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June 04, 2008 | National Law Journal

After nearly two years of litigation, CME Group Inc.'s Chicago Board of Trade and its rival, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, agreed to settle their long-running dispute for roughly $1 billion. A final settlement, which must be approved by CBOE members and the Delaware Chancery Court, would clear the way for the CBOE to demutualize and go public or strike a deal with another exchange.

By Donna Block

3 minute read

May 08, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A Securities and Exchange Commission advisory panel is formally recommending that thousands of small public companies be excused from complying with a key requirement of the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

By DONNA BLOCK

3 minute read

March 12, 2007 | National Law Journal

The head of the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee introduced legislation recently to give shareholders at public companies a say in how their top executives are compensated.

By Donna Block / The Deal

2 minute read

January 30, 2006 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants lawmakers and regulators to take steps, including tort reform and improvements to liability insurance, to prevent another large auditing firm from imploding.

By Donna BlockThe Deal

3 minute read

September 27, 2004 | National Law Journal

Technology executives fanned out across Capitol Hill on Sept. 21 in a last-ditch effort to drum up support in the Senate for legislation that would limit the ability of corporations to expense employee stock options.

By Donna Block

4 minute read

June 19, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In his Construction Law column, Kenneth M. Block, a member of Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt, writes that protective measures require access to adjoining property and recalcitrant property owners may deny access to their property, even when access facilitates protection of their own property.

By Kenneth M. Block

8 minute read

January 10, 2005 | National Law Journal

Financial employers have recently experienced an increase in lawsuits alleging sexual harassment and gender discrimination, and they are now looking at more ways to reduce their liability or prevent the cases altogether.

By Richard H. Block and M. Alexis Pennotti Special to The National Law Journal

10 minute read

July 03, 2007 | National Law Journal

Pressure on the Securities and Exchange Commission to delay the internal control requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for most public companies was stepped up a notch late Thursday after the House of Representatives voted to extend small business exemption through 2008 with a 267-154 vote. SEC Chairman Christopher Cox has repeatedly said that a further delay in complying with the law was unnecessary in light of new guidance approved by the agency in May.

By Donna Block

4 minute read

May 09, 2008 | National Law Journal

President George W. Bush intends to nominate Troy Paredes, a law professor from Washington University in St. Louis, to take up the Securities and Exchange Commission seat being vacated by Paul Atkins. The White House personnel announcement comes a day after Atkins announced that he would leave the agency when his term ends June 5. Paredes' five-year term will begin June 6, pending confirmation by the Senate.

By Donna Block

3 minute read

September 11, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In his construction law column, Kenneth M. Block of Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt, addresses the enforceability of notice provisions in construction contracts.

By Kenneth M. Block

8 minute read