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McDermott Will & Schulte

New SEC Leadership Signals Continued Focus on FDA-Related Disclosures

Lawyers inside and outside the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have speculated that the agency’s new leadership will take a “lighter touch” when it comes to enforcement. The ultimate approach of the new SEC...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The Delaware Court of Chancery Rejects Termination of Merger Agreement Based on Material Adverse Effect

In Channel Medsystems, Inc. v. Boston Scientific Corporation, the Delaware Court of Chancery rejected an attempt by Boston Scientific to terminate and thus avoid consummating a merger agreement with Channel on the grounds...more

BCLP

Securities and Corporate Governance Update – October 2019

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This newsletter discusses noteworthy updates, key regulatory decisions and upcoming compliance reminders. In this edition, we review: ...SEC Changes Approach to Shareholder Proposal No-Action Requests ...SEC Issues...more

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Selective Disclosure Violation Results in SEC Order

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Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order charging a publicly traded pharmaceutical company with violations of Regulation FD as a result of selectively disclosing material, nonpublic information....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SEC Files First Reg FD Action In Years

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Regulation Fair Disclosure was passed in 2002 to fill what many saw as a regulatory gap – the selective disclosure of material non-public information by issuers.  Essentially the Regulation – now known as Reg FD – requires a...more

Fenwick & West LLP

SEC Fines Life Sciences Company for Regulation FD Violations

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For the first time in six years, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued an enforcement action against a company solely for Regulation FD violations. On Aug. 20, the SEC announced that it charged life sciences...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Brings Regulation FD Action

On August 20, 2019, the SEC charged a pharmaceutical company with violations of Regulation FD based on its sharing of material, nonpublic information with sell-side research analysts on two separate occasions without also...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

SEC Brings Enforcement Action against TherapeuticsMD for Violations of Regulation FD

On Aug. 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had charged public pharmaceutical company TherapeuticsMD, Inc. for violations of Regulation FD and Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act related to...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

SEC Signals New Phase of Regulation FD Enforcement

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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced yesterday, August 20, 2019, that it charged TherapeuticsMD, Inc., a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, with violations of...more

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SEC Charges Issuer for Reg FD Violation for Selective Disclosure to Analysts

The SEC charged TherapeuticsMD Inc., a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, with violations of Regulation FD based on its sharing of material, nonpublic information with sell-side research analysts...more

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