On March 18, 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), a sweeping legislative bill to address the growing concerns surrounding the novel coronavirus...
The CFTC today joined other U.S. financial regulators in providing coronavirus (COVID-19) related relief from certain regulatory requirements. This relief is designed to help CFTC-registe...
Today, the U.S. antitrust agencies continued to take steps to deal with the disruption caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19). Overall, the agencies are taking steps to limit in-person inte...
On March 13, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Premerger Notification Office announced that it would adopt an e-filing system for all submissions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino ...
It is back to the future. Federal Reserve Chairman Powell pledged last night to fight the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) by using the “full range of tools” available to support ...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) is having enormous impact on all of us globally. We have been getting a broad array of questions about funding options and liquidity risk management. Our alert ...
U.S. and global stock markets have experienced a significant downturn and increased volatility stemming from the coronavirus (COVID-19), this weekend’s shock in the commodity markets an...
Now is the season when many public companies are planning for and getting ready to finalize, print and mail a proxy statement for the annual meeting. What if, unfortunately, a company nee...
It is obvious that the risks presented by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) transcend “business as usual” for market participants. How should Boards be approaching the risks and opport...
Yesterday, the Staff released five questions and answers regarding compliance with the pay ratio disclosure rules, including responses to:
Use of a consistently applied compensation meas...