ArticleMicro Offering Safe Harbor Act Passes HouseOn November 9, 2017, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2201, the Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act, by a vote of 232-188. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMorrison Foerster
ArticleNext SEC Advisory Committee Meeting ScheduledThe SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. ET.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMorrison Foerster
ArticleRule 504 Small Entity Compliance GuideThe Securities and Exchange Commission recently released a Small Entity Compliance Guide for IssuersUnited StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMorrison Foerster
ArticleSEC Chair Mary Jo White Announces Departure PlansToday the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a press release noting that Chair White intends to leave her post at the end of the Obama Administration. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMorrison Foerster
ArticleSEC Government-Business ForumIn a departure from prior practice, this year's SEC Government-Business Forum, an annual event typically held at the SEC's offices in Washington, DC...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMorrison Foerster
ArticleSEC-NYU Program On Shareholder EngagementThe Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Economic and Risk Analysis is hosting a session in collaboration with New York University's Salomon Center for the Study of Financial Institutions...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMorrison Foerster
ArticleSenate Passes SEC Small Business Advocate ActOn December 10, the Senate passed H.R. 3784, the SEC Small Business Advocate Act, without amendment and by unanimous consent. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMorrison Foerster
ArticleThe Outlook For China's Outbound M&A Activities In 2020Marcia Ellis, M&A Partner and Co-head of the firm's Asia Private Equity Practice, was interviewed by the South China Morning Post on the outlook for China's outbound M&A activities in 2020.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMorrison Foerster
ArticleUpcoming SEC Open MeetingYesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it will hold an open meeting on February 21st at 10 a.m. to consider various matters ...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMorrison Foerster
ArticleVenture Capital ValuationsIn a recent paper, "Squaring Venture Capital Valuations with Reality," authors Will Gornall and Ilya A. Stebulaev review and consider valuations for a sample of unicorns. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMorrison Foerster
ArticleJames Koukios And Haima Marlier Join Ethicast For A Deep Dive Into Third Party Messaging (Video)MoFo partners James Koukios and Haima Marlier tap into their extensive legal and governmental expertise to talk about what risks third party messaging really poses...United StatesCriminal LawMorrison Foerster
ArticleCommittee Recommendations For U.S. Public Equity MarketsThe Committee on Capital Markets Regulation released a report setting forth certain recommendations that are intended to revive the public equity markets. United StatesFinance and BankingMorrison Foerster
ArticleTreatment Of Educational ISAs Under Federal And Select State Anti-Discrimination StatutesIn an earlier paper, we considered whether ISAs should be subject to federal consumer credit statutes, including the Truth in Lending Act ("TILA")United StatesFinance and BankingMorrison Foerster
ArticlePresidential Actions On Regulatory Rollback: The Order Of The OrdersSince his inauguration on January 20, 2017, President Trump has issued a number of presidential orders and memoranda relating to the reduction of regulation.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorMorrison Foerster
ArticleLife Sciences Patent Trends In 2022 – Doctrine Of EquivalentsThe Federal Circuit continues to tighten the standards for written description of functional claims, particularly in the biologics realm...United StatesIntellectual PropertyMorrison Foerster
PodcastA Court Decision Reducing Access To Preventive Services Under The Affordable Care Act (Podcast)Joe Palmore was a guest on the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Public Health on Call podcast discussing a U.S. district court in Texas...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMorrison Foerster
VideoFOX 5 On The Hill: Joe Palmore (Video)Joe Palmore, a former clerk for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, shared his memories of the late Supreme Court justice.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMorrison Foerster
ArticleBDC Surveys And Other ResourcesBDCs were created in 1980 in order to enhance capital formation for small- and medium-sized companies.United StatesStrategyMorrison Foerster
ArticlePresident Signs SEC Small Business Advocate Act Into LawOn December 16, 2016, President Obama signed H.R. 3784, the SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016...United StatesStrategyMorrison Foerster
ArticleU.S. Chamber Requests SEC Guidance On Impact Of Tax Law ChangesThe US Chamber of Commerce submitted a letter to the SEC noting the challenges that may exist for many public companies, especially those with complex global operations, by the recent passage of the tax changes.United StatesTaxMorrison Foerster