The new year has not seen much improvement in the state of the debt markets, especially in Europe, but issuers of bonds may take advantage of one aspect of this gloomy market.

In the recent opinion by Vice Chancellor Glasscock, The Williams Companies, Inc. v. Energy Equity, LP, the Court of Chancery considered a request by plaintiff to enjoin defendant, Energy Equity, LP from attempting to terminate a Merger Agreement.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) has brought its first insider trading case involving an exchange-traded fund (ETF), filing a complaint against Spencer Mindlin and his father, Alfred Mindlin, in its second ever administrative insider trading enforcement proceeding.

Significant employee benefit obligations often arise in the context of corporate transactions. In particular, unfunded liabilities for defined benefit pension plans have the potential to add unexpected complications and costs to mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, asset sales, stock sales and other corporate reorganizations.

The Trump administration, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) leadership, has ushered in a push to "democratize" access to alternative investments.

Today, the House of Representatives passed the JOBS Act by a 380-41 vote. Last week, the Senate passed an identical version of the Act by 73-26. We expect President Obama to sign the JOBS Act into law in the coming days.

On October 13, 2011, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC Staff) issued guidance on the disclosure of cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents.

Leading offshore law firm, DQ Advocates, hosted its Global Tax Enforcement conference in September 2015 in the Isle of Man in conjunction with global law firm Latham & Watkins. - See more at: http://www.dq.im/news/dq-hosts-another-successful-global-tax-enforcement-conference#sthash.k7526rCJ.dpuf

On March 12, 2025, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued a no-action letter clarifying that issuers relying on Rule 506(c) of Regulation D...

On March 12, 2025, the staff of the Division of Corporate Finance (the staff) of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) concurrently issued a no-action letter and interpretive guidance via new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) that helpfully clarify and expand the circumstances in which "accredited investor" status may be verified through investor self-certification when the minimum investment amount of an offering crosses applicable thresholds.

On March 12, 2025, the SEC staff confirmed in a no-action letter that issuers may rely on high minimum investment levels, as well as investor self-certification...

While certain operational challenges are common to both conventional and Islamic banking systems, Islamic banking systems present unique compliance challenges that need to be managed and resolved.

On May 1, 2006, a new type of Japanese legal entity named the Godo Kaisha (GK) was born. Although it is commonly referred to as the Japanese LLC a GK differs from a US LLC in several important respects.

The transition to a new U.S. administration has led to a marked shift in regulatory tone for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Chairman Paul Atkins, who was appointed by President Trump...

On December 29, 2019, CPF Canada Holdings Corp. ("CPF"), a subsidiary of Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl, Thailand's largest agriculture conglomerate, acquired all of the shares of HyLife ...

On May 24, 2021, Justice Clarence Thomas delivered a unanimous decision for the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Territory of Guam v The United States, brought on behalf of Guam...

On March 12, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance issued a no-action letter providing a new safe harbor for Rule 506(c) offerings...

On October 4, 2011, the New York Attorney General and the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York filed separate lawsuits against Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon)

On March 12, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a no-action letter (No-Action Letter) to clarify the verification process for accredited investors under Rule 506(c).

On March 12, 2025, the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance issued a no-action letter providing interpretive guidance with respect to the requirement to verify a purchaser's accredited investor status in a Rule 506(c)...