Episode 377 -- Refocusing Due Diligence on Cartels and TCOs
FCPA Compliance Report: Death of CTA
The Terminator: The QPRT as a Wealth Transfer Strategy and CTA Updates
RoboCop: Overview of Corporate Basics and Compliance Filings
The Corporate Transparency Act
John Wick - What You Need To Know about the Corporate Transparency Act
Cannabis Law Now Podcast: Cannabis Companies and the Corporate Transparency Act
Examining FinCEN FAQs, Proposed Legislation and Other CTA Developments
Navigating the Corporate Transparency Act - Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
John Neiman on the Corporate Transparency Act
Webinar: Corporate Transparency Act
What Nonprofit Leaders Need To Know About the Corporate Transparency Act
Navigating Russia Sanctions
What Will the Corporate Transparency Act Mean for Your Business? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 30]
Gary Kalman on Corruption and Compliance Programs
Compliance Perspectives: Due Diligence and Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO)
Episode 8 -- The Critical Importance of Beneficial Ownership to Compliance
New register of beneficial ownership of UK real estate
FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 341, Brian Alster on the Problem of Beneficial Ownership
Key Points - Revised guidance from the SEC regarding ownership reporting is making institutional investors circumspect about raising issues with management. - Seeking to influence a company’s executive compensation, or...more
Since the beginning of the year, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance staff (Corp Fin Staff) has issued several important statements and interpretations, including a Staff Legal...more
On February 11, 2025, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance ("Staff") of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or the "Commission") issued new and updated Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations on...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued a new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation, Question 103.12 (C&DI), that may significantly impact how public companies engage with their shareholders....more
As companies prepare for engagement with their shareholders in connection with the 2025 annual meeting season, they should be prepared for a change in the approach followed by institutional investors. These changes are being...more
On February 11, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporate Finance (Corp Fin) posted two Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs): revised Question 103.11 and new Question 103.12 related to a...more
The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance recently issued new guidance regarding when shareholders can file beneficial ownership reports on Schedule 13G. While the 11 February 2025 Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation...more
The SEC Staff recently issued new guidance (C&DI 103.12) on how a shareholder’s engagement with a company’s management could disqualify the shareholder from using the SEC’s short-form Schedule 13G....more
On February 11 and 12, 2025, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provided a pre-Valentine’s Day treat for public companies and shareholders to digest in the...more
On February 11, 2025, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) updated its Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) relating to Regulation 13D-G beneficial ownership reporting by revising Question 103.11...more
Earlier this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The complaint alleges that Mr. Musk in acquiring shares of Twitter failed to file a...more
SEC Penalizes Director for Misleading D&O Questionnaire Response - The SEC recently brought an enforcement action against a director for causing violations of the proxy rules by failing to disclose a close personal...more
On June 24, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided Packer ex rel. 1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. v. Raging Capital Management, LLC, reversing a district court decision that had held that a shareholder...more
In the February edition of our Public Company Watch, we cover key issues impacting public companies, including Exxon Mobil filing a complaint seeking a declaratory judgment to exclude a shareholder proposal from Arjuna...more
On October 10, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to the reporting requirements relating to beneficial ownership. As outlined below, the amendments (i) shorten the deadlines to file for...more
Welcome to Saul Ewing’s Public Companies Quarterly Update series. Our intent is to, on a quarterly basis, highlight important legal developments of which we think public companies should be aware. This edition is related to...more
Similar to the controlling beneficiary regulation in Mexico, next year the United States will enter into force a new obligation for most U.S. companies, including those with Mexican shareholders, to report information about...more
In Roth v. Foris Ventures, LLC, Nos. 22-16632, 22-16633, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 30081 (9th Cir. Nov. 13, 2023), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit partially reversed the dismissal of a shareholder...more
The SEC shortened Schedule 13D and Schedule 13G beneficial ownership reporting deadlines and amended disclosure requirements. The SEC modified and accelerated the initial filing and amendment deadlines, as well as...more
On October 10, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final amendments to the rules that govern beneficial ownership reporting and provided guidance on the application of those rules. The SEC also...more
Canadian shareholder activism continued its post-pandemic resurgence into the first half of 2023. Emerging trends include the “activist swarm,” where multiple—yet uncoordinated—activists converge on a single target with...more
In the October edition of our Public Company Watch, we cover key issues impacting public companies, including the SEC adopting rules modernizing beneficial ownership reporting and short sale reporting, and issuing new C&DIs...more
In Short - The Background: On October 10, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted amendments to the rules that govern beneficial ownership reporting for investors, marking the first update to...more
On October 10, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules (the Amendments) that amend Regulation 13D-G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act), which provide companies, and the...more
Rule amendments, if adopted, would substantially shorten filing deadlines for initial and amended Schedules 13D and 13G, as well as increase the number of securityholders required to file Section 16(a) reports (Forms 3, 4,...more