ISS has announced a new program that allows companies to verify the data that ISS will use to evaluate a new or amended equity plan.

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act requires the SEC to change its rules so that advertising will be permitted in certain private placements.

Within the past two months, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the city of Harrisburg, PA; the state of Illinois; and the city of Victorville, CA, with securities fraud.

Law360 published an article that originally distributed as a firm Legal Alert by Brad Austin, Curtis Griner and Simon Cox.

Companies listed in the U.S. are required by Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act to report whether they manufacture products that incorporate so called conflict minerals.

On Oct. 21, 2010, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) released a revised model limited partnership agreement (New LPA) to assist investment funds applying for a license to operate as a small business investment company under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.

This month, the U.S. Small Business Administration released an updated SBIC TechNote 9: Guidance for Obtaining a Regulatory Exemption for "Overline" Investments, which supersedes its original release in April 2002.

The SEC has adopted provisions which prevent felons and other bad actors from relying on Rule 506 of Regulation D, the most frequently used private placement rule.

The SEC announced the results of its investigation into violations of the securities laws requiring corporate officers, directors and major shareholders to disclose their transactions.

On February 20, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held its annual SEC Speaks conference, which updated the public regarding the staff’s work over the last year and its plans for 2015.

An annual survey prepared by the Center for Political Accountability and released last week indicates that an increasing number of large companies are adopting policies and procedures designed to improve transparency and oversight of their political activities.

Recent deal data shows that the Food & Beverage M&A market saw significant activity in 2013.

Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6), a litigant seeking a corporate adversary's deposition may insist that the corporation designate an individual to testify on the corporation's behalf about designated topics.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) continue to vigorously enforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

Unlike the work product doctrine, the attorney-client privilege provides absolute protection if properly created and not waived. In State v. Lowery, No. COA11-673, 2012 N.C. App. LEXIS 288, at *13 (N.C. Ct. App. Feb. 21, 2012), a criminal defendant argued that two witnesses' attorney-client privilege claim "should 'give way,' to [his] right to question a witness about private conversations with his or her attorney."

As we recently detailed, a South Carolina federal district court held on April 13, 2012 that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) does not have statutory authority to force employers to post notices that the NLRB claims are designed to inform employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (the Act).

The introduction of the new health and work assessment and advisory service will be phased in, offering state-funded occupational health assistance for employees, employers and GPs.

If an employee benefit plan has a financial interest in or signature authority over a foreign financial account, such as a bank account, brokerage account, mutual fund, trust, or other type of foreign financial account, the Bank Secrecy Act may require the plan to report the account annually to the IRS by filing Form TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR).

IRS and DOL each have a stake in preventing the misclassification of workers as independent contractors, rather than employees.

The Internal Revenue Service recently issued final regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The final regulations are substantially similar to the proposed regulations issued by the IRS in 2011.