ArticleAssessing Fair Value Inputs In Volatile MarketsAs recent market events surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic have reminded us, markets can change quickly. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawDuff and Phelps
ArticleAvoiding Price-Gouging Pitfalls While Navigating Price Increases In The Era Of COVID-19. But there are actions companies can take to minimize the risk of a collision with state attorneys general and/or class actions filed by private litigants.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawJones Day
ArticleCOVID-19: The New Ordinary Course In M&A Transactions?In response to the coronavirus pandemic which has shut down large sectors of the economy around the world, companies are grappling to come to terms with declines in revenue due to social-distancing...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMilbank
ArticleLiability Management In Uncertain TimesThe potentially significant economic downturn in 2020 triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, and for companies in the energy sector, extremely low commodity prices...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawAkin
ArticlePandemic For Profit? – SEC Enforcement Patrols Press ReleasesIn times of crisis, fraudsters attempt to exploit the latest news developments to lure investors into scams, and the once-in-a-century global health crisis we are currently facing is no exception.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleRulemaking Petition To Allow Use Of E-SignaturesThree Silicon Valley firms, Cooley being one, have submitted a rulemaking petition to the SEC asking the SEC to amend Rules 11 and 302 of Reg S-T to allow the use of electronic signatures in SEC filings.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
ArticleSEC Chair Clayton Addresses Financial Stability Oversight Council At the end of last week SEC Chair Jay Clayton addressed the Financial Stability Oversight Council focusing on three areas: market function market monitoring and corporate and other issuer disclosure.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
ArticleSEC Extends Reporting Deadlines And Relaxes Proxy RulesOn March 25, 2020, the SEC issued an order (superseding its earlier order from March 4, 2020) providing companies with additional time to make regulatory filings otherwise due between March 1...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawA&O Shearman
ArticleSEC Officials Urge AMAC To Recommend Operational Changes In Light Of PandemicSEC Chair Jay Clayton and Commissioner Hester M. Peirce encouraged members of the Asset Management Advisory Committee ("AMAC") to provide recommendations on operational requirements in light of the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSEC Reviews Record For 2020In its annual report for 2020, the Division described its "triage" of 16,000 COVID-19 related tips, complaints and referrals.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleSilicon Valley Venture Capital Survey – First Quarter 2020We analyzed the terms of 230 venture financings closed in the first quarter of 2020 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawFenwick
PodcastThe Ins And "Outs" Of Earn Out Agreements (Podcast)This week on Legal Visionaries our host, Mary Vandenack, founder and managing partner at Vandenack Weaver, talks to Evan Levine and Nainesh Shah, partners at Complete Advisors LLC, about Earn Out Agreements and why COVID brought more attention to them.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawDuggan Bertsch
ArticleThrasio Hits Unicorn Status With Series C FundingNew York – July 22, 2020 – Cooley advised Thrasio, the largest acquirer of Amazon businesses and one of the top 25 sellers on Amazon, on its $260 million Series C financing led by Advent International.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCooley LLP
Article‘Tis The Season Of Charitable GivingAs the year winds down, the fundraising efforts of many charitable organizations ramp up. This is for good reason as, on average, charitable organizations raise around 40% of their annualUnited StatesCorporate/Commercial LawDickinson Wright PLLC
ArticleA "First-in-the-Nation" Vaccine Mandate – NYC's Guidance On The Private Employer Vaccine MandateOn December 15, 2021, New York City released highly anticipated guidance and a helpful FAQ regarding compliance with Mayor Bill de Blasio's private sector "first-in-the-nation" vaccine mandate.United StatesEmployment and HRObermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel
ArticleAt-Home COVID Tests Must Be Reimbursed By Insurance CompaniesGroup health plans and health insurance issuers are now required to cover the cost of over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 diagnostic tests.United StatesEmployment and HRWilliams Mullen
ArticleCourt Affirms Stay Of OSHA Vaccinate-or-Test Emergency Temporary StandardIn a very strongly worded 22-page opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reaffirmed its earlier stay of OSHA's COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard calling for employee vaccination or weekly testing ...United StatesEmployment and HRCozen O'Connor
ArticleEEOC Releases Updated And Expanded COVID-19 GuidanceOn December 16, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released updated and expanded guidance addressing questions related to the COVID-19 pandemic that arise under the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws. United StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticleEmployers Must Stay FFCRA Compliant To Avoid LitigationThe Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) is set to expire on December 31, 2020, but employers must remain diligent in complying with their responsibilities as employment litigation...United StatesEmployment and HRReinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren SC