Securities & SEC

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Securities Exchange Commission

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Mar
24
2015
Should The SEC Adopt Governance Principles (For Itself)? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Dec
9
2014
Should Judicial Deference To The SEC Be Strong, Weak or Non-Existent? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
25
2012
Should Investors Buck the Status Quo with LLCs? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jun
9
2015
Should Directors Be Required To Have Valid Passports? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
9
2016
Should Church Debt Be Exempt From Qualification? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
2
2015
Shortened Tender and Exchange Offer Periods for Non-Convertible Debt Securities Hunton Andrews Kurth
Sep
29
2017
Shortened T+2 Settlement Cycle for Securities Transactions is Implemented Covington & Burling LLP
Jul
13
2017
Shkreli Trial Reveals the Challenges Faced by Compliance Whistleblowers Zuckerman Law
Jan
20
2021
Shining a Spotlight on ESG Disclosures in the Biden Administration Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
17
2022
Shhhh! – SEC Wins Summary Judgment Over Library Polsinelli PC
Dec
1
2016
Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect Finally Launches on 5 December 2016 K&L Gates
Mar
9
2016
Shelf Registration Extended Offering Period: Ready for Municipal Marketplace? Foley & Lardner LLP
May
30
2022
Sharia Law Considerations for Pension Trustees Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
18
2015
Shares “Of” Or “In” The Corporation? Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jul
21
2017
Shares of Foreign Subsidiaries Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
16
2021
Shareholders Cannot Sue Corporate Officers for Forward-Looking Projections that Don’t Pan Out, Ninth Circuit Affirms Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun
10
2014
Shareholder Voting Abstentions: Those Who Hold Themselves Apart Seem To Be Getting All The Attention Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Dec
24
2014
Shareholder Rights Project Rewrites Website Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar
26
2012
Shareholder Disputes: How to Prevent a Corporate Divorce Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Feb
2
2014
Shareholder Derivative Suit Dismissed for Failure to Show Demand Futility Katten
Sep
26
2014
Shareholder Activism: An Overview from the Company Perspective Mintz
Jun
10
2022
Shareholder Activism: An ESG Tool or A Founder's Curse? Nishith Desai Associates
Oct
11
2013
Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone (PFTZ) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
4
2017
SFO appears safe for now after proposed merger with the National Crime Agency omitted from Queen’s Speech Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
21
2023
SFDR Update: European Regulators Issue New Consultation & European Commission Provides New Guidance Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
25
2023
SFC Publishes Long-Awaited Conclusions on Enforcement-Related Reform Proposals K&L Gates
Feb
15
2024
SFC Circular on SFC-Authorized Funds with Exposure to Virtual Assets-Part 1 K&L Gates
Jan
12
2024
SFC Circular on Intermediaries Engaging in Tokenized Securities Activities (Part 2) K&L Gates
Dec
29
2023
SFC Circular on Intermediaries Engaging in Tokenized Securities Activities (Part 1) K&L Gates
Feb
4
2015
Seventh Circuit: SEC Filing May Constitute Title VII Retaliation Much Shelist, P.C.
Mar
8
2022
Seventh Circuit Strikes Down Delaware Forum Selection Clause and Clears Path to Federal Court for Securities Exchange Act Claims K&L Gates
May
28
2015
Seventh Circuit Reverses $2.46 Billion Judgment in Securities-Fraud Class Action Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
26
2015
Seventh Circuit Rejects Court Challenge to Pending SEC Administrative Enforcement Proceeding Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
18
2015
Seventh Circuit Issues Excessive Fee Decision In Harris Case Faegre Drinker
Nov
23
2014
Seventh Circuit Court Found Pension Reform Unconstitutional Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
 

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