On April 10, 2025, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) released a statement providing its views on disclosure requirements for Offerings and Registrations of Securities in the Crypto Asset Markets....more
On April 10, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Division of Corporation Finance (the Staff) published a Statement on Offerings and Registrations of Securities in the Crypto Asset Markets (the Statement)....more
On April 10, 2025, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a staff statement (the “Statement”) titled “Offerings and Registrations of Securities in the Crypto Asset Markets.” This development underscores the...more
On March 12, 2025, the SEC staff confirmed in a no-action letter that issuers may rely on high minimum investment levels, as well as investor self-certification of accredited status, in private offerings involving general...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted (in a 3-2 vote) final rules related to climate-related disclosures. These rules had first been proposed in March 2022. In his opening remarks, SEC Chair Gensler noted that the...more
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges....more
This practice note discusses 10 practice points that can help you, as counsel to underwriters or initial purchasers, skillfully navigate the task of reviewing and negotiating comfort letters. A comfort letter is a letter...more
Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a sample comment letter that provides guidance to issuers raising capital and that have volatile securities. ...more
On November 2, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt amendments proposed in March 2020 that harmonize and modernize the exempt offering framework (referred to as the Amendments). As with...more
On February 7, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) Office of Municipal Securities released its Legal Bulletin No. 21 (the “Bulletin”) regarding the applicability of the anti-fraud provisions of the...more
The Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation published its annual report to the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the U.S. Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the US House of...more
In his testimony in Congress, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton provided an update on the rulemaking work undertaken by the SEC during the fiscal year and provided updates on the SEC’s priorities. ...more
This guide covers all related information that a securities practitioner needs when working with a Business Development Company (BDC). It provides an overview of the industry and covers applicable securities laws and...more
New Hampshire has adopted a new securities law, known as the New Hampshire Uniform Securities Act, which will become effective on January 1, 2016. It is modeled on the Uniform Securities Act (2002) (“USA 2002”), which has...more