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ArticleSEC Provides Stablecoin Guidance Amid Legislative DevelopmentsOn Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance issued guidance clarifying when certain stablecoins may not constitute securities under the federal securities laws.United StatesTechnologyKatten
ArticleAm I too special? Appointment of Special Purpose Liquidators where the firm was involved in a previous compliance auditWhere there is a potential for a conflict of interest, it is prudent to seek approval of the appointment from the court.AustraliaInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringCorrs Chambers Westgarth
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ArticleAn Encore: Annulling The Bankruptcy ProceedingsFollowing the conclusion of the EncoreFX Proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act ("CCAA"), Ernst & Young Inc.CanadaInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringMLT Aikins LLP
ArticleCRA's Power To Compel Taxpayers To Disclose Uncertain Tax Positions AffirmedCanada (National Revenue) v Atlas Tube Canada ULC1 is the latest in a series of cases considering the ability of the CRA to compel corporate disclosure of confidential reports analyzing the tax positions of a company.CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleM&A Trends For 2016The last 18 months has seen a rebirth in M&A. For the first time since the 2008 financial crisis, deal activity has reached pre-recession levels.GlobalCorporate/Commercial LawNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticlePrefabricated Facts: SEC Charges "Queen Of Mobile Homes," Others For Years-Long SchemeHolland & Knight's SECond Opinions Blog is excited to continute its Summer Series featuring posts written and researched by the associates in the Securities Enforcement Defense Team. United StatesComplianceHolland & Knight
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ArticleClaims Against Accounting Firms – Implications of Merck & Co. v. ReynoldsOn April 27, 2010, the US Supreme Court issued a decision that effectively tolled the statute of limitations applicable to securities fraud litigation until plaintiffs discover or reasonably should have discovered sufficient evidence of scienter to plead a fraud claim in conformity with the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA), i.e., fraudulent intent.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMayer Brown
ArticleLewis v. Epic Systems Opinion – Seventh Circuit Swimming Against The Tide On Mandatory Individual ArbitrationIn a sweeping May 26 opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit shook up the arbitral landscape and created a remarkable circuit split regarding the enforceability of arbitration agreements...United StatesEmployment and HRBakerHostetler
ArticleTextron - First Circuit Holds That Tax Accrual Workpapers Are Protected Work Product But Creates Uncertainty Regarding WaiverOn January 21, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued its much anticipated decision in “United States v. Textron”, 2009 WL 136752 (1st Cir. 2009), “aff’g in part, vacating in part and remanding” 507 F. Supp. 2d 138 (D. R.I. 2007). United StatesTaxSutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
ArticleWhere Are We With The Enforceability Of Class Action Waivers In Arbitration Agreements?The circuit split widened over the issue of whether employers can require employees, through an arbitration agreement, to waive their rights to bring class or collective actions against their employer. United StatesEmployment and HRMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleEconomic Conditions Changing, But Digital Health Still StrongThe digital health sector emerged as a juggernaut during the COVID-19 pandemic, with almost $15 billion invested in privately-held digital health companies in 2020 and nearly $30 billion invested last year...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFenwick
ArticleOpen For Business? An Overview Of Open Banking In CanadaThe concept of open banking is emerging internationally as the potential future of the banking industry, and this trend is beginning to gain traction in Canada as wellCanadaFinance and BankingMcMillan LLP
ArticleBrexit Update – Continue To Prepare For A Hard BrexitIn the last edition of Inside Life Sciences, we reported on the draft EU withdrawal agreement that had been provisionally agreed between the UK and the EU27, including in relation to a proposed transition period ...United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesMishcon de Reya LLP
ArticleSupreme Court Unanimously Narrows Scope Of Liability Under Section 11(a) Of Securities Act Of 1933In Slack Technologies, LLC v. Pirani,1 the Supreme Court on June 1, 2023, unanimously held that even in a case involving direct listing of both registered and unregistered securities...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP