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March 2020

Voluntary Disclosure for Primary Securities Offerings

By Andrew Abraham Schwartz March 3, 2020 by renholding

Mandatory disclosure is a foundation of modern securities law, both in the United States and around the world.  But is it really necessary?  After all, corporate promoters wishing to sell securities for their full value already have an economic incentive …

Wachtell Lipton Shines a Spotlight on Boards

By Martin Lipton March 3, 2020 by renholding

The ever-evolving challenges facing corporate boards prompt periodic updates to a snapshot of what is expected from the board of directors of a public company—not just the legal rules, or the principles published by institutional investors and various corporate and …

The SEC and “Piggyback” Securities Litigation

By Alexander Platt March 2, 2020 by renholding

Leading securities regulation scholars have repeatedly called for legislatively expanding the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) control over private securities litigation.[1] These proposals grow out of profound doubts about the private securities class action regime and frustration with the …

Cleary Gottlieb Discusses the Coronavirus – Force Majeure or Frustration?

By Jonathan Kelly, Jeffrey A. Rosenthal and Delphine Michot March 2, 2020 by renholding

The recent outbreak of novel coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) has had devastating effects since the first cases were reported in the city of Wuhan in China on 23 January 2020. As of 19 February there have been 75,285 reported …

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Reuters
Xerox Drops Hostile Bid for HP
March 31, 2020
Dealbook
Workers Revolt Over Safety and Pay
March 31, 2020
Delaware Business Litigation Report
Delaware Court Nixes Fraud Claim Bootstrapped to Contract Claim
March 31, 2020
Cleary M&A Watch
SEC Takes New Covid-19 Actions
March 31, 2020
D&O Diary
As Insolvency Nears, Directors’ Duties May Shift
March 30, 2020
Reuters
Bailouts May Be Insider Trading Bonanza
March 30, 2020
Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Monitor
SEC Tweaks “Accelerated Filer” Definition
March 30, 2020
Federal Trade Commission
FTC Revives Early HSR-Review Terminations
March 30, 2020
Davis Polk Briefing
Glass Lewis Offers Views on Covid-19 and Governance
March 30, 2020
Jim Hamilton's World
What $2 trillion Covid-19 Relief Act Means for the Securities Industry
March 29, 2020
Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Monitor
Reconsidering Poison Pills
March 29, 2020
Sidley
Will Virus Curb Proxy Contests?
March 29, 2020
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
Taxes and Coronavirus Relief Act
March 29, 2020
Business Law Prof Blog
Who Gets an Account at the Fed?
March 29, 2020
Cleary M&A Watch
Glass Lewis Revises Virtual Meeting Guidelines
March 26, 2020
D&O Diary
Accounting-Related Securities Suit Filings at Record Highs in 2019
March 26, 2020
Lawfare
A Presidential Succession Nightmare
March 26, 2020
Davis Polk Fin-Reg Reform
New Details on Bank of England’s Covid-19 Corporate Financing Facility
March 26, 2020
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
Estate Planning in Turbulent Times
March 26, 2020
Reuters
U.S. Slashed CDC Staff in China Before Outbreak
March 25, 2020
Bloomberg
Dealmakers Get Creative Amidst Virus Upheaval
March 25, 2020
Cooley M&A
Preparing for Activism Under Covid-19
March 25, 2020
CFA Institute
Systemic Risk Council Offers Advice on Avoiding Economic Meltdown
March 25, 2020
Akin Gump's Deal Diary
Fed Looking to Buy Debt Securities
March 25, 2020
Reuters
New York Virus Outlook Darkens
March 24, 2020
D&O Diary
Covid-19 Perils for Boards
March 24, 2020
Washington Post
SEC’s Stanley Sporkin Dies at 88
March 24, 2020
Davis Polk Fin-Reg Reform
Fed Moves to Address Covid-19
March 24, 2020
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
Delaware Opinion on Board Duties Offers Coronavirus Lessons
March 24, 2020
Reuters
Elite Hackers Target WHO
March 23, 2020
PubCo @ Cooley
SEC Stresses Market Integrity During Covid-19 Threat
March 23, 2020
Professor Bainbridge
More on MAC Clauses and Covid-19
March 23, 2020
Davis Polk Fin-Reg Reform
Fed Establishes Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility
March 23, 2020
Akin Gump's Deal Diary
How Hollywood Is Adapting to Covid-19
March 23, 2020
Breakingviews
Restaurants Cook Up Dining Bonds
March 22, 2020
Deal Lawyers.com
How MAC Clauses Handle Covid-19
March 22, 2020
Davis Polk Fin-Reg Reform
Update on GOP Stimulus Proposal
March 22, 2020
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
Can Workers Dip Into Retirement Plans During Pandemic?
March 22, 2020
Business Law Prof Blog
How to Think About the Delaware Supreme Court’s Forum Selection Ruling
March 22, 2020
Reuters
Amazon Halts Grocery Orders to Restock
March 19, 2020
Deal Lawyers.com
Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Federal Forum Provisions
March 19, 2020
Davis Polk Briefing
BlackRock Issues 2020 Public Company Engagement Priorities
March 19, 2020
Davis Polk Fin-Reg Reform
Fed Creates Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility
March 19, 2020
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
Update on Tax-Deadline Delays
March 19, 2020
PubCo @ Cooley
Senators Urge Pause in SEC’s Non-Virus Rulemaking
March 18, 2020
Bloomberg
Where Are All the Busted Deals?
March 18, 2020
Davis Polk Fin-Reg Reform
Filing Fee Proposed for CFIUS Deals
March 18, 2020
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
How to Close Deals in the Age of Coronavirus
March 18, 2020
Akin Gump's Deal Diary
How Coronavirus Affects Annual Shareholder Meetings
March 18, 2020
Reuters
SoftBank Shies from Possible WeWork Bailout
March 17, 2020
PubCo @ Cooley
SEC Adopts Auditor-Attestation Carve-Out
March 17, 2020
Jim Hamilton's World
SEC Eases Shareholder Meeting Rules
March 17, 2020
Davis Polk Briefing
EU Issues Sustainable Finance Regs
March 17, 2020
Davis Polk Fin-Reg Reform
Fed Shores Up Commercial Paper
March 17, 2020
Reuters
U.S. Airlines Seek $50 billion Bailout
March 16, 2020
D&O Diary
Pharma Firm Faces Securities Suit Over Coronavirus-Vaccine Claims
March 16, 2020
Federal Trade Commission
FTC Issues Virus-Prompted Antitrust Changes
March 16, 2020
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
Insurance Issues for Firms Affected by Coronavirus
March 16, 2020
Reuters
Big U.S. Banks Halt Stock Buybacks
March 15, 2020
Bloomberg
Manhattan Federal Court Suspends Jury Trials
March 15, 2020
D&O Diary
Cruise Line Shareholder Files First Coronavirus-Linked Securities Suit
March 15, 2020
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Coronavirus Prompts Delaware Supreme Court to Declare Judicial Emergency
March 15, 2020
Business Law Prof Blog
Why Appraisal Law Makes No Sense
March 15, 2020
Professor Bainbridge
What Do Firms Need to Disclose If CEO Gets Coronavirus?
March 12, 2020
Jim Hamilton's World
SEC Reforms Variable-Products Disclosure
March 12, 2020
Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Monitor
How SEC Coronavirus Relief Affects Nasdaq
March 12, 2020
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Delaware Courts Respond to Coronavirus
March 12, 2020
Davis Polk Briefing
ISS Issues Climate Voting Policy
March 12, 2020
Reuters
States End Bid to Nix Sprint/T-Mobile Deal
March 11, 2020
Cleary M&A Watch
Coronavirus and Virtual Annual Meetings
March 11, 2020
D&O Diary
ISS Ranks Securities Class-Action Firms
March 11, 2020
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC’s Corporation Finance Forges Ahead — Despite Coronavirus
March 11, 2020
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
SEC Proposes Reforming Disclosure Rules
March 11, 2020
Reuters
Saudi Arabia Raises Stakes in Oil Spat With Russia
March 10, 2020
Breakingviews
Governance Brawl Is Stakeholder Boon
March 10, 2020
Cleary M&A Watch
Change Afoot for German Foreign Direct-Investment Rules
March 10, 2020
PubCo @ Cooley
Should Ex-CEOs Stay on Boards?
March 10, 2020
Reuters
U.S. Consumer Watchdog Bites Another Bank on Phony Accounts
March 9, 2020
D&O Diary
The Latest on Class-Action Fee Debacle
March 9, 2020
Forbes
SEC Searching for Coronavirus Scams
March 9, 2020
Jim Hamilton's World
SEC Moves to Propel Capital Raising
March 9, 2020
CFA Institute
Audits Are Failing Investors
March 9, 2020
PubCo @ Cooley
California Reports on Board Gender Law
March 8, 2020
Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Monitor
SEC Rule Change Encourages Registered Debt Offerings
March 8, 2020
PwC Blog
How Tight Insurance Market Affects M&A
March 8, 2020
Business Law Prof Blog
Notes From New Orleans: The Tulane Corporate Law Conference
March 8, 2020
Akin Gump's Deal Diary
Coronavirus and MAC Clauses
March 8, 2020
CNBC
Prosecutors Argue Against Early Madoff Release
March 5, 2020
PubCo @ Cooley
SEC Proposes to Harmonize Private Securities-Offering Exemptions
March 5, 2020
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
How Coronavirus Affects Retailers
March 5, 2020
Business Law Prof Blog
Federal Judge Slams Lawyers in State Street Case
March 5, 2020
Akin Gump's Deal Diary
Cybersecurity a Top Topic for Boards in 2020
March 5, 2020
FCPA Blog
Russia Updates Crypto-Regulations After Bribery Scandals
March 4, 2020
Securities and Exchange Commission
Coronavirus Prompts SEC Filing Relief
March 4, 2020
Jim Hamilton's World
Ten IPOs Brave Market Turmoil
March 4, 2020
Deal Lawyers.com
Xerox Launches Hostile-ish HP Bid
March 4, 2020
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
How Coronavirus Affects Supply Chains
March 4, 2020
Professor Bainbridge
Supreme Court Takes Odd Turn on SEC Disgorgement
March 3, 2020
Jim Hamilton's World
CFTC Delves Into Stablecoins
March 3, 2020
Deal Lawyers.com
Derivative Claim Impairs Board Independence for “MFW” Purposes
March 3, 2020
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
What Employers Need to Know About Coronavirus
March 3, 2020
CFA Institute
Accounting Needs Standards, Not Accommodation
March 3, 2020
Dealbook
Activist Urges Barclays to Oust CEO
March 2, 2020
D&O Diary
Can Coronavirus Prompt D&O Claims?
March 2, 2020
PubCo @ Cooley
How Largest Funds Vote on ESG
March 2, 2020
Jim Hamilton's World
U.S. House Committee Advances Two Bills on Securities Disclosure
March 2, 2020
Morrison & Foerster
Could Coronavirus Trigger MACs?
March 2, 2020
Reuters
Is Interest Rate Cut Coming Wednesday?
March 1, 2020
Professor Bainbridge
California About to Complicate Director-Gender Quota Law
March 1, 2020
Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Monitor
Update on Direct Listings
March 1, 2020
Akin Gump's Deal Diary
SEC Talks Coronavirus Disclosure
March 1, 2020

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