Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Mississippi and Georgia
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Quick Guide to Administrative Hearings
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Maryland and Pennsylvania
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REFRESH Steps for Launching a New Charitable Corporation
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in South Dakota and North Dakota
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RoboCop: Overview of Corporate Basics and Compliance Filings
Nonprofit Quick Tip: Corporate Filings in Washington, D.C.
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Colorado and Wyoming
Expedited Review of IRS Applications for Recognition of Exempt Status
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in New Mexico and Utah
Back to Compliance: Reinstating Tax-Exempt Status for a Charity
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Oklahoma and Texas
REFRESH: Loot and Private Foundation Rules – Part 2
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Kentucky and Tennessee
Wiley's 10 Key Trade Developments: Outbound Investments and CFIUS Review
As previously described in a May Ropes & Gray Alert, the SEC staff no longer requires retail closed-end funds to limit their investments in private funds – i.e., funds relying upon Sections 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act...more
On August 15, 2025, the Division of Investment Management (the “Division”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published Accounting and Disclosure Information 2025-16 (ADI), providing updated guidance for...more
Almost two years after the publication of proposed rules (the Proposed Rules) on March 30, 2022, the SEC has adopted final rules (the Final Rules) to enhance disclosure and expand liability in initial public offerings by...more
Fabry-Pérot Interferometer, SA is a highly successful non-US company known to the world as FPI. FPI is considering doing a debt or equity offering in the United States. What are the key legal issues it, and its underwriters...more
Earlier this month, the SEC announced the amendment of its electronic filing rules. In addition to Form 144 filings, which we discussed in our June 22 post, the amendments will affect Form 11-Ks and “glossy” annual reports,...more
On July 6, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) adopted rule amendments (the “Amendments”) to the exemptive relief application process under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940...more
The recent coronavirus pandemic presents significant challenges for private investment fund sponsors. Navigating these challenges requires proactively addressing risks and thoughtfully considering the following issues...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13 announced temporary regulatory relief for registered investment advisers and exempt reporting advisers as well as for registered funds, registered unit investment trusts,...more
On March 13, 2020, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an exemptive order providing relief from certain provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), to...more
As a result of the current and potential effects of COVID-19, the SEC has relaxed certain requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and rules under the Acts....more
On March 13, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), indicating that it is closely monitoring the impact of coronavirus on investors, funds and advisers, announced regulatory relief for funds and investment...more
On October 18, 2019, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced that it had voted to propose rule amendments intended to improve the efficiency of the exemptive application review procedures available...more
Erwin Schrödinger famously illustrated an aspect of quantum mechanics with a cat that is simultaneously both alive and dead. Schrödinger’s cat sometimes comes to mind when we are asked about inadvertent investment companies –...more
On March 15, the Security and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management issued guidance (Guidance) on when investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 such as mutual funds and...more