By: Chris Kelly, Jones Day IN RECENT YEARS, THE STAFF OF THE U.S. SECURITIES AND Exchange Commission (SEC) has undertaken an initiative to bolster capital formation, including by providing companies more flexibility to access U.S. capital markets. As...

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By: Stuart Gelfond and Joshua Wechsler , Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Hayley Cohen , Tradeweb Item 503(c) (17 C.F.R. § 229.503) of Regulation S-K requires that an issuer include in its registration statement a risk factor disclosure...

By: Michael P. Pappas , Michael P. Pappas Law Firm, P.C. This article discusses ways to reduce the risk of litigation when hiring someone away from a competitor. Litigation involving trade secrets, non-compete agreements, and other postemployment restrictive...