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October 2016

Insider Trading: Time for Supreme Court to Ditch Personal Benefit Test

By Michael Guttentag October 3, 2016 by renholding

The U.S. Supreme Court has a number of options when it considers its first insider trading case in almost 20 years.  The case is Salman v. United States, and oral argument will be held on October 5.  The facts …

Sullivan & Cromwell Discusses U.S. Tax Consequences of EU State Aid Recoupment

By Michael Orchowski, Andrew S. Mason, Andrew P. Solomon and Eric S. Wang October 3, 2016 by Jeff Himelson

On September 15, the IRS and Treasury Department proposed, in Notice 2016-52 (the “Notice”), new rules that limit the ability of U.S. multinational groups to claim credits against U.S. taxes for significant foreign tax adjustments (i.e., …

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D&O Diary
N.Y. Top Court Rules Lawsuit Finance Deal Is Champerty
October 31, 2016
Jim Hamilton's World
SEC Data Show Commissioners Largely Agree
October 31, 2016
Cleary M&A Watch
Negotiating Appraisal Conditions in Public M&A
October 31, 2016
Davis Polk Briefing
ISS Data Verification for QuickScore Opens for Limited Period
October 31, 2016
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
What Are “Commercially Reasonable Efforts” in M&A?
October 31, 2016
PubCo @ Cooley
Should Non-GAAP Financial Measures Be Audited?
October 30, 2016
Professor Bainbridge
Is Hillary Clinton Embarrassed By Her Corporate Law Past?
October 30, 2016
Jim Hamilton's World
PCAOB Member Warns of Threats to Auditor Independence
October 30, 2016
Cooley M&A
Verizon-Yahoo Deal Offers Tips for M&A Cybersecurity Diligence
October 30, 2016
Davis Polk Briefing
ISS Publishes Draft 2017 Voting Policies for Comment
October 30, 2016
The Double Edge of Diversity in Corporate Law Firms
October 30, 2016
Dealbook
Qualcomm to Buy NXP Semiconductors for $38.5 bln
October 27, 2016
D&O Diary
Jury Returns $5 mln Verdict Against Failed Bank’s Ex-Directors
October 27, 2016
ThinkAdvisor
Sketchy Insider Trading Definition Sparks SEC Enforcement
October 27, 2016
Jim Hamilton's World
SEC Compliance Issues Risk Alert on Whistleblower Rule
October 27, 2016
Truth on the Market
FCC Ban on Privacy Claim Arbitration Would Be Anti-Consumer
October 26, 2016
Counter ISIL Finance Meeting Convenes in Kuwait
October 26, 2016
D&O Diary
Thinking About the Insured’s Duty to Cooperate
October 26, 2016
Davis Polk Briefing
SEC Proposes New Rules on Universal Ballots and Proxy Disclosure
October 26, 2016
Appraisal Rights Litigation Blog
Appraisal Strategies in Canada After the Dell Case
October 26, 2016
Reuters
VW’s $14.7 Billion Diesel-Scandal Deal Wins Court OK
October 25, 2016
Cleary M&A Watch
Navigating Privacy Traps in M&A, Part 2
October 25, 2016
Jim Hamilton's World
U.S. Regulators Urge Better Data and Oversight in Treasury Market
October 25, 2016
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Delaware Chancery Describes Board Duty of Oversight
October 25, 2016
Deal Lawyers.com
Antitrust Cops Keep the Heat on M&A
October 25, 2016
Dealbook
MetLife and Regulators Face Off Again Over Too Big to Fail
October 24, 2016
Cleary M&A Watch
M&A Poses Growing Privacy Risks
October 24, 2016
PubCo @ Cooley
Do Stock Options Discourage Whistleblowing?
October 24, 2016
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Delaware Chancery Dumps Challenge to Board Dissolution Plan
October 24, 2016
Reuters
AT&T-Time Warner Deal Sparks D.C. Calls for Scrutiny
October 23, 2016
Truth on the Market
FCC Chair’s Fealty to FTC Privacy Standards Looks Suspect
October 23, 2016
Wall Street Journal
Two Law Firms Made $1 Bln from Mortgage Crisis Litigation
October 23, 2016
Jim Hamilton's World
Dow Board Dodges Suit Over $1 Bln Price-Fixing Judgment
October 23, 2016
South Korea’s New Anti-Corruption Law Will Significantly Affect Its Economy
October 23, 2016
Reuters
BAT Offers $47 Billion for Reynolds Tobacco
October 21, 2016
D&O Diary
U.K. Slaps U.S. Company With Deferred Prosecution Agreement
October 21, 2016
Deal Lawyers.com
Delaware Chancery Awards “Mootness” Fee for Repeal of Bad Bylaw
October 21, 2016
Davis Polk Briefing
SEC Sets Meeting on Possible Universal Ballot Rules
October 21, 2016
Akin Gump's Deal Diary
Funds Dodge Treasury’s Debt-Equity Rules—For Now
October 21, 2016
D&O Diary
DOJ Yates Memo Prompts Civil Rather Than Criminal Cases Against Individuals
October 19, 2016
Older CEOs Are Staying Longer
October 19, 2016
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Delaware Chancery Reviews Pre-Suit Demand Requirements
October 19, 2016
Davis Polk Briefing
SEC Issues Guidance on Pay Ratio Disclosure
October 19, 2016
Business Law Prof Blog
Controlling Shareholders and the Geography of MFW-land
October 19, 2016
Delaware Business Litigation Report
Delaware Chancery Explains Fee Award In Appraisal Case
October 18, 2016
PE Hub
SEC’s Ceresney Says Agency Eyeing Public-Pension Pay-to-Play
October 18, 2016
Jim Hamilton's World
Former SEC Commissioners Pitt and Gallagher Ding Current Enforcement
October 18, 2016
Business Law Prof Blog
War on Coal is a Technology Issue
October 18, 2016
Reuters
Middle-Market M&A Down from 2015
October 18, 2016
Dealbook
The Hazy Line Between Sales Pitch and Deception
October 17, 2016
D&O Diary
Senator Warren Renews Call for SEC Chair’s Scalp
October 17, 2016
Jim Hamilton's World
Investor Lynn Tilton Drops Suit Against SEC
October 17, 2016
Cleary M&A Watch
Delaware Chancery Clarifies Rules for Controllers in Going-Private Deals
October 17, 2016
Reuters
Goldman Vindicated But Bruised in Libyan Fund Case
October 16, 2016
Delaware Business Litigation Report
Delaware Chancery Dismisses Post-Closing Claims Under Corwin
October 16, 2016
PubCo @ Cooley
Report Shows Rise in Company Disclosure of Political Spending
October 16, 2016
Jim Hamilton's World
CFTC Delays Size Threshold for Swap Dealer Registration
October 16, 2016
Dorf on Law
Divided Government Is Great, So Why Not for SCOTUS?
October 16, 2016
D&O Diary
Dutch Court Dumps Collective Action Against BP for Lack of Jurisdiction
October 13, 2016
CFA Institute
Dodd-Frank Clawback Rules on Verge of Becoming Final
October 13, 2016
PubCo @ Cooley
PwC Survey Finds Directors Would Ditch Many Colleagues
October 13, 2016
Credit Slips
CFPB Still Wins After Losing in Court
October 13, 2016
Cooley M&A
Federal Trustbusters Step Up Merger Enforcement
October 13, 2016
Reuters
Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf Retires
October 12, 2016
D&O Diary
Hedge Fund Investor Files Fraud Lawsuit Against Theranos
October 12, 2016
Jim Hamilton's World
Delaware Chancery Requires Pleading Demand Futility Even in Partly-Direct Claim
October 12, 2016
Deal Lawyers.com
What If Deal Protections Were Illegal? Ask Britain
October 12, 2016
Akin Gump's Deal Diary
OFAC Offers New Guidance on U.S. Dollar Transactions Involving Iran
October 12, 2016
Reuters
U.S. Court Gives President More Power Over CFPB
October 11, 2016
Davis Polk Briefing
State Street Warns Against Settling With Activists on Short-Term Goals
October 11, 2016
CFA Institute
Money Market Rules to Cut Systemic Risk About to Take Effect
October 11, 2016
Business Law Prof Blog
The War on Coal Is Really a Competition Issue
October 11, 2016
Akin Gump's Deal Diary
Tick Size Pilot Program Commences
October 11, 2016
Reuters
Salesforce Mulls Bid for Twitter Despite Investor Resistance
October 10, 2016
Dealbook
Deutsche Bank and Walmart Face Same Gambit in Criminal Cases
October 10, 2016
Delaware Business Litigation Report
Delaware Chancery Awards Fee Where Claim is Moot
October 10, 2016
CFO
Minding the Non-GAAP Measures
October 10, 2016
Jim Hamilton's World
CFTC and the UK’s FCA Agree on Supervising Cross-Border Firms
October 10, 2016
Business Law Prof Blog
Active Investment Managers Gripe About Passive Rivals
October 9, 2016
D&O Diary
Litigation Funding Takes a Blow From the Bench
October 9, 2016
PubCo @ Cooley
Company Compliance Cops Tout Own Effectiveness
October 9, 2016
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Does Business Judgment Shield Company Officers?
October 9, 2016
CFA Institute
More Women on Boards Than Ever
October 9, 2016
Delaware Business Litigation Report
Do Litigation Funders Deserve Fees?
October 6, 2016
Reuters
Chesapeake Receives DOJ Subpoena for Asset Purchase Accounting
October 6, 2016
Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Monitor
SEC Won’t Require “Tandy” Language in Comment Letter Responses
October 6, 2016
Jim Hamilton's World
SEC Committee Mulls Small Firm Disclosure, Diversity, Capital Issues
October 6, 2016
Deal Lawyers.com
Delaware’s Revlon and Unocal Takeover Rules May Be Eroding
October 6, 2016
D&O Diary
Vivendi: Plaintiffs Win on Price Maintenance Theory and Loss Causation
October 5, 2016
Reuters
U.S. Top Court Leans Toward Making Insider Trading Prosecutions Easier
October 5, 2016
Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Monitor
SEC Comment Letters Offer Peek at What Flies in Non-GAAP Disclosure
October 5, 2016
Deal Lawyers.com
Delaware Chancery Punts Pre-Closing M&A Disclosure Claims
October 5, 2016
Business Law Prof Blog
Is Wells Fargo a Case of the System Working?
October 5, 2016
Reuters
Yahoo Secretly Scanned Customer Emails for U.S. Intelligence
October 4, 2016
SDNY Blog
Met Museum Sued Over $100 mln Picasso Painting Sale in Nazi Germany
October 4, 2016
PubCo @ Cooley
Gap Between CEO and Employee Pay May Be Narrower than Feared
October 4, 2016
Jim Hamilton's World
Massachusetts Accuses Morgan Stanley of Holding Dodgy “Sales Contests”
October 4, 2016
Davis Polk Briefing
SEC Protects Shareholders’ Right to Seek Changes in Proxy Access Bylaws
October 4, 2016
Casinos Gamble With Flawed Money-Laundering Safeguards
October 3, 2016
D&O Diary
What to Watch in New Supreme Court Term
October 3, 2016
Jim Hamilton's World
U.S. House Discovers Science, Questions SEC Exxon Probe
October 3, 2016
Stanford Law Review
Will Salman Change Course of Insider Trading Law?
October 3, 2016
Business Law Prof Blog
Second Circuit Endorses Price Maintenance Theory Post-Halliburton
October 3, 2016
Reuters
Deutsche Bank Races to Reach U.S. Settlement
October 2, 2016
D&O Diary
Second Circuit Excludes ERISA Plans from Stock-Drop Settlements
October 2, 2016
PubCo @ Cooley
SEC Hears Demands for More Climate Change Disclosure
October 2, 2016
Jim Hamilton's World
CFTC Requires Clearing of More Interest Rate Swaps
October 2, 2016
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Delaware Chancery Bars Extra-Contractual Claims
October 2, 2016

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