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On April 14, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") proposed a rule that would require persons that purchase or sell publicly traded securities in excess of certain amounts per month or per day to identify themselves to the SEC.

On February 13, 2009, the House and Senate passed the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” (“ARRA”), a $787.2 billion spending and tax cut stimulus package. President Obama is expected to sign the ARRA into law on February 17th.

On September 30, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit published its long-awaited opinion on “Stein v. Paradigm Mirasol, LLC”, which marks a milestone in federal jurisprudence concerning the proper application of the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (“ILSA or Disclosure Act”) in condominium purchaser lawsuits in the state of Florida. ILSA is a detailed, complicated area of federal law occupying 20 distinct subsections of Chapter 42 of Title 15.

On July 9, 2009, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued much-anticipated guidance for Treasury’s renewable energy grant program.

The current global financial crisis, government bailouts and the ensuing contraction of the credit markets have led to calls for increased regulation and government oversight of Wall Street.

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, commonly known as "SPACs," have recently surged in popularity as an alternative to traditional acquisition vehicles, due to their ability to raise capital through the public equity markets.

On February 13, 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") proposed amendments to Form ADV Part II and certain rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act"), which would significantly alter the manner and form in which investment advisers registered with the Commission disclose information about their operations to clients and prospective clients.

Recently, the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board adopted significant guidance concerning the sourcing of sales of software and computer-related services. Because there is scant state guidance associated with sourcing these transactions, the Governing Board’s actions provide meaningful simplification to multi-state taxpayers.

On September 10, 2007, Treasury and the IRS released Notice 2007-78 (the “Notice”), providing limited additional relief and guidance with respect to nonqualified deferred compensation plans under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”).

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On August 8, 2005, President Bush signed into law the Domenici-Barton Energy Policy Act of 2005 ("Domenici-Barton" or "the Act"). This Legal Alert summarizes the provisions in Title III of the Act related to natural gas price reporting and price transparency, in the context of related events in the last two years.

The coverage mandates and insurance reforms in Subtitles A and C of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will require significant changes to employer-sponsored health plans.

On November 3, 2005, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN"), Department of Treasury promulgated long-awaited final rules for insurance companies under the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the PATRIOT Act.

In an effort to improve disclosure regarding compensation received by executive officers and directors of public companies, the SEC at an open meeting held on January 17, 2006 voted to propose amendments to the existing compensation disclosure requirements.

The American Law Institute – American Bar Association ("ALI-ABA"), in cooperation with the Financial Services Institute, recently held a conference on SEC/NASD Compliance.