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Change On The Way: SEC Reiterates Commitment To Disclose Reform

Last week, James Moloney, Director of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance, released a statement reiterating the Division's general commitment to disclosure...

United States Commercial

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Foley Hoag LLP

A Gift From FINRA: Coming Changes To FINRA's Gifts Rule

On February 12, 2026, the SEC approved FINRA's proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 3220 (Influencing or Rewarding Employees of Others) (the "Gifts Rule").

United States Employment

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Dechert

Delaware Chancery Litigation Over Continuation Vehicle Transaction Highlights Considerations For GP-Led Secondaries

An action filed in late November 2025 in the Delaware Court of Chancery by an investor in a private equity fund highlights the potential risks to fund sponsors when investors are dissatisfied with continuation vehicle...

United States Litigation

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Proskauer Rose LLP

SEC Chair Signals Support For State Corporate Law Competition And A Scaled‑Back Federal Disclosure Regime

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) Chairman Paul S. Atkins praised increased competition among states for corporate domiciles, highlighting Texas as a potential alternative to Delaware...

United States Commercial

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BakerHostetler

Two Steps Forward For Broker-Dealers Holding Payment Stablecoins

United States Technology

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Dechert

SEC Eases Timing Requirements For Broker Searches

United States Commercial

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Winston & Strawn LLP

New York Senate Passes Climate Disclosure Law – 2nd In The US

United States Commercial

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Duane Morris LLP

New Reporting Obligations For Directors And Officers Of Foreign Private Issuers

United States Commercial

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Proskauer Rose LLP

New FCC Rules Codify Foreign Ownership Requirements For Section 310(b) Licensees

United States Insolvency

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

From Fast Track To Fine-Tuned: How The SEC's New Form N-PORT Proposed Amendments Refine The Rules For Fund Reporting

United States Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

But Wait, There's More–Names Rule FAQ

United States Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

Letter To SEC Chair Atkins On Proxy Advisor Executive Order

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Sale Of A Business To An ESOP – Key Tax Benefits

United States Tax

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

Financial Markets And Funds Quick Take | Issue 47

Worldwide Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

New Year's Resolutions For Mediators (That Actually Change Outcomes)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Federal Government Continues Anti-Fraud Enforcement In The Sports Industry And Signals Desire To Work Cooperatively With Organizations Under Investigation

United States Criminal

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Steptoe LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 264

United States Commercial

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Delaware Ruling Provides Guidance In Derivative Litigation, Underscores Texas Procedural Differences

Last month, the Delaware Court of Chancery in Adam Grabski ex rel. Coinbase Global, Inc. v. Andreessen denied a motion by Coinbase Global, Inc.'s Special Litigation Committee ("SLC") to terminate a stockholder derivative action because the court determined that one of the members of the SLC was not independent.

United States Commercial

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Baker Botts LLP

Department Of Labor Advances Proposed Rule Expanding 401(k) Access To Private Capital

While the administration's 180-day target deadline has now passed, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") has begun the formal rulemaking process in response to last August's executive...

United States Employment

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Shulman Rogers

Upcoming Registration And Reporting Deadlines For VC Funds With CA Nexus

Under California's Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies Law (the FIPVCC), venture capital funds with a nexus to California (Covered Entities)...

United States Commercial

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Winston & Strawn LLP

SEC Enforcement Director Makes First Public Remarks On The Wells Process And Enforcement Priorities

On Aug. 21, 2025, Judge Margaret Ryan, a former senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, was named the Securities and Exchange Commission's director of the Division of Enforcement.

United States Commercial

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

In First Public Speech, SEC's Director Of Enforcement Sheds Light On Priorities And Process

United States Commercial

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Insight: Investment Bank And Private Equity Sponsor Insider Trading Policies: A Survey Of Key Provisions

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

SEC Chairman Atkins Highlights State Competition And Disclosure Reform

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

The Supreme Court Enters The Discussion About Meta Pixel And Google Analytics: How To Define What Is A "Consumer" Under The Video Privacy Protection Act?

United States Commercial

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Foley Hoag LLP

Conducting An Unregistered Offering Of Securities: The Complete Guide For Oklahoma Business Owners

United States Commercial

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Cantrell Law Firm

Important Dates And Reminders For Investment Advisers, Exempt Reporting Advisers, Commodity Trading Advisors And Commodity Pool Operators

United States Finance

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

Fourth Quarter 2025 Asset Management Regulatory Update

United States Commercial

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Davis Graham

SEC Extends Section 16 Reporting To Directors & Officers Of Foreign Private Issuers

United States Commercial

DG

Davis Graham

Going Public: Business Combination With A SPAC Vs. Reverse Merger With A Non-SPAC Shell Company

United States Commercial

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

SEC Director Encourages AI Innovation And Industry Dialogue: "Every Idea Will Be Heard"

United States Technology

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Fourth Quarter 2025 Asset Management Regulatory Update

On November 17, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC" or the "Commission") Division of Examinations ("EXAMS" or the "Division") published its examination priorities for 2026.

United States Commercial

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Davis Graham

SEC Extends Section 16 Reporting To Directors & Officers Of Foreign Private Issuers

The Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act, as part of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (the "NDAA") that was signed into law on December 18, 2025.

United States Commercial

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Davis Graham

Going Public: Business Combination With A SPAC Vs. Reverse Merger With A Non-SPAC Shell Company

Aspecial purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is a blank-check company with no business operations, formed to raise capital through an initial public offering (IPO) for the purpose of effecting...

United States Commercial

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

SEC Director Encourages AI Innovation And Industry Dialogue: "Every Idea Will Be Heard"

In a February 3, 2026 speech to the Investment Company Institute's Winter Board Meeting, Brian Daly, Director of the SEC's Division of Investment Management, requested industry comment...

United States Technology

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Credit Union-Sponsored Securitizations: Market Developments And Legal Considerations

United States Finance

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Dechert

Reminder About Form 3 Obligation – Effective March 18 (And Going Forward)

Effective March 18, 2026, directors and officers of foreign private issuers (FPIs) must comply with SEC Section...

United States Commercial

CL

Carter Ledyard & Milburn

Sixth Circuit Strengthens Privilege And Work-Product Protections For Internal Investigation Materials

In In re FirstEnergy Corporation, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a district court order requiring FirstEnergy to produce to securities class action plaintiffs materials resulting...

United States Commercial

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

SEC And CFTC Relaunch "Project Crypto" As Joint Harmonization Initiative

On January 29, the SEC and the CFTC unveiled the relaunch of "Project Crypto," positioning the initiative as a coordinated interagency effort to prepare for forthcoming federal digital asset...

United States Technology

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

FINRA Proposes To Amend Its OBA And PST Rules As Part Of A Rule Modernization Initiative

On January 22, 2026, FINRA filed a proposed rule change with the SEC to adopt FINRA Rule 3290, which would replace existing FINRA rules on outside business activities (OBAs) and private securities transactions (PSTs).

United States Commercial

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WilmerHale

2026's Proxy Season And Annual Report Guide

United States Strategy

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Dinsmore & Shohl

What Foreign Private Issuers Need To Know: Directors And Officers To Become Subject To Section 16(a)

United States Commercial

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BakerHostetler

The Judge Speaks: The SEC's New Enforcement Director Provides First Glimpse Into Her Priorities

United States Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

Insights From The 2026 Securities Enforcement Forum New York

United States Commercial

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Alvarez & Marsal

Individual Accountability: Jay Clayton's Enforcement Continuity

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

SEC Signals Possible New Flexibility In Settling Litigated Cases

United States Commercial

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Milbank LLP

SDNY Previews New Corporate Self-Disclosure Policy And Heightened Individual Accountability

United States Commercial

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BakerHostetler

A Reset For The US IPO Market

United States Commercial

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Caldwell

SDNY US Attorney Clayton Cautions Enforcement Activity Could Be Coming To Prediction Markets

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Soliciting Comments On Potential Deregulation Of Public Company Disclosures

United States Commercial

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

U.S. Insider Reporting Rules Expand To Foreign Private Issuers: What Canadian Companies And Directors Need To Know

Worldwide Commercial

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Cozen O'Connor

UK FCA Proposes New Sustainability Disclosure Rules For Listed Companies

United States Commercial

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Third Circuit Holds That The "Best Price Rule" Does Not Apply To Tendered Shares Subject To Self-Imposed Transfer Restrictions

United States Commercial

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Third Circuit Holds That The "Best Price Rule" Does Not Apply To Tendered Shares Subject To Self-Imposed Transfer Restrictions

United States Commercial

SM

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Fitting Private Markets Into 401(k) Plans (Podcast)

United States Finance

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

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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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