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• SEC Staff Issues Guidance on the JOBS Act (04/19/2012)
  

• Bank Regulators Issue Guidance on Leveraged Lending (04/12/2012)
  

• The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the "JOBS Act") (04/03/2012)
  

• Missouri v. Frye and Lafler v. Cooper: Supreme Court Expands Sixth Amendment Right to Effective Counsel at Plea Bargain Stage (03/26/2012)
  

• PCAOB Issues Proposed Auditing Standard Regarding Related Parties (03/08/2012)
  

• Second Circuit Defines Extraterritorial Reach of Exchange Act Section 10(b) (03/02/2012)
  

• U.S. Bank National Association v. Greenpoint Mortgage Funding, Inc.: First Department Holds That Producing Party Is Responsible for Cost of Production (03/01/2012)
  

• SPCA of Upstate New York, Inc. v. American Working Collie Association: The New York Court of Appeals Clarifies the Reach of Long-Arm Jurisdiction as to Defamation Claims Where Jurisdiction is to Be Based on Transacting Business in the State (02/14/2012)
  

• Lawson v. FMR LLC: The First Circuit Declines to Extend Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection to Employees of Private Company Contractors to Public Companies (02/13/2012)
  

• NYSE Expands List of Broker Non-Vote Items, Narrowing Flexibility Under Rule 452 (01/26/2012)
  

• SEC's Division of Corporation Finance Issues Guidance on Disclosure of European Sovereign Debt Exposures (01/10/2012)
  

• PCAOB Reproposes Auditing Standard Regarding Communications with Audit Committees (01/09/2012)
  

• SEC Adopts Rules for Specialized Disclosure Relating to Mine Safety (01/03/2012)
  

• SEC Adopts Amendments to "Accredited Investor" Net Worth Test to Exclude Primary Residence (12/23/2011)
  

• SEC Limits Policy re Non-Public Filing of Registration Statements by Foreign Registrants (12/13/2011)
  

• SEC Approves More Stringent Exchange Listing Rules for Reverse Merger Companies (11/14/2011)
  

• Division of Corporation Finance Issues Legal Bulletin Regarding Legality and Tax Opinions in Registered Offerings (10/25/2011)
  

• SEC Provides Guidance on Cybersecurity Risks and Cyber Incidents (10/21/2011)
  

• Delaware Chancery Court Rules That Board Adoption of a "Super Vote Right" to Prevent the Election of an Insurgent Slate Breached Duty of Loyalty (10/18/2011)
  

• U.S. District Court Refuses to Grant Motion to Dismiss in "Say-on-Pay" Lawsuit (10/11/2011)
  

• BONY v. Liberty Media: Delaware Supreme Court Finds that a "Disaggregation Strategy" Does Not Constitute a Sale of "Substantially All" of a Company's Assets for Indenture Covenant Purposes (09/30/2011)
  

• Third Circuit Holds That Appraisal Proceedings Are Not The Exclusive Remedy For Minority Shareholders In Squeeze-Out Mergers (09/14/2011)
  

• PCAOB Issues Concept Release Aimed at Enhancing Auditor Independence, Objectivity and Professional Skepticism (08/18/2011)
  

• SEC Removes References to Credit Ratings from Certain Rules and Forms (07/29/2011)
  

• D.C. Circuit Vacates Proxy Access Rule (07/22/2011)
  

• Ideal Steel Supply Corp. v. Anza: The Second Circuit Clarifies The Proximate Cause Requirement of a Civil RICO Action Under 18 U.S.C. § 1962(a) (07/20/2011)
  

• D.C. Circuit Splits with Second Circuit to Expand the Reach of the Alien Tort Statute (07/15/2011)
  

• Supreme Court Rules California Ban on Sale or Rental of Violent Video Games to Minors Unconstitutional Under the First Amendment (07/15/2011)
  

• SEC Provides Guidance on Waivers of Ineligible Issuer Status for Well-Known Seasoned Issuers (07/13/2011)
  

• Second Circuit Holds That PSLRA Section 107 Bars RICO Claims Alleging Any Acts of Securities Fraud Even Where Plaintiff Cannot Itself Pursue a Securities Fraud Action Against the Defendant (07/12/2011)
  

• Supreme Court Modifies "Specific Jurisdiction" Analysis, Making It More Difficult To Obtain Personal Jurisdiction in Tort Suits (07/11/2011)
  

• Supreme Court Finds Vermont Statute Restricting Pharmaceutical Marketing Unconstitutional Under the First Amendment (07/07/2011)
  

• D.C. Circuit Rejects "Co-Conspirator Theory of Venue" in Securities Litigation (07/05/2011)
  

• SEC Adopts Rules Implementing Dodd-Frank Amendments to Investment Advisers Act; Compliance Deadline Extended to March 30, 2012 (07/05/2011)
  

• The PCAOB Proposes Amendments to the Auditor's Reporting Model (06/30/2011)
  

• Pliva, Inc. v. Mensing: Divided Supreme Court Finds FDA Warning Label Regulations Preempt State Tort Claims (06/28/2011)
  

• Second Circuit Holds Financial Firms' Claim for "Hot News" Misappropriation Preempted By Federal Copyright Law (06/24/2011)
  

• SEC Issues Staff Paper Outlining "Condorsement" Approach to Incorporating IFRS into U.S. GAAP (06/23/2011)
  

• Supreme Court Overturns Class Certification in Wal-Mart Gender Discrimination Case (06/23/2011)
  

• The Supreme Court Holds That Mutual Fund Investment Advisers Are Not Statement "Makers" for the Purposes of Rule 10b-5 Liability (06/14/2011)
  

• Federal Circuit Tightens Inequitable Conduct Standards (06/09/2011)
  

• Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co.: Supreme Court Eliminates Fifth Circuit Hurdle to Securities Fraud Class Action Certification (06/09/2011)
  

• Divided SEC Adopts Rules Implementing Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Award Provisions (06/03/2011)
  

• SEC Proposes "Bad Actor" Exclusion to Reliance on Rule 506 (06/03/2011)
  

• FCPA Developments: SEC Enters Into First Deferred Prosecution Agreement (05/23/2011)
  

• The Second Circuit Holds That Rating Agencies Are Not "Underwriters" (05/23/2011)
  

• FASB and IASB Common Fair Value Accounting Guidance (05/18/2011)
  

• SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Remove References to Credit Ratings From Certain Exchange Act Rules (05/03/2011)
  

• SEC Proposes New Rules Regarding Compensation Committees and Compensation Advisers (04/06/2011)
  

• Matter of Sojitz Corp. v. Prithvi Info. Solutions Ltd.: New York First Department Permits Pre-Award Attachments in International Arbitration (03/14/2011)
  

• Landmen Partners, Inc. v. The Blackstone Group, L.P.: The Second Circuit Discusses the Meaning of "Materiality" Required for Disclosure Under Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K (03/08/2011)
  

• Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., v. Airgas, Inc.: Delaware Court of Chancery Upholds Longest-Lasting Litigated Poison Pill (02/24/2011)
  

• SEC Adopts Final Rules Regarding Shareholder Approval of Executive and Golden Parachute Compensation (02/01/2011)
  

• SEC Proposes Amendment to "Accredited Investor" Net Worth Test to Exclude Primary Residence per Dodd-Frank Act Requirement (01/28/2011)
  

• In re Tracy Broadcasting Corp.: Court Prohibits Bank’s Security Interest (01/21/2011)
  

• NIC Inc. and Executives Settle With the SEC Regarding Charges of Non-Disclosure of Perquisites (01/20/2011)
  

• CFTC Proposes Rule to Implement End-User Exception to Mandatory Swaps Clearing (01/19/2011)
  

• SEC Proposes Rules for Specialized Disclosure Relating to Conflict Minerals, Mine Safety and Payments By Resource Extraction Issuers (01/18/2011)
  

• SEC Approves PCAOB's Auditing Standards Related to the Auditor's Assessment of, and Response to, Risk in an Audit (01/10/2011)
  

• Telecommunications Equipment and Services Company Agrees to Pay $137 Million for FCPA Violations (01/10/2011)
  

• Dodd-Frank: SEC and CFTC Jointly Propose Definitions of Swaps-Related Terms (12/13/2010)
  

• The SEC Proposes Registration Exemptions For Advisers to Venture Capital Funds, Private Fund Advisers With Less Than $150 Million in Assets Under Management, and Foreign Private Advisers (11/30/2010)
  

• Proposed Regulation 21F: The SEC's New Whistleblower Program (11/12/2010)
  

• FASB Delays Further Deliberations and Decisions Regarding the Proposed ASU on Disclosure of Certain Loss Contingencies (11/11/2010)
  

• U.K.'s Bribery Act 2010: Considerations for U.S. Companies (10/29/2010)
  

• FASB Decides to Postpone Effective Date Related to the Proposed ASU on Disclosure of Certain Loss Contingencies (10/28/2010)
  

• SEC v. Office Depot: SEC Aggressively Enforces Regulation FD (10/27/2010)
  

• New York Class Action Law Does Not Permit the Award of Fees and Expenses to Successful Objectors to a Class Action Settlement (10/26/2010)
  

• The SEC Proposes Rules on Shareholder Approval of Executive and Golden Parachute Compensation and on Reporting of Proxy Votes on Executive Compensation (10/26/2010)
  

• SEC Seeks Public Comment Related to Study of the Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404(b) on Companies With Public Float Between $75 Million and $250 Million (10/25/2010)
  

• Dodd-Frank: End User Exception to Swap Clearing Requirements (10/18/2010)
  

• SEC Disclosure Update: Proposed Rules for New Short-Term Borrowings Disclosure; and Guidance on MD&A Liquidity and Capital Resources Disclosure (10/08/2010)
  

• SEC Delays Proxy Access Rule's Effectiveness Pending Judicial Review (10/08/2010)
  

• SEC Amends Regulation FD to Remove the Credit Rating Agency Exemption (10/07/2010)
  

• SEC Adopts New Rules Strengthening Shareholders’ Ability to Nominate Members of the Board of Directors (09/03/2010)
  

• Dodd-Frank Title VII: Reforms for the Swaps Marketplace (08/13/2010)
  

• FASB July 20, 2010 Exposure Draft re: Disclosure of Certain Loss Contingencies (07/30/2010)
  

• Insurance Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (07/21/2010)
  

• Dodd-Frank Act Makes Significant Changes in Governance Rules for Public Companies (07/21/2010)
  

• Regulation of Investment Advisers To Increase Under Dodd-Frank Act (07/21/2010)
  

• SEC Seeks Public Comment on Reform of the U.S. Proxy System (07/16/2010)
  

• FASB and IASB Issue Progress Report Detailing Modified Convergence Strategy (07/13/2010)
  

• Skilling v. United States: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Clarifies the Scope of the Honest Services Statute (07/01/2010)
  

• Morrison v. National Australia Bank: Supreme Court Limits Reach of U.S. Securities Law in “Foreign-Cubed” Cases, Overruling Nearly Half a Century of Lower Court Precedent Based on Long-Standing Presumption that U.S. Laws Do Not Apply Abroad Absent (07/01/2010)
  

• New Iran Sanctions Legislation Passed by Congress (06/28/2010)
  

• FINRA Provides Guidance On Applying Communications Rules to Social Media Websites (06/17/2010)
  

• King v. VeriFone Holdings, Inc.: Demand for Corporate Records to Replead Dismissed Federal Derivative Action Not a “Proper Purpose” Under Delaware General Corporation Law § 220 (06/01/2010)
  

• Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010: Senate Bill Would Make Significant Changes in Governance Rules for Public Companies (05/27/2010)
  

• SEC Announces Proposed Circuit Breaker Rules for Individual Stocks (05/25/2010)
  

• Maric Capital Master Fund, Ltd. v. PLATO Learning, Inc.: Disclosure of Projections and Absence of Management Arrangements Deemed Misleading Leads to Enjoining of Vote on Merger (05/18/2010)
  

• Merck & Co., Inc. v. Reynolds: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Clarifies When Statute of Limitations Begins to Run for Securities Fraud Claims (05/03/2010)
  

• Selectica, Inc. v. Versata Enterprises, Inc.: Delaware Court of Chancery Approves Net Operating Loss Poison Pill (03/31/2010)
  

• Press Release Requirements for NASDAQ Listed Companies Modified (03/24/2010)
  

• Specialty Chemical Company Agrees to Pay $40.2 Million for FCPA, OFAC, and UK Violations (03/22/2010)
  

• Amcan Holdings, Inc. v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce: Appellate Division Distinguishes Enforceable Contracts from Agreements to Agree (03/22/2010)
  

• U.K. Bribery Bill, if Enacted, Will Impact U.S. Companies Doing Business in the U.K. (03/16/2010)
  

• Director Independence Determinations Must Take All Facts and Circumstances into Account (03/15/2010)
  

• SEC Publishes Interpretive Release on Disclosure Relating to Climate Change (02/05/2010)
  

• SEC Updates Guidance on Non-GAAP Financial Measures (01/29/2010)
  

• SEC Proposes Amendments to Rule 10b-18 - Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities (01/28/2010)
  

• Update: SEC Issues C&DI's Regarding Recent Release on the Enhanced Disclosure Rules for Compensation, Risk Oversight and Corporate Governance (01/27/2010)
  

• Telecommunications Company Agrees to Pay $3 Million for FCPA Violations (01/04/2010)
  

• SEC Approves NYSE Amendments to the Corporate Governance Standards Applicable to Listed Companies (12/29/2009)
  

• SEC Approves NYSE Amendments to the Corporate Governance Standards Applicable to Listed Companies (12/29/2009)
  

• SEC Proposes Amendment to Rule 163 - Pre-Registration Communications by WKSIs (12/28/2009)
  

• SEC Approves Enhanced Disclosure Rules for Compensation, Risk Oversight and Corporate Governance (12/22/2009)
  

• Update: SEC Re-opens Comment Period on Shareholder Access Proposal (12/16/2009)
  

• NASDAQ Amends Rules to Require 10-Minute Prior Notification of Material Information (12/08/2009)
  

• SEC Office of Economic Analysis Releases Results of Study About Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 (11/04/2009)
  

• SEC Proposes Amendments to Rules Requiring Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (11/04/2009)
  

• Division of Corporation Finance Staff Legal Bulletin Proposals of Security Holders: Ordinary Business Operations Exclusion (11/03/2009)
  

• Recent Significant Developments in Fair Value Accounting (10/15/2009)
  

• UPDATE: Amendments to Proxy Rules Designed to Facilitate Nomination of Directors by Shareholders Will Not be Finalized Until Early 2010 (10/08/2009)
  

• SEC Settles Regulation FD Case Against CFO (10/07/2009)
  

• FINRA Announces Implementation of Amendments to NASD Conflicts of Interest Rule: Rule 2720 (08/27/2009)
  

• SEC Proposes New Rule Under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to Curtail "Pay to Play" Practices (08/13/2009)
  

• SEC Seeks Sarbanes-Oxley Section 304 Clawback of Bonuses and Stock Profits from CEO Not Charged With Wrongdoing (07/30/2009)
  

• SEC Fines Perry Corp. for Reporting Violations Relating to "Merger Arbitrage" (07/24/2009)
  

• Obama Administration Proposes The "Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009" (07/23/2009)
  

• Legislation Proposed Requiring Say-on-Pay, Independence Standards for Compensation Committees and Enhanced Federal Regulation of Incentive-Based Compensation Arrangements (07/23/2009)
  

• SEC Approves NYSE's Proposed Change to Broker Discretionary Voting in Uncontested Director Elections and Proposed Proxy Disclosure Enhancement Rules (07/21/2009)
  

• The Investor Protection Act of 2009 Takes Aim at Strengthening Disclosure and Enforcement Under the Federal Securities Laws (07/21/2009)
  

• Update-SEC Publishes Proposed Rule Amendments to Facilitate the Rights of Shareholders to Nominate Directors (07/14/2009)
  

• SEC Proposes Amendments to Proxy Rules Requiring TARP Recipients to Seek Advisory Shareholder Votes on Compensation (07/06/2009)
  

• The Department of the Treasury Proposes Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 (07/06/2009)
  

• The Department of the Treasury Announces A New Foundation for Financial Regulatory Reform (06/24/2009)
  

• Treasury Department Releases Interim Final Rule on TARP Standards for Compensation and Corporate Governance (06/22/2009)
  

• Supreme Court Rejects Requirement That a RICO Enterprise Must Have a Structure Beyond That Inherent in the Pattern of Racketeering Activity in Which It Engages (06/11/2009)
  

• The Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (05/27/2009)
  

• SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Facilitate the Rights of Shareholders to Nominate Directors (05/22/2009)
  

• Chancery Court Holds that a Board has the Power to “Approve” the Nomination of a Dissident Slate of Director Nominees in Order to Qualify the Dissident Nominees as “Continuing Directors” for Purposes of a Change of Control Put Provision in an Indenture (05/21/2009)
  

• FINRA Proposes Amended Rule Change to Modernize and Simplify NASD Rule 2720 (05/14/2009)
  

• FCC v. Fox Television Stations: Supreme Court Upholds an Agency's Right to Change Course (05/12/2009)
  

• Recent Developments Regarding Indenture Reporting Covenants (05/11/2009)
  

• NYSE Proposes to Amend Rules to Permit Use of Regulation FD Release Procedures (04/28/2009)
  

• Indemnification of Directors and Officers- Recent Developments in Delaware Law (04/27/2009)
  

• FASB Issues Three Staff Positions to Improve Guidance and Disclosures Related to Fair Value Measurements and Impairments (04/20/2009)
  

• SEC approves Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. as the third central counterparty for the clearance of credit-default swaps (03/25/2009)
  

• NYSE Re-files Rule Amendment with SEC to Eliminate Broker Discretion in Director Elections (03/06/2009)
  

• Supreme Court Holds That Prior FDA Approval of a Drug Warning Label Does Not Pre-Empt Plaintiff's State Tort Action (03/06/2009)
  

• SEC issues further Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations to "Say on Pay" (02/27/2009)
  

• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance Provisions (02/25/2009)
  

• Further Thoughts on Pending Private Fund Transparency Initiatives (02/11/2009)
  

• Court Rejects Argument That Stoneridge Precludes Vicarious Liability (02/02/2009)
  

• Registration of Private Investment Companies Proposed in Senate Bill (02/02/2009)
  

• CP Solutions PTE, Ltd. v. General Electric Co - Second Circuit Rejects Bright Line Approach in Determining “Indispensable” Party Status under Rule 19(b) (01/12/2009)
  

• Stark Trading v. Falconbridge Ltd.- Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of 10b-5 Claim on Evidence of Plaintiffs' Contemporaneous Knowledge of Alleged Fraud (01/09/2009)
  

• Public Employees' Retirement Association of Colorado v. Deloitte & Touche, LLP- Dismissal of 10b(5) Claims Affirmed Where Auditor's Investigation Negates Finding Scienter (01/09/2009)
  

• SEC Delivers Report to Congress Regarding Results of Study on Fair Value Accounting Standards (01/09/2009)
  

• In re Fannie Mae Litigation - Contempt Order for Failure to Comply with Stipulated Discovery Order Upheld (01/09/2009)
  

• Third Circuit Clarifies Rigorous Class Certification Standards (01/07/2009)
  

• SEC approves XBRL Rules (12/19/2008)
  

• Ninth Circuit Finds No Private Right of Action Under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (12/16/2008)
  

• E-Proxy Rules - Update (12/11/2008)
  

• Ninth Circuit Raises the Bar for Pleading Scienter (12/05/2008)
  

• Trust Indenture Act Creates no Independent Duty upon Issuer Timely to File SEC Reports (12/03/2008)
  

• President's Working Group Takes Lead on CDS Regulation, NY Insurance Department Steps Aside (12/02/2008)
  

• Certain Shelf Registration Statements Set to Expire (11/21/2008)
  

• SEC Publishes Roadmap For Potential Use of Financial Statements Prepared In Accordance with IFRS by U.S. Issuers (11/21/2008)
  

• Recent SEC Regulatory Developments Regarding Short Sales (10/29/2008)
  

• Second Circuit Clarifies Burden of Proof and Efficient Market Requirements in Denying Class Action Certification (10/23/2008)
  

• Second Circuit Clarifies At-Issue Waiver of the Attorney-Client Privilege (10/22/2008)
  

• The Treasury Issues Guidance on Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance Applicable to Financial Institutions Participating in the Capital Purchase Program (10/21/2008)
  

• Recent Developments Relating to SFAS 157 (10/20/2008)
  

• SEC Revisions to the Cross-Border Transaction Exemptions (10/13/2008)
  

• The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 an Overview (10/13/2008)
  

• SEC Amends Foreign Issuer Reporting Requirements (10/07/2008)
  

• New York State Insurance Department Published Guidelines for Financial Guaranty Insurers of Collateralized-Debt Obligations (09/30/2008)
  

• SEC Proposes Roadmap For Potential Transition From U.S. GAAP to IFRS as a Basis for U.S. Issuers' Financial Reporting (09/04/2008)
  

• Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange Modify Rules for Director Independence (08/26/2008)
  

• SEC Amends Definition of "Eligible Portfolio Company" under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (08/11/2008)
  

• SEC Provides Interpretive Guidance on the Use of Company Web Sites under the Exchange Act and the Antifraud Provisions of the Federal Securities Laws (08/11/2008)
  

• Shaw Group: Fifth Circuit Defines "Strong Inferences" for Pleading Scienter Under the PLSRA (08/04/2008)
  

• Mandatory Shareholder Proposals - CA, Inc. v. AFSCME Employees Pension Plan (07/23/2008)
  

• Corporate Governance Update: Corporate "Clawback" Provisions (07/21/2008)
  

• SEC Issues Emergency Order Temporarily Regulating Short-Sales of Certain Financial Institutions' Securities (07/16/2008)
  

• SEC Proposes Expanding Rule 15a-6 Exemption for Foreign Broker-Dealers Doing Business in the United States (07/14/2008)
  

• Section 16 Reporting Update: SEC Allows Aggregate Form 4 and Form 5 Reporting of Same-Day, Same-Way Open Market Transactions (07/01/2008)
  

• SEC Grants One Year Postponement of §404(b) Attestation Report Requirement For Non-Accelerated Filers (07/01/2008)
  

• New York Court of Appeals - Prior to a Default, Indenture Trustees Owe No Fiduciary Duties to Bondholders but Owe a Duty to Perform Ministerial Functions with Due Care (06/30/2008)
  

• FASB Proposes Expanded Disclosure of Litigation and Certain Other Loss Contingencies (06/26/2008)
  

• SEC Interprets Section 3(a)(10) Exemption from Registration Requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and Resale Status of Securities that are Received in Section 3(a)(10) Exempt Transactions (06/23/2008)
  

• United States v. Leonard: “Totality of Circumstances” Determines what Constitutes a “Security" (06/20/2008)
  

• "Reporting Issuer” Definition in Rule 144 Proposed to be Amended to Require XBRL Submissions (06/19/2008)
  

• SEC Proposes Rules to Increase Transparency in Credit Rating Agencies (06/18/2008)
  

• Applied Signal: Ninth Circuit Defines 'strong inferences' for Pleading Purposes under PSLRA (06/17/2008)
  

• Newby v. Enron: The Effect of Settlement on an Appeal from an Order Imposing Compensatory Sanctions (06/09/2008)
  

• Second Circuit Limits the Authority of Federal Magistrate Judges In Connection With Motions to Remand Actions to State Court (06/05/2008)
  

• Corporate Signatory to a Written Partnership Agreement Requiring International Arbitration (06/03/2008)
  

• Supreme Court Expands Rights of Employees in Retaliation Suits (05/29/2008)
  

• Seventh Circuit Decision in Jones v. Harris Associates L.P. (05/22/2008)
  

• SEC Proposes Revisions to the Cross-Border Transaction Exemptions (05/20/2008)
  

• SEC Proposes Mandatory XBRL Use (05/19/2008)
  

• Increase in Illiquid Financial Instruments on Issuers' Balance Sheets Prompts SEC Letters Regarding Fair Value Measurements (04/03/2008)
  

• SEC Proposes Foreign Issuer Reporting Enhancements (03/10/2008)
  

• Supreme Court Decision Allows ERISA Remedy for Individual Damages Claims for Breach of Fiduciary Duty (03/04/2008)
  

• Tzolis v. Wolff, N.Y. Slip Op. NO. 01260 (N.Y. February 14, 2008) (02/20/2008)
  

• SEC Final Rules on Electronic Shareholder Forums (02/05/2008)
  

• The Supreme Court Rejects Scheme Liability Under §10(b) and Rule 10b-5 (01/18/2008)
  

• SEC Amends S-3 and F-3 Eligibility Requirements to Allow Primary Offerings Without Regard to Size of Issuer's Public Float or Debt Rating (01/04/2008)
  

• SEC Publishes Final Rules for Financial Disclosures of U.S.-Registered Foreign Companies (12/26/2007)
  

• SEC Settles Option Backdating Case with Former UnitedHealth CEO for $468 Million (12/14/2007)
  

• SEC Amends Rules 144 and 145 (12/13/2007)
  

• SEC Adopts Exemptions From Registration Requirements for Compensatory Employee Stock Options Under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (12/05/2007)
  

• FINRA Rule 2290: Required Disclosures in Fairness Opinions (11/06/2007)
  

• Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. v. Mesa Air Group: Breach of Confidentiality Agreement Leads to $80 Million Judgment (11/06/2007)
  

• SEC Publishes Its Observations in the Review of Executive Compensation Disclosure (10/15/2007)
  

• Regulation R: Exceptions for Banks from the Definitiion of "Broker" (10/01/2007)
  

• SEC Adopts Temporary Rule on Principal Trades With Certain Advisory Clients (09/28/2007)
  

• SEC Antifraud Rule Applicable to Investment Advisers to "Pooled Investment Vehicles" Becomes Effective (09/10/2007)
  

• Recent Addition to the E-Proxy Regulations Shareholder Choice Regarding Proxy Materials Mandatory Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (08/03/2007)
  

• Shareholder Proposals: SEC’s Proposed Revisions to Rule 14a-8 (08/03/2007)
  

• SEC Proposes Exemptions From Registration Requirements for Compensatory Employee Stock Options Under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (08/02/2007)
  

• SEC Proposes Amending Rule 144 and Rule 145 to Shorten the Holding Period Requirement for Affiliates and Non-affiliates (07/30/2007)
  

• SEC Proposes to Accept Financial Statements of Foreign Private Issuers Using International Financial Reporting Standards Without Reconciliation to U.S. GAAP (07/25/2007)
  

• SEC Rules for Electronic Delivery of Proxy Materials: The Notice and Access Model (07/13/2007)
  

• SEC Proposes Amending S-3 and F-3 Eligibility to Allow Primary Offerings Without Regard to Size of Issuer’s Public Float or Debt Rating (07/06/2007)
  

• SEC Guidance Regarding Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting (07/05/2007)
  

• Presto! Now It's an Investment Company, Now It's Not: SEC v. National Presto Industries, Inc. (05/21/2007)
  

• SEC v. Merchant: "Substance Over Form" Analysis Finds Interests in RLLP are "Investment Contracts" Under Federal Securities Laws (04/13/2007)
  

• Recent Securities Regulatory Developments (04/03/2007)
  

• SEC Eases De-registration Rules for Foreign Private Issuers (03/30/2007)
  

• Zions Bancorporation: SEC Acknowledges Significant Progress in Developing a Market-Based Valuation for Employee Stock Options (02/05/2007)
  

• SEC Proposes New Antifraud and Accredited Investor Requirements for Funds (01/29/2007)
  

• Federal Agencies Issue Final Statement Concerning Elevated Risk Complex Structured Finance Transactions (01/16/2007)
  

• SEC Amends Executive Compensation Disclosure to More Closely Align with FAS 123R (01/02/2007)
  

• SEC Recent Developments: Actions taken at Open Meeting December 13, 2006 (12/14/2006)
  

• SEC Amends Definition of "Eligible Portfolio Company" under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (11/17/2006)
  

• Recent Securities Law Developments on: SEC Adoption of Amendments to the Tender Offer Best-Price Rule (11/06/2006)
  

• Credit Agency Reform Act of 2006 (10/27/2006)
  

• SEC Adopts Rules Covering Executive Compensation Disclosure (10/19/2006)
  

• Recent Securities Law Developments: Majority Voting in Director Elections (08/02/2006)
  

• Form U-5 Termination Notices — Absolutely or Qualifiedly Privileged? (07/28/2006)
  

• 6th Circuit Rejects "Taint Team" For Privilege Screens On Grand Jury Subpoenas (07/27/2006)
  

• California Supreme Court Finds Broker Dealer's Secret Recording of Telephone Conversations to be Unlawful (07/24/2006)
  

• Ninth Circuit Establishes Pleading Requirements for Alleging Scheme Liability (07/24/2006)
  

• In the Matter of Weiss Research: Financial Newsletter Publisher Sanctioned as an Unregistered Investment Adviser (07/10/2006)
  

• First Department Holds that No Fiduciary Duty Exists Between Issuer and Underwriter (07/07/2006)
  

• Court Finds Thompson Memorandum Violative of Fifth & Sixth Amendment Rights (06/30/2006)
  

• Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93A and the Defense of In Pari Delicto (06/29/2006)
  

• Fed. R. Civ. P. 45 Subpoenas of the U.S. Government (06/29/2006)
  

• SEC Hedge Fund Rule Vacated in Goldstein v. SEC (06/27/2006)
  

• LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates, Inc., No. 05-1756 (4th Cir. June 19, 2006) (06/27/2006)
  

• In re Qwest Communications Int'l. Sec. Litigation, No. 06-1070 (10th Cir. June 19, 2006) (06/22/2006)
  

• Dynegy Midstream Services, LP v. Trammochem, No. 05-3544-cv (2d Cir. June 13, 2006) (06/20/2006)
  

• Kircher et al. v. Putnam Funds Trust et al., No. 05-409 (U.S. June 15, 2006) (06/19/2006)
  

• Anza et al. v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp., No. 04-433 (U.S. June 5, 2006) (06/14/2006)
  

• Applicability of Section 16(b) to Insider Transactions of Acquisitions Involving Unrelated Entities Owning Registered Equity Securities of an Issuer (05/22/2006)
  

• Appeal of Class Action Certification Orders Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(f) (05/09/2006)
  

• Recent Securities Law Developments on: SEC's Proposed Changes to Disclosure Requirements Concerning Executive Compensation (02/28/2006)
  

• Recent Securities Law Developments on: SEC's Proposed Changes to Disclosure Requirements Concerning Executive Compensation (01/24/2006)
  

• SEC Issues Standards for Imposing Fines on Corporations (01/09/2006)
  

• SEC Proposes to Provide Internet Availability for Proxy Materials (01/06/2006)
  

Legal News

• Cahill Represents Lorillard in $135 Million Acquisition of blu Cigs (04/25/2012)
  

• Cahill Represents CSCA Capital Advisors in Public Offering (12/05/2011)
  

• Cahill Represents Axtel, S.A.B. de C.V. in $100 Million Credit Facility (11/17/2011)
  

• Cahill Represents Broadridge Financial in $990 Million Refinancing (09/22/2011)
  

• Elan Completes Sale of Elan Drug Technologies (09/16/2011)
  

• Lorillard Completes $750 Million Public Offering (08/04/2011)
  

• Navios Maritime Completes Public Offering (11/19/2010)
  

• Coca Cola Enterprises Completes Transaction with The Coca Cola Company (10/04/2010)
  

• BNP Paribas North America, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Hill Street Capital LLC (05/18/2010)
  

• Lorillard Completes $1 Billion Public Offering (04/12/2010)
  

• Cahill Represents Axtel in a $190 Million 144A/Reg S Offering (03/22/2010)
  

• Cahill Represents Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (CCE) in Acquisition by The Coca-Cola Company of CCE's North American Business and Split Off of European Business (02/25/2010)
  

• Cahill Advises Broadridge in Sale of Clearing Business to Penson (11/02/2009)
  

• Axtel Completes $300 Million Rule 144A Offering (09/17/2009)
  

• Lorillard Completes $750 Million Public Offering (06/23/2009)
  

• Penson Worldwide Completes $60 Million Rule 144A Offering (06/03/2009)
  

• The Carlyle Group Completes $2.4 Billion Acquisition of Sequa Corporation (12/04/2007)
  

• Cahill Represents Jefferies & Company, Inc. in Public Offering by Esterline Technologies Corp. (10/12/2007)
  

• Sequa Corporation Agrees to Be Acquired by The Carlyle Group (07/09/2007)
  

• Cahill Represents Security Capital Assurance Ltd and XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd in Secondary Public Offering (06/12/2007)
  

• Cahill Represents XL Capital Ltd in $825 Million Remarketing of Outstanding Senior Notes (05/15/2007)
  

• Cahill Represents XL Capital in $325 Million Public Offering (05/07/2007)
  

• Cahill Represents Jefferies & Company in Rule 144A Offering (03/06/2007)
  

• Stoneheath Re Issues $350 Million of Preferred Shares (12/12/2006)
  

• Cahill Represents USI Holdings Corp. in $100 Million Acquisition Financing (10/16/2006)
  

• Cahill Represents Initial Purchasers in a $158.8 Million Private Placement by Indianapolis Power & Light Company (10/06/2006)
  

Publications

• President's Working Group Takes Lead on CDS Regulation, NY Insurance Department Steps Aside (02/18/2009)