ArticleUpcoming Event: 2020 TechGC SPAC ForumSPACs and Direct Listings have emerged as a significant new liquidity path for high growth tech companies over the last several months. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
ArticleUS Corporate Law News: California Assembly Passes Board Gender Diversity BillOn August 30, 2018, the California Senate passed Senate Bill 826 requiring publicly traded companies based in California to have women on their board of directors, a day after the California AssemblyUnited StatesCorporate/Commercial LawWithers LLP
ArticleUS Corporate Law News: SEC Expands The Scope Of SRC Scaled DisclosuresOn June 28, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission expanded the number of smaller companies eligible to comply with scaled disclosure requirements ...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawWithers LLP
ArticleUS Corporate Law News: Supreme Court Finds Anti-Steering Provisions Do Not Violate The Sherman ActOn June 25, 2018, the Supreme Court held that a contractual provision between American Express ("Amex")United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawWithers LLP
ArticleUS Restricted Party Screening: Launching A New ProgramPartner Alexandra Baj and associate Ryan Pereira, co-authored an article published in Issue 31 of Export Compliance Manager...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawSteptoe LLP
ArticleU.S. Securities And Exchange Commission Releases Proposed Rule On Climate Risk DisclosureAs previously reported, on March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") proposed amendments to Regulations S-K and S-X that would require registrants to provide...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawJones Day
ArticleU.S. Senate Confirms Isabel Guzman As SBA AdministratorThe U.S. Senate confirmed Isabel Guzman as Administrator of the Small Business Administration ("SBA") by a bipartisan vote of 81-17.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleValuation Risk ReviewCorporate partner Ronald M. Feiman's article "Valuation Issues for Registered Investment Company Directors – Recent Developments and Surprises" appeared in the Summer 2016, Issue Two of Voltaire Advisors. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
VideoVenture Philanthropy, Impact Investing And More…(Video)Presenter, Association of Corporate Counsel, National Capital Region—Nonprofits & Associations Committee and ACC Nonprofits Network, 2022 Nonprofits and Associations Conference...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawArnold & Porter
ArticleWeinberg Center For Corporate Governance Holds Its 2024 Distinguished Speaker And PanelThe John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance of the University of Delaware recently put on a great program with two very timely and important presentations. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawDuane Morris LLP
PodcastWhat Does The SEC Approved NASDAQ Diversity Proposal Mean For Boards? (Podcast)On this episode of Kelley Drye's Legal Download, Senior Associate Courtney Kleshinski and Special Counsel Shanin Farmer will discuss NASDAQ's Diversity Proposal, approved by the SEC in August 2021...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawKelley Drye & Warren LLP
ArticleWhat Is In A Name? "Corporation" Versus "Limited Liability Company"A dispute in Georgia may turn on the question of whether a corporation is equivalent to an LLC. As reported, Palmetto Pipeline Company LLC is challenging the denial of its ability to put in a pipeline and, in connection therewith, exercise the power of eminent domain. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawStoll Keenon Ogden PLLC
VideoWhat to Look Out for in a Preferred Stock Financing Term Sheet (Video Content)You need to think about the economic terms. It's critical to be sure the economics reflect the value you expect to be placed on your company. You should also look at the legal terms and market norms. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawWilmerHale
ArticleWhat’s Next For The Commission?At a recent program, S.E.C. Speaks, Chair White noted that the Commission continues to move forward to complete rulemakings required under the JOBS Act related to exempt offerings.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMorrison Foerster
VideoWhistleblower Systems Support Social Values (Video)Jane Norberg, partner in the firm's Securities & Enforcement practice and former Chief of the SEC's Office of the Whistleblower, offers new considerations for the "Social" aspects of ESG. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawArnold & Porter
ArticleWho Exactly Is Soliciting Proxies?John's post reminded me of my own post about six years ago questioning whether the SEC was confused about who solicits proxies.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawAllen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
ArticleWhom Should The Law Protect - The Borrower/Issuer Or Lender/Purchaser?The many California laws are intended to protect borrowers. The California Financing Law, for example, provides that it is to be liberally construed to, among other things, "protect borrowers against unfair practices by some lenders, having due regard for the interests of legitimate and scrupulous lenders".United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawAllen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
ArticleWill SB 260 Result In Expensive, Inaccurate And Duplicative Disclosures?Last month, I wrote about the potential impact of the enactment of SB 260 (Wiener & Stern) on small businesses.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawAllen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
VideoWomen Win The Vote A Fireside Chat With Rep. Joanna E. McClinton - Recap (Video)In celebration of Women's History Month, Buchanan's CDIO Lloyd Freeman hosted a virtual fireside chat with Pennsylvania State Representative Joanna E. McClinton.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawBuchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Article‘The HLEP Podcast' – Jason KentOn episode 18 of the Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project (HLEP) Podcast, Jason Kent, partner and co-chair of Cooley's public companies practice, discusses what it's like to advise...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP