Since the release of ChatGPT 3.5 in November 2022, public interest in artificial intelligence (AI) has surged in a classic example of a hype cycle. As with past technological breakthroughs, companies may be tempted to...more
8/6/2024
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On October 10, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted final rules amending (the “Amendments”) Schedules 13D and 13G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) to modernize its...more
10/16/2023
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934
During an open meeting on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) voted 3-2 along party lines to adopt new rules (collectively referred to as the “Private Funds...more
8/29/2023
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In February 2022, the Security and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed an amendment (the “Amendment”) to Schedules 13D and 13G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to modernize its reporting rules and ultimately to...more
On November 19, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt amendments that will modernize, simplify and enhance certain financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K. The amendments are intended...more
On October 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) voted to propose a new limited, conditional exemption from the broker registration requirements of Section 15(a) of the Securities Exchange...more
On Wednesday, August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) changed the investment landscape as we know it by modestly relaxing the eligibility rules for investment in private offerings. The Adopting...more
9/10/2020
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Non-Enforcement - States are Accommodating Crowdfunding Offerings While the SEC Continues to Ponder Crowdfunding Rules -
The SEC first proposed rules in October 2013 for the crowdfunding exemption which was included in...more
8/3/2015
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Asset Valuations ,
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JOBS Act ,
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Re: Possible SRO for Investment Advisers and Fiduciary Standard for Broker-Dealers — What Others Are Saying -
In the ongoing debate over whether a supervisory regulatory agency, other than the SEC, should be delegated...more