The SEC recently adopted rules implementing Title V and Title VI of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”) and Title LXXXV of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (the “FAST Act”). Title V and...more
6/2/2016
/ Accredited Investors ,
Corporate Issuers ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
JOBS Act ,
Registration ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Safe Harbors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Title V ,
Title VI
Nearly five years after the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”) was enacted in July 2010, the SEC approved proposed rules required under Section 954 of the Act. Section 954 of the Act added...more
8/10/2015
/ Clawbacks ,
Corporate Officers ,
Delisting ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Financial Restatements ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Incentive Stock Options ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulation S-K ,
Section 10D ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act
On March 13, 2015, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced settlement proceedings against officers, directors, and major shareholders of several companies that were recently taken private for failing to update...more
4/1/2015
/ Board of Directors ,
CEOs ,
Directors ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Insider Trading ,
Private Company Shares ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Schedule 13D ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shareholders
On February 9, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) proposed amendments to its rules to implement Section 955 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”),...more
On January 16, 2015, the Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Staff”) announced that the Staff will express no views on no-action requests, arguing that shareholder proposals...more
On September 10, 2014, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced settlements with officers, directors, and significant shareholders for violating federal securities laws requiring information about their...more