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