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Recent Trends and Developments in Corporate Environmental Social Governance
By: Sara K. Orr and Sofia Dolores Martos, Kirkland & Ellis LLP This article provides an introduction to the concept of corporate environmental social governance (ESG); generally describes the disclosure frameworks adopted by companies in connection...
sheika
over 3 years ago
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U.S. Supreme Court Securities Litigation Decisions
By: Susan L. Saltzstein, Mollie Kornreich, and Kyle J. Schwartz Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP This article highlights a selection of U.S. Supreme Court decisions that touch on key aspects of the securities laws, including (1) liability...
sheika
over 3 years ago
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Market Trends 2020/21: Shareholder Proposals
By: Trevor S. Norwitz, Sabastian V. Niles, and Justin C. Nowell, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz This article discusses recent market trends related to shareholder proposals, a popular and effective mechanism enabling shareholders to recommend or...
Evansj5
over 3 years ago
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Impact of Biden-Harris Administration on Financial Regulation
By: Amy J. Greer and A. Valerie Mirko , Baker & Mckenzie LLP This article discusses the change in the U.S. presidential administration, including its impact on financial regulation generally and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...
Alainna Nichols
over 3 years ago
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Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
By: David A. Curtiss , Proskauer Rose LLP This article discusses recent market trends regarding special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), covering notable transactions, deal structure and process, and other key market trends, and provides an outlook...
Alainna Nichols
over 3 years ago
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Public Company Reporting and Corporate Governance
By: Alex May and William Erlain , Jenner & Block LLP This article provides an overview of the notable market trends in corporate governance and public company reporting in 2019 and early 2020 and the outlook for the remainder of 2020. IN 2019...
Alainna Nichols
over 3 years ago
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Pandemic Preparation: 72-Hour Response Plan to Government Inquiry
By: Charles J. Clark , Barry A. Bohrer , and Christian J. Ascunce , Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES GUIDANCE COVERING KEY questions that your organization may face as a result of a regulatory and enforcement inquiry during COVID-19...
Evansj5
over 4 years ago
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COVID-19 from a Securities Law Perspective
By: Michael L. Hermsen, Anna Pinedo, and Laura D. Richman , Mayer Brown LLP THE ARTICLE ALSO HIGHLIGHTS KEY FORM 10-K AND FORM 10-Q matters, including risk factors, management discussion and analysis (MD&A), and financial statement issues, and examines...
Alainna Nichols
over 4 years ago
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COVID-19 Update: Q&A for Public Companies
By: Davina K. Kaile , Gabriella A. Lombardi , Christina F. Pearson , and Stanton D. Wong , Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP This Q&A addresses some of the most frequently asked questions of public companies on how to navigate the challenges posed...
Alainna Nichols
over 4 years ago
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COVID-19 Ramifications for Public Companies—SEC Disclosures, SEC Filings, and Shareholder Meeting Logistics
By: Laura D. Richman and Michael L. Hermsen , Mayer Brown LLP This article discusses some key ramifications of the coronavirus outbreak for public companies. In addition to a host of significant general business concerns, such as those relating to liquidity...
Alainna Nichols
over 4 years ago
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SEC Reporting Companies: Considering the Impact of the Coronavirus on Public Disclosure and Other Obligations
By: Mark S. Bergman , John C. Kennedy , and Christopher J. Cummings , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Introduction This article discusses some key areas of focus regarding the coronavirus outbreak. It also highlights conditional relief...
Alainna Nichols
over 4 years ago
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SEC Issues Statement on Coronavirus Reporting Considerations and Potential Relief
By: Mark S. Bergman , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Introduction This article discusses the joint Public Statement 1 issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton, SEC Division of Corporation...
Alainna Nichols
over 4 years ago
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Policy Updates for the 2020 Proxy Season
By: David A. Bell , Ran Ben-Tzur , James D. Evans , Robert A. Freedman and Amanda L. Rose , Fenwick & West LLP This article discusses the updates issued by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis to their voting policies for the...
Alainna Nichols
over 4 years ago
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High Yield vs. Investment Grade Covenants
By: David Azarkh and Sean Dougherty, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP There are fundamental differences between the covenants of high yield and investment grade debt securities. While investment grade covenants tend to be less restrictive and more...
Alainna Nichols
over 4 years ago
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Negotiating an Underwriting Agreement
By: Anna Pinedo, Brian Hirshberg , and Raffi Garnighian, Mayer Brown LLP In connection with a registered securities offering, the underwriters of the offering typically enter into an underwriting agreement with the issuer of the securities and any selling...
Alainna Nichols
over 4 years ago
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Financial Definitions in High-Yield Indentures
By: Timothy B. Howell and Alex Petrossian , Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP The defined terms in any agreement are considered as the building blocks upon which the rest of the agreement is based, particularly when it comes to the negative covenants...
Alainna Nichols
over 5 years ago
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Reverse Mergers
By: Paul M. Rodel , Nicholas P. Pellicani , and Joel D. Salomon, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP This article examines market trends in reverse mergers by addressing recent notable transactions, deal structure and process, deal terms, disclosure trends...
Alainna Nichols
over 5 years ago
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Business Development Companies
By: Nicole M. Runyan and William J. Tuttle, Proskauer Rose LLP Increasing numbers of asset managers are evaluating the potential benefits of including a business development company (BDC) within their suite of managed funds and accounts. A BDC is a...
Alainna Nichols
over 5 years ago
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Corporate Debt Securities in U.S. Capital Markets
By: Ari B. Blaut and Daniel R. Loeser , Sullivan & Cromwell LLP The U.S. debt capital markets are an important source of capital for companies that borrow money to finance their businesses. Companies borrow money for a variety of reasons, from financing...
Alainna Nichols
over 5 years ago
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Market Trends: Employee Stock Ownership Plans
By: Rebecca G. DiStefano and Jeffrey S. Kahn , Greenbert Traurig, P.A. This market trends article covers employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), which are a combination of a tax-qualified retirement plan and a corporate finance tool, and addresses recent...
Alainna Nichols
over 5 years ago
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Securities Regulation and Enforcement
By: David L. Kornblau and Gerald W. Hodgkins Overview The enforcement and regulatory priorities of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have begun to come into focus now that SEC Chairman Jay Clayton has been in office for nearly a year and...
Alainna Nichols
over 5 years ago
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Top 10 Practice Tips: Secondary Offerings
By: Steven J. Slutzky, Kevin R. Grondahl, and Nicholas P. Pellicani THIS ARTICLE COVERS 10 PRACTICAL TIPS THAT COUNSEL in a secondary offering can use to facilitate execution and avoid common pitfalls. Secondary offerings of equity securities by stockholders...
Alainna Nichols
over 5 years ago
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Corporate Board Diversity Requirements Expand: Guidance for Corporations
By: Trevor Norwitz, Sabastian V. Niles, and Jenny Lin THE CALIFORNIA STATUTE, CA S.B. 826, REQUIRES “a domestic general corporation or foreign corporation that is a publicly held corporation, as defined, whose principal executive offices, according...
Alainna Nichols
over 5 years ago
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Updates and Legal Developments
ABA Releases New Guidelines For Lawyers Who Experience Data Breaches By: Lexis Practice Advisor Attorney Team THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION (ABA) RECENTLY issued Formal Opinion 483, addressing lawyers’ ethical obligations to their clients after...
Alainna Nichols
over 6 years ago
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Top 10 Practice Tips: Risk Factor Disclosures
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...
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