In recent months, several new magistrate judges have been appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

It all seems simple enough. The concept of "offer" is broad under the securities laws, so companies and underwriters need to be careful about any publicity in connection with a securities transaction. But in practice, the puzzling questions come thick and fast.

The purpose of this article is to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about second lien financings. These financings have become increasingly popular over the last year or so, and we think they offer a financing alternative that will remain on the menu for years to come.

The tenth of the FTC's Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century, held at the FTC Constitution Center in Washington, D.C. on March 20, 2019,

Recent rulings by courts in a number of jurisdictions (UK, Australia, United States, and the European Union) are resulting in increased disclosure of oral statements and interview materials produced by leniency applicants.

Welcome to the fourth edition of the quarterly BVI Corporate Review for 2025, covering recent developments in the British Virgin Islands.

On December 20, 2011, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the CFTC or Commission) held an open meeting where it approved two final rules and one final order promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank).

This update summarizes the key provisions of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the "Sarbanes-Oxley Act," "Sarbanes-Oxley," or the "Act"), and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the "SEC") rules under the Act relevant to foreign private issuers (a term that covers most non-U.S. issuers, other than foreign governments). It is current through September 1, 2004.

The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division continues to ramp up its private litigation amicus program after vowing to be more involved ...

Answers to the questions in sections 1 and 2 generally describe the rules provided by the Uniform Commercial Code ("UCC"), a model statute enacted with some variations in each state, and answers to question 4.10 and the questions in section 6 generally describe the rules provided by the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, in each case unless otherwise specified.

The USPTO remains fully operational during the government shutdown.

Recently a purported shareholder of certain special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) initiated derivative lawsuits asserting that the SPACs are investment companies...

Elon Musk's decision to lay down his sword and purchase Twitter allowed the Delaware Court of Chancery to resume its work out of the national spotlight.

As almost everyone with an e-mail account knows, the volume of unsolicited commercial e-mail ("UCE," more commonly referred to as "junk e-mail" or "spam") transmitted through the Internet has increased dramatically over the last two years. Analysts estimate that more than 261 billion junk e-mail messages were received by Internet users in 2002 - an 86 percent increase over the number of messages received the previous year.

The term, which is widely used as ESG in practice, is the abbreviation of the initials of the English phrase "Environmental, Social and Governance".

We hope our experience—both inside and outside these agencies—will provide insights that help you make more informed decisions for your business.

Recently a purported shareholder of certain special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) initiated derivative lawsuits asserting that the SPACs are investment companies under the Investment Company...

Generally, restrictive covenants are contract provisions or stand-alone agreements made between an employer and an employee which prohibit the employee from taking certain post-employment actions...

Delaware courts issued several important decisions in September implicating, inter alia, Section 220 requests for books and records, board of director fiduciary...