The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Katayun I. Jaffari and Paul D. Hallgren | November 2, 2020
In September 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 to adopt amendments to certain disclosure rules for public companies in an effort to modernize information that is presented to investors.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Robert L. Hickok, Whitney R. Redding and Jay A. Dubow | September 1, 2020
Standing alone, the Halliburton II decision offers a deceivingly simple rule for lower courts to apply when deciding whether to certify a class where the plaintiffs invoke, and the defendants attempt to rebut, the fraud-on-the-market theory.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Katayun I. Jaffari and Lindsey M. Stillwell | August 3, 2020
This article investigates the current state of disclosure requirements as well as how companies are approaching ESG disclosure demands and the opponents to such demands.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Timothy D. Katsiff, David L. Axelrod and Brittany M. Giusini-Tsoflias | July 29, 2020
In a recent opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court held the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has the authority under Section 78u(d)(5) to seek disgorgement as an equitable remedy as long as the amount of disgorgement does not exceed a wrongdoer's net profits and is awarded for victims. In the underlying action, the SEC brought a civil case against the petitioners.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Robert L. Hickok, Jay A. Dubow and Whitney R. Redding | May 28, 2020
A consistent theme has emerged in the SEC's COVID-19 response: the commission wants to offer flexibility to account for unavoidable difficulties that have arisen due to the pandemic, but the law still applies.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Katayun I. Jaffari and Sarah B. Dannecker | April 27, 2020
This article discusses some of the key considerations public companies should take into account as they transition from a physical in-person shareholder meeting to a virtual meeting format.
By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum | April 17, 2020
Randy Mastro, co-chair of the firm's litigation practice group, describes the growing wave of lawsuits.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Robert L. Hickok, Jay A. Dubow and Robyn R. English-Mezzino | February 27, 2020
The OCIE report adds significantly to this point by illuminating the policies and procedures that organizations are implementing to prevent cybersecurity threats and address incidents if or when they occur.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Lizzy McLellan | February 26, 2020
G. Jeffrey Boujoukos was a partner at the firm before joining the Securities and Exchange Commission more than a decade ago.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Peter A. Jaslow and Joanna Jiang | January 27, 2020
The accredited investor exemption has been widely and frequently used in private capital raising activities for many years. The exemption is one of…
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