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Can A Private U.S. Company Access The European Capital Markets?

As U.S. companies look to expand their reach and growth prospects, Europe presents a lucrative market. Expanding capital-raising efforts to the European Union (EU) allows U.S. companies to access a broader...

United States Commercial

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Bevilacqua

A Market That Never Sleeps: NYSE Enters The Blockchain Era With 24/7 Trading

The NYSE, a unit of entity Intercontinental Exchange, has announced the development of a new blockchain-based digital platform that allows for trading tokenized securities and the ability to conduct settlements on the blockchain itself.

United States Technology

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Looking To The 2026 Proxy Season: Key Corporate Governance, Engagement, Disclosure And Annual Meeting Topics

This Alert outlines key corporate governance, disclosure and shareholder engagement topics for public companies preparing for their 2026 annual meetings.

United States Commercial

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

SEC Staff Provides Its Views On Taxonomies Associated With Tokenized Securities

On January 28, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") Divisions of Corporation Finance, Investment Management, and Trading and Markets (collectively, the "Staff")...

United States Commercial

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Jones Day

SEC, CFTC Launch Unified "Project Crypto"

United States Technology

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Jenner & Block

SEC Staff Statement On Tokenized Securities: New Plumbing, Same Rules

United States Commercial

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A&O Shearman

The Securities Compliance Podcast Season 6 Episode 6: SEC Marketing Rule Risk Alert And FAQs—Oh My!

United States Commercial

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Calfee Halter & Griswold

A Turning Point For Proxy Advisors: JPMorgan's AI Pivot Amid Intensifying Regulatory Scrutiny

United States Commercial

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Winston & Strawn LLP

At Securities Regulation Institute, SEC Commissioner And Staff Encourage Dialogue With The Agency

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

NYAG Suit Against Former CEO For Insider Trading Under Martin Act Signals Greater State Securities Enforcement Ahead

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Delaware Law Alert: Delaware Case Applying Indemnification Materiality Scrape Creates Risks For The Unwary

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Delaware High Court Rejects Application Of D&O Policy's "Bump-Up" Exclusion To Securities Claim Settlement

United States Commercial

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Jones Day

No Magic Here: SEC Statement On Securities Tokenization

United States Technology

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

SEC Brings Accounting And Disclosure Fraud Charges Against Public Company And Former Executives, Reflecting Focus On Earnings Management

United States Commercial

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Congress Proposes Major Overhaul Of WARN: What Employers Need To Know About The Fair Warning Act

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Simpson Thacher Sustainability And ESG: Regulatory Update – January 2026

Worldwide Environment

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Ohio's New E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act: What Construction Employers Need To Know

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Beyond Checkmate: Lessons From Chess In The Art Of Mediation

United States Litigation

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JAMS

How The GENIUS Act Is Reshaping Stablecoin Regulation And Emerging Financial Disputes

United States Litigation

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JAMS

SEC Commissioner Uyeda Describes Various Areas For Disclosure Reform In Remarks At The 53rd Annual Securities Regulation Institute

On January 13, 2026, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins issued a statement in which he broadly noted that the disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K do not always yield "information that a reasonable investor would consider important in making an investment or voting decision."

United States Commercial

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Targets Investment Advisory Agreements In Recent Enforcement Settlement

On January 20, 2026, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settled charges[1] against two related registered investment advisers for alleged deficiencies in their investment advisory agreements...

United States Commercial

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McDermott Will & Schulte

SEC Confirms Application Of Federal Securities Laws To Tokenized Securities

On January 28, 2026, the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance, Division of Investment Management, and Division of Trading and Markets jointly issued a Statement on the taxonomies associated with various products marketed as "tokenized securities."

United States Commercial

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Winston & Strawn LLP

New California Reporting Obligation: The FIPVCC And What It Means For Funds And Advisers

The California Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies Act (FIPVCC) (Cal. Corp. Code § 27500) was passed in 2023 and later amended in 2024.

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Central District Of California Denies Motion For Judgment On The Pleadings In Securities Class Action Against Electric Automobile Company

United States Commercial

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A&O Shearman

SEC Reshapes Shareholder Proposal Review: A New Approach For The 2026 Proxy Season

United States Commercial

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Holland & Knight

New Mandatory VC California Diversity Reporting: Act Now On 2026 Deadlines

United States Commercial

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Lowenstein Sandler

Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Securities Class Action Against Financial Services Company's Spinoff Loyalty Program

United States Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Supreme Court To Resolve Circuit Split Regarding The SEC's Authority To Seek Disgorgement

United States Commercial

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Baker Botts LLP

Securities Enforcement And Regulatory Developments From The SEC, CFTC, And PCAOB (Podcast)

United States Commercial

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Foley Hoag LLP

SEC Issues Guidance On Applying Federal Securities Laws To Tokenized Securities

United States Technology

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Nasdaq Proposes Near-24-Hour Trading

United States Commercial

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

President Trump Issues Executive Order Focused On Proxy Advisors

United States Commercial

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Words And Actions – SEC Chairs' Role In Public Disclosure Reform

United States Commercial

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

SEC Issues Guidance On Applying Federal Securities Laws To Tokenized Securities

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff issued a joint statement on Jan. 28, 2026, providing greater clarity on the application of the federal securities laws to the category of crypto assets commonly referred to as tokenized securities.

United States Technology

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Nasdaq Proposes Near-24-Hour Trading

On December 15, 2025, the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) filed a proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to amend the exchange's rules to allow equity securities...

United States Commercial

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

President Trump Issues Executive Order Focused On Proxy Advisors

On December 11, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order directing certain government agencies and departments to review all rules, regulations, and other publications...

United States Commercial

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Words And Actions – SEC Chairs' Role In Public Disclosure Reform

The first of Atkins' three pillars is to "simplify and scale the SEC's disclosure requirements to reduce the costs of preparing SEC filings and, at the same time, make them more comprehensible."

United States Commercial

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Weekly Blockchain Blog – Feburary 2, 2026

Worldwide Technology

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BakerHostetler

On-chain Or Off-chain, Federal Securities Laws Remain Un-chain-ged.

On Jan. 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance, Division of Investment Management, and Division of Trading and Markets (collectively referred to as Staff)...

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

SEC Enforcement: 2025 In Review

In 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") significantly shifted its approach to enforcement. With the start of the second term of the Trump Administration and the appointment of Paul Atkins...

United States Commercial

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

S6:E6 | SEC Marketing Rule Risk Alert And FAQs—Oh My! | Compliance In Context (Podcast)

Welcome back to the Compliance In Context podcast! On today's show, we get to dive deep into one of our favorite topics on this fine show, namely what's happening with the SEC Marketing Rule...

United States Commercial

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Calfee Halter & Griswold

SEC Staff Publishes New Marketing Rule FAQs

On January 15, 2026, the staff of the Division of Investment Management (the "staff") of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") updated its Marketing Compliance-Frequently Asked Questions ("FAQs")...

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Foreign Private Issuers And Section 16: Understanding Your Equity Compensation Plan

United States Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

SEC Issues Guidance On Tokenized Securities

United States Technology

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Investment Management Director Questions 'Vote-All' Proxy Practices And Adviser Reliance On Proxy Advisors

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Staff Reverses Position On Voluntary Notices Of Exempt Solicitation

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

SEC Issues Guidance Easing Broker Search Timing Requirements For Proxy Materials

United States Commercial

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Mintz

Don't Get Caught By Surprise When It's Gametime: Your Pre-IPO Preparedness Primer

United States Commercial

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McDermott Will & Schulte

SEC Enforcement Action Targets Insider Trading In The Pharmaceutical Industry

United States Healthcare

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Foreign Private Issuers Are Now Subject To Insider Reporting Obligations Under U.S. Securities Laws

United States Commercial

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Milbank LLP

SEC Still Pursuing Accounting Fraud

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

Latest & Greatest Goings On At The SEC

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

SEC Administrative Courts Survive Industry Ban Challenge

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

FCPA Year-in-Review: 2025 Developments And Predictions For 2026

United States Criminal

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WilmerHale

N.Y. Attorney General Brings Insider Trading Case

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

SEC Enforcement Action Against Former Spero Executives: Individual Liability For Misleading FDA-Related Disclosures

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

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Securities Enforcement And Regulatory Developments From The SEC, CFTC, And PCAOB (Podcast)

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Foley Hoag LLP

S6:E3 | The Impact Of Mentorship In Compliance | Compliance In Context (Podcast)

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Calfee Halter & Griswold

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 104: Key Developments In Securities Fraud Class Actions (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

Securities Docket Weekly Update - March 14 (Video)

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Anderson P.C.

Pulse Check: Digital Assets (Video)

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Bracewell

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