Many companies voluntarily impose a “blackout period” beginning around the time a quarter ends and continuing through the quarter’s earnings announcement or subsequent 10-Q or 10-K ...
On August 10, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-158 — the “Act”). The Act strengthens existing sanct...
On August 29, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a proposal to permit widespread advertising and other forms of “general solicitation” in private offering...
On August 22, 2012, the SEC staff released Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) about certain JOBS Act provisions that address the conduct of research analysts and the publication of r...
The SEC voted today to implement the Dodd-Frank Act’s reporting requirements relating to “conflict minerals” – cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite and other mineral...
The SEC voted today to adopt final rules to implement Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act relating to resource extraction issuers. The rules provide that a U.S. or foreign company that (1)...
Last week, the English High Court ruled that an “exit consent” used by Anglo Irish Bank to impose losses on subordinated bondholders was invalid under English law and violated the ter...
The SEC staff has issued frequently asked questions on the JOBS Act. Below are new FAQs most likely to be of interest to capital markets participants. We will continue to provide JOBS Act...
On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”). The JOBS Act eases the SEC-registered IPO process for “emerging growth compan...
Today, the SEC issued an order temporarily exempting broker-dealers from the recordkeeping, reporting, and monitoring requirements of its large trader reporting rule (Rule 13h-1) that are...
