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Affiliates (Currently) Off the Hook: Supreme Court Vacates $43M Trademark Infringement Award

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The Supreme Court vacates a decision treating a company and its affiliates as "one and the same" for purposes of disgorging profits for trademark infringement under the Lanham Act, but leaves many questions unaddressed....more

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Fifth Circuit Nullifies Nasdaq’s Diversity Rule for Corporate Boards

A federal circuit court recently vacated a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) order approving Nasdaq’s diversity rule for boards of directors of public companies....more

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Fifth Circuit Vacates Nasdaq's Board Diversity Rules: Key Implications for the 2025 Proxy Season

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On December 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a 9-8 en banc decision, vacated the approval of Nasdaq's board diversity rules by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The court held that the...more

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Nasdaq Board Diversity Rules Vacated by En Banc Fifth Circuit Decision

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In an en banc decision filed on December 11, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Fifth Circuit) vacated the 2021 approval by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of rules adopted by The Nasdaq...more

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Nasdaq Board Diversity Rules Vacated; SEC Approval Found “Arbitrary and Capricious”

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In a 9-8 decision on December 10, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck down Nasdaq’s efforts to promote diversity on public company boards. The case, Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment v. SEC, vacated...more

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Fifth Circuit Strikes Nasdaq Board Diversity Rules

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On December 11, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted the consolidated petitions for review and vacated the order by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that approved Nasdaq’s rules...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule Struck Down by Federal Court

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Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the SEC’s approval of Nasdaq’s board diversity disclosure rules. While the SEC has not yet indicated if it will appeal,...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Fifth Circuit Vacates SEC Rules for Share Repurchase Disclosure

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We had previously reported that beginning with the next annual report on Form 10-K, most US-listed issuers would be required to make more extensive disclosures on their share repurchase programs and insider transactions...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates the SEC’s Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization Rule Amendments

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On December 19, 2023, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Fifth Circuit) issued a decision vacating the share repurchase disclosure modernization rule amendments that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

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Fifth Circuit Vacates SEC Buyback Disclosure Rule

On December 19, 2023, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the SEC’s share repurchase disclosure rule, which required issuers to: (i) report daily aggregate share repurchase data on a quarterly basis, (ii) indicate if...more

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