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

In a significant victory for policyholders, the Delaware Supreme Court rejected three insurers' attempts to apply their Directors and Officers ("D&O") liability policies' so-called "bump-up" exclusion to bar coverage for securities litigation arising from Samsung's acquisition of Harman International Industries, Inc.

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Jones Day

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

On January 22, 2026, Judge Consuelo B. Marshall of the United States District Court for the Central District of California denied a motion for judgment on the pleadings filed by an 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

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) shift away from reviewing most no-action requests reflects broader uncertainty around the future role of shareholder proposals and balance...

United States Commercial

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Holland & Knight

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

The False Promise Of Growth Through Acquisition

United States Commercial

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Alvarez & Marsal

United States Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

Is It Time To Convert Your S Corporation Into A C Corporation?

United States Commercial

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Stephenson Fournier

SEC Staff Reverses Position On Voluntary Notices Of Exempt Solicitation

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Revitalizing U.S. Capital Markets: The Case For State-Led Reform

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

Hindsight Isn't Fraud: The Commercial Division's Latest Word On Release Enforcement

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

SEC Steps Back From The Shareholder Proposal Game

United States Commercial

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McDermott Will & Schulte

SEC Staff Updates Key Compliance And Disclosure Interpretations Affecting Deal Structuring, Activism, And Tender Offers

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Treasury Issues Transition Guidance For Taxpayers With One-month Deferral Elections

United States Tax

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McDermott Will & Schulte

SEC Updates Proxy Rules And Schedules C&DIs

United States Commercial

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Jones Walker

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

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

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Colorado "Opt-Out" Litigation – Petition For Rehearing En Banc And Amicus Briefs In Support

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

December 2025 Crypto Update: New Changes And Challenges In U.S. Regulation Of Digital Assets

United States Technology

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Illinois Appellate Court Clarifies Statute Of Limitations, Adverse Domination, And Res Judicata In Business Litigation

The Illinois Appellate Court recently issued a pivotal ruling in Davie & Associates v. Reditus Healthcare, clarifying how the statute of limitations, adverse domination doctrine, and res judicata...

United States Commercial

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Patterson Law Firm

Preparing For The 2026 Annual Reporting And Proxy Season

The prevalence of public company human capital practices and disclosures ebbs and flows. Over the last two years...

United States Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Preparing For The 2026 Public Company Reporting Season

As public companies prepare for the 2026 reporting season, now is a good time to review and refresh last year's disclosures.

United States Commercial

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Perkins Coie LLP

Sixth Circuit Finds Strengthened Fiduciary Duty Protections For Shareholders In Closely Held Michigan Corporations

Last week, directors in closely held corporations got a wake-up call from the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. In Boyd v. Northern Biomedical Research, Inc., the Court concluded...

United States Commercial

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Butzel Long

2026 Proxy Season Update: Key Regulatory And Market Developments

United States Commercial

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The Shareholder Proposal Process: A New Survey Provides Insights

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Directors And Executive Officers Of Foreign Private Issuers Now Subject To Section 16 Reporting Requirements

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

How The IRS Handles Tax-Free Corporate Distributions Under U.S. Tax Law

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Insight: Reincorporation Considerations

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

New Guidance On OISP's Publicly Traded Securities Exception And The COINS Act

United States Commercial

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McDermott Will & Schulte

The Activist Agenda

Worldwide Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

2026 Annual Report And Proxy Season: E&S Matters, Executive Compensation, And Governance

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Shareholder Activism In The Public REIT Sector: A Lookback At 2025 And What To Expect For 2026

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Preparing For Your 2025 Form 10-K And 2026 Proxy Season

United States Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

The Activist Agenda

As M&A activity fluctuates, one constant is the presence of activists, driving companies to put themselves up for sale or break themselves up, pushing for better deal terms...

Worldwide Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

2026 Annual Report And Proxy Season: E&S Matters, Executive Compensation, And Governance

In March 2024, the SEC adopted rules entitled "The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors" (the "Climate Rules"), intended to standardize how public companies report material...

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Shareholder Activism In The Public REIT Sector: A Lookback At 2025 And What To Expect For 2026

Shareholder activism in the public real estate investment trust (REIT) sector has accelerated in recent years, with over 100 public campaigns and related engagements launched since 2020.

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Preparing For Your 2025 Form 10-K And 2026 Proxy Season

While the pace of amendments and rule changes from the SEC slowed in 2025 with the change in presidential administration and the appointment of new SEC Chair Paul S. Atkins, we have seen fundamental changes in policy and other developments …

United States Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

2026 Compensation Season: What Public Companies And Their Compensation Committees Should Keep In Mind Heading Into The New Year

United States Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

The Future Of Shareholder Arbitration In Light Of SEC's New Policy Statement (Podcast)

This week on the award-winning Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast, host Alan Kaplinsky is joined by Senior Counsel Mark Levin and special guest Professor Mohsen Manesh for a powerful roundtable...

United States Litigation

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Ballard Spahr LLP

JPMorgan's Split With Proxy Advisers: A Harbinger For The 2026 Proxy Season

In an industry-first move, the Wall Street Journal reports that JPMorgan Chase's asset‑management arm has cut all ties with the major proxy advisory firms...

United States Commercial

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Foley Hoag LLP

Piercing The Corporate Veil: A Case Study And Best Practices Checklist

Though standards vary across jurisdictions, parties seeking to pierce the corporate veil must generally show that owners dominated the entity to...

United States Commercial

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Winston & Strawn LLP

A (Very) Early Look At No Action Letters Under Rule 14a-8

On November 17, 2025, the Divisions of Corporation Finance and Investment Management (together, the "Divisions") of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") published a statement...

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

2026 SEC And Corporate Governance Update

United States Commercial

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Kutak Rock LLP

Top 10 Business Divorce Cases Of 2025

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

A Look Back At Key 2025 Changes To Delaware Corporation Law

United States Commercial

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

Congress Abolishes Certain Exemptions For Foreign Private Issuers; Will Now Require Compliance With Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting For Directors And Officers

United States Commercial

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Foreign Private Issuers: New Insider Reporting Obligations Take Effect In March 2026

United States Commercial

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Dechert

White House Executive Order Targets Proxy Advisory Firms – Potential Implications For Companies And Investors

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New Law Extends Insider Reporting Requirements To Foreign Private Issuers

United States Commercial

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Ballard Spahr LLP

What Directors And Officers Of A Foreign Private Issuer Must Do Now To Prepare For 2026

United States Commercial

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

LDR Clarifies Pass-Through Treatment For S Corporations Under Act 382

United States Tax

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Liskow & Lewis

Foreign Private Issuers Must Report All Insider Trades (Section 16(a)) March 2026

Worldwide Commercial

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Carter Ledyard & Milburn

Nasdaq Files Proposed Rule To Deny Initial Listings Of Companies That May Be Susceptible To Market Manipulation

United States Commercial

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

From Private To Public: Timing, Audit Readiness, And CFO Strategy

United States Commercial

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Riveron

Chairman Atkins' NYSE Speech And The SEC's 2026 Examination Priorities: A Reset For U.S. Capital Markets

United States Commercial

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Sophisticated TSR-Based PSU Valuation In Executive Compensation

United States Commercial

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Reframing The AGM: Connection, Accountability, And The Modern Shareholder

United States Commercial

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World Law Group

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

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Foley & Lardner

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Mayer Brown

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AlixPartners

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Arnold & Porter

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