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01.26.2012 Firm Memoranda: NYSE Expands List of Broker Non-Vote Items, Narrowing Flexibility Under Rule 452
01.18.2012 Cahill In the News: Cahill Elects Four to Partnership
01.10.2012 Firm Memoranda: SEC's Division of Corporation Finance Issues Guidance on Disclosure of European Sovereign Debt Exposures
01.09.2012 Firm Memoranda: PCAOB Reproposes Auditing Standard Regarding Communications with Audit Committees
01.03.2012 Firm Memoranda: SEC Adopts Rules for Specialized Disclosure Relating to Mine Safety
12.23.2011 Firm Memoranda: SEC Adopts Amendments to "Accredited Investor" Net Worth Test to Exclude Primary Residence
12.20.2011 Firm Memoranda: CEO Fined $500,000 for Failure to Make HSR Filings Prior to Vesting of Restricted Stock
12.13.2011 Firm Memoranda: SEC Limits Policy re Non-Public Filing of Registration Statements by Foreign Registrants
11.14.2011 Firm Memoranda: SEC Approves More Stringent Exchange Listing Rules for Reverse Merger Companies
10.25.2011 Firm Memoranda: Division of Corporation Finance Issues Legal Bulletin Regarding Legality and Tax Opinions in Registered Offerings
10.21.2011 Firm Memoranda: SEC Provides Guidance on Cybersecurity Risks and Cyber Incidents
10.11.2011 Firm Memoranda: U.S. District Court Refuses to Grant Motion to Dismiss in "Say-on-Pay" Lawsuit
09.14.2011 Firm Memoranda: Third Circuit Holds That Appraisal Proceedings Are Not The Exclusive Remedy For Minority Shareholders In Squeeze-Out Mergers
08.18.2011 Firm Memoranda: PCAOB Issues Concept Release Aimed at Enhancing Auditor Independence, Objectivity and Professional Skepticism
07.29.2011 Firm Memoranda: SEC Removes References to Credit Ratings from Certain Rules and Forms
07.22.2011 Firm Memoranda: D.C. Circuit Vacates Proxy Access Rule
07.13.2011 Firm Memoranda: SEC Provides Guidance on Waivers of Ineligible Issuer Status for Well-Known Seasoned Issuers
07.05.2011 Firm Memoranda: SEC Adopts Rules Implementing Dodd-Frank Amendments to Investment Advisers Act; Compliance Deadline Extended to March 30, 2012
06.30.2011 Firm Memoranda: The PCAOB Proposes Amendments to the Auditor's Reporting Model
06.23.2011 Firm Memoranda: SEC Issues Staff Paper Outlining "Condorsement" Approach to Incorporating IFRS into U.S. GAAP
06.14.2011 Rankings & Recognition: The Legal 500 US 2011 Recognizes Cahill Partners and Practices
06.14.2011 Firm Memoranda: The Supreme Court Holds That Mutual Fund Investment Advisers Are Not Statement "Makers" for the Purposes of Rule 10b-5 Liability
06.10.2011 Rankings & Recognition: Chambers USA Recognizes Cahill Nationally and Regionally in 2011 Edition
06.03.2011 Firm Memoranda: Divided SEC Adopts Rules Implementing Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Award Provisions
06.03.2011 Firm Memoranda: SEC Proposes "Bad Actor" Exclusion to Reliance on Rule 506
05.23.2011 Firm Memoranda: FCPA Developments: SEC Enters Into First Deferred Prosecution Agreement
05.18.2011 Firm Memoranda: FASB and IASB Common Fair Value Accounting Guidance
05.03.2011 Firm Memoranda: SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Remove References to Credit Ratings From Certain Exchange Act Rules
04.21.2011 Firm Memoranda: U.K. Ministry of Justice Guidance on Bribery Act 2010
04.06.2011 Firm Memoranda: SEC Proposes New Rules Regarding Compensation Committees and Compensation Advisers
02.11.2011 Firm Memoranda: SEC Resolves Investigation with First Use of Non-Prosecution Agreement
02.01.2011 Firm Memoranda: SEC Adopts Final Rules Regarding Shareholder Approval of Executive and Golden Parachute Compensation
01.28.2011 Firm Memoranda: SEC Proposes Amendment to "Accredited Investor" Net Worth Test to Exclude Primary Residence per Dodd-Frank Act Requirement
01.20.2011 Firm Memoranda: NIC Inc. and Executives Settle With the SEC Regarding Charges of Non-Disclosure of Perquisites
01.20.2011 Cahill In the News: Anirudh Bansal, Former Assistant United States Attorney and Co-Chief of the SDNY's Complex Frauds Unit, Joins Cahill
01.19.2011 Cahill In the News: Cahill Promotes Two to Partnership, Three to Counsel
01.19.2011 Firm Memoranda: CFTC Proposes Rule to Implement End-User Exception to Mandatory Swaps Clearing
01.18.2011 Firm Memoranda: SEC Proposes Rules for Specialized Disclosure Relating to Conflict Minerals, Mine Safety and Payments By Resource Extraction Issuers
01.10.2011 Firm Memoranda: SEC Approves PCAOB's Auditing Standards Related to the Auditor's Assessment of, and Response to, Risk in an Audit
01.10.2011 Firm Memoranda: Telecommunications Equipment and Services Company Agrees to Pay $137 Million for FCPA Violations
01.07.2011 Legal News: David N. Kelley Appointed to NYPD Crime Reporting Review Committee
12.13.2010 Firm Memoranda: Dodd-Frank: SEC and CFTC Jointly Propose Definitions of Swaps-Related Terms
11.30.2010 Firm Memoranda: 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
11.22.2010 Rankings & Recognition: Benchmark Litigation 2011 Recognizes Cahill as a Leading National Litigation Firm
11.12.2010 Firm Memoranda: Proposed Regulation 21F: The SEC's New Whistleblower Program
11.12.2010 Cahill In the News: Law360's Q&A with Bart Friedman
11.11.2010 Firm Memoranda: FASB Delays Further Deliberations and Decisions Regarding the Proposed ASU on Disclosure of Certain Loss Contingencies
10.29.2010 Firm Memoranda: U.K.'s Bribery Act 2010: Considerations for U.S. Companies
10.28.2010 Firm Memoranda: FASB Decides to Postpone Effective Date Related to the Proposed ASU on Disclosure of Certain Loss Contingencies
10.27.2010 Firm Memoranda: SEC v. Office Depot: SEC Aggressively Enforces Regulation FD
10.26.2010 Firm Memoranda: New York Court of Appeals Declines to Expand Outside Advisor Liability
10.26.2010 Firm Memoranda: The SEC Proposes Rules on Shareholder Approval of Executive and Golden Parachute Compensation and on Reporting of Proxy Votes on Executive Compensation
10.25.2010 Firm Memoranda: 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
10.18.2010 Firm Memoranda: Dodd-Frank: End User Exception to Swap Clearing Requirements
10.08.2010 Firm Memoranda: SEC Delays Proxy Access Rule's Effectiveness Pending Judicial Review
10.08.2010 Firm Memoranda: SEC Disclosure Update: Proposed Rules for New Short-Term Borrowings Disclosure; and Guidance on MD&A Liquidity and Capital Resources Disclosure
10.07.2010 Firm Memoranda: SEC Amends Regulation FD to Remove the Credit Rating Agency Exemption
09.03.2010 Firm Memoranda: SEC Adopts New Rules Strengthening Shareholders’ Ability to Nominate Members of the Board of Directors
08.13.2010 Firm Memoranda: Dodd-Frank Title VII: Reforms for the Swaps Marketplace
07.21.2010 Firm Memoranda: Insurance Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
07.21.2010 Firm Memoranda: Dodd-Frank Act Makes Significant Changes in Governance Rules for Public Companies
07.21.2010 Firm Memoranda: Regulation of Investment Advisers To Increase Under Dodd-Frank Act
07.16.2010 Firm Memoranda: SEC Seeks Public Comment on Reform of the U.S. Proxy System
07.13.2010 Firm Memoranda: FASB and IASB Issue Progress Report Detailing Modified Convergence Strategy
07.01.2010 Firm Memoranda: Skilling v. United States: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Clarifies the Scope of the Honest Services Statute
06.28.2010 Firm Memoranda: New Iran Sanctions Legislation Passed by Congress
06.11.2010 Rankings & Recognition: Cahill Earns National and New York Rankings in Chambers USA 2010
05.27.2010 Firm Memoranda: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010: Senate Bill Would Make Significant Changes in Governance Rules for Public Companies
05.25.2010 Firm Memoranda: SEC Announces Proposed Circuit Breaker Rules for Individual Stocks
04.07.2010 Cahill In the News: Law360 Recognizes Adam Zurofsky as a "Rising Legal Star Under 40"
03.24.2010 Firm Memoranda: Press Release Requirements for NASDAQ Listed Companies Modified
03.22.2010 Firm Memoranda: Specialty Chemical Company Agrees to Pay $40.2 Million for FCPA, OFAC, and UK Violations
03.16.2010 Firm Memoranda: U.K. Bribery Bill, if Enacted, Will Impact U.S. Companies Doing Business in the U.K.
02.05.2010 Firm Memoranda: SEC Publishes Interpretive Release on Disclosure Relating to Climate Change
01.29.2010 Firm Memoranda: SEC Updates Guidance on Non-GAAP Financial Measures
01.28.2010 Firm Memoranda: SEC Proposes Amendments to Rule 10b-18 - Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities
01.27.2010 Firm Memoranda: Update: SEC Issues C&DI's Regarding Recent Release on the Enhanced Disclosure Rules for Compensation, Risk Oversight and Corporate Governance
01.04.2010 Firm Memoranda: Telecommunications Company Agrees to Pay $3 Million for FCPA Violations
12.29.2009 Firm Memoranda: SEC Approves NYSE Amendments to the Corporate Governance Standards Applicable to Listed Companies
12.29.2009 Firm Memoranda: SEC Approves NYSE Amendments to the Corporate Governance Standards Applicable to Listed Companies
12.28.2009 Firm Memoranda: SEC Proposes Amendment to Rule 163 - Pre-Registration Communications by WKSIs
12.22.2009 Firm Memoranda: SEC Approves Enhanced Disclosure Rules for Compensation, Risk Oversight and Corporate Governance
12.16.2009 Firm Memoranda: Update: SEC Re-opens Comment Period on Shareholder Access Proposal
12.08.2009 Firm Memoranda: NASDAQ Amends Rules to Require 10-Minute Prior Notification of Material Information
11.04.2009 Firm Memoranda: SEC Office of Economic Analysis Releases Results of Study About Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404
11.04.2009 Firm Memoranda: SEC Proposes Amendments to Rules Requiring Internet Availability of Proxy Materials
10.08.2009 Firm Memoranda: UPDATE: Amendments to Proxy Rules Designed to Facilitate Nomination of Directors by Shareholders Will Not be Finalized Until Early 2010
08.27.2009 Firm Memoranda: FINRA Announces Implementation of Amendments to NASD Conflicts of Interest Rule: Rule 2720
08.13.2009 Firm Memoranda: SEC Proposes New Rule Under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to Curtail "Pay to Play" Practices
07.30.2009 Firm Memoranda: SEC Seeks Sarbanes-Oxley Section 304 Clawback of Bonuses and Stock Profits from CEO Not Charged With Wrongdoing
07.24.2009 Firm Memoranda: SEC Fines Perry Corp. for Reporting Violations Relating to "Merger Arbitrage"
07.23.2009 Firm Memoranda: Obama Administration Proposes The "Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009"
07.21.2009 Firm Memoranda: SEC Approves NYSE's Proposed Change to Broker Discretionary Voting in Uncontested Director Elections and Proposed Proxy Disclosure Enhancement Rules
07.21.2009 Firm Memoranda: The Investor Protection Act of 2009 Takes Aim at Strengthening Disclosure and Enforcement Under the Federal Securities Laws
07.06.2009 Firm Memoranda: The Department of the Treasury Proposes Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009
07.06.2009 Firm Memoranda: SEC Proposes Amendments to Proxy Rules Requiring TARP Recipients to Seek Advisory Shareholder Votes on Compensation
06.24.2009 Firm Memoranda: The Department of the Treasury Announces A New Foundation for Financial Regulatory Reform
06.22.2009 Firm Memoranda: Treasury Department Releases Interim Final Rule on TARP Standards for Compensation and Corporate Governance
06.12.2009 Rankings & Recognition: Ten practice areas and twenty-four partners recommended by Chambers USA 2009
05.27.2009 Firm Memoranda: The Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009
05.22.2009 Firm Memoranda: SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Facilitate the Rights of Shareholders to Nominate Directors
05.21.2009 Firm Memoranda: 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
05.14.2009 Firm Memoranda: FINRA Proposes Amended Rule Change to Modernize and Simplify NASD Rule 2720
04.28.2009 Firm Memoranda: NYSE Proposes to Amend Rules to Permit Use of Regulation FD Release Procedures
04.27.2009 Firm Memoranda: Indemnification of Directors and Officers- Recent Developments in Delaware Law
04.21.2009 Firm Memoranda: New Delaware Law Regarding Proxy Solicitations Involving Contested Director Elections
04.20.2009 Firm Memoranda: FASB Issues Three Staff Positions to Improve Guidance and Disclosures Related to Fair Value Measurements and Impairments
03.25.2009 Firm Memoranda: SEC approves Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. as the third central counterparty for the clearance of credit-default swaps
03.06.2009 Firm Memoranda: NYSE Re-files Rule Amendment with SEC to Eliminate Broker Discretion in Director Elections
02.27.2009 Firm Memoranda: SEC issues further Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations to "Say on Pay"
02.25.2009 Firm Memoranda: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance Provisions
02.11.2009 Firm Memoranda: Further Thoughts on Pending Private Fund Transparency Initiatives
02.11.2009 Firm Memoranda: SEC Updates Oil and Gas Reporting Requirements
02.02.2009 Firm Memoranda: Registration of Private Investment Companies Proposed in Senate Bill
01.20.2009 Firm Memoranda: Lloyds TSB Bank Agrees to Forfeit $350 Million For Violations of IEEPA
01.09.2009 Firm Memoranda: SEC Delivers Report to Congress Regarding Results of Study on Fair Value Accounting Standards
12.16.2008 Firm Memoranda: Ninth Circuit Finds No Private Right of Action Under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
12.11.2008 Firm Memoranda: E-Proxy Rules - Update
12.03.2008 Firm Memoranda: Trust Indenture Act Creates no Independent Duty upon Issuer Timely to File SEC Reports
10.27.2008 Rankings & Recognition: Top Rankings for Cahill's Litigation Practice in Benchmark: America's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys, 2009
10.07.2008 Firm Memoranda: SEC Amends Foreign Issuer Reporting Requirements
10.02.2008 Firm Memoranda: SEC Office of the Chief Accountant and FASB Staff Issue Press Release Clarifying the Application of SFAS 157
09.04.2008 Firm Memoranda: SEC Proposes Roadmap For Potential Transition From U.S. GAAP to IFRS as a Basis for U.S. Issuers' Financial Reporting
08.26.2008 Firm Memoranda: Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange Modify Rules for Director Independence
07.01.2008 Firm Memoranda: Section 16 Reporting Update: SEC Allows Aggregate Form 4 and Form 5 Reporting of Same-Day, Same-Way Open Market Transactions
06.13.2008 Rankings & Recognition: Fifteen Practice Areas and Twenty-two Cahill Partners Recognized by Chambers USA 2008
05.22.2008 Firm Memoranda: Seventh Circuit Decision in Jones v. Harris Associates L.P.
05.20.2008 Firm Memoranda: SEC Proposes Revisions to the Cross-Border Transaction Exemptions
05.19.2008 Firm Memoranda: SEC Proposes Mandatory XBRL Use
03.10.2008 Firm Memoranda: SEC Proposes Foreign Issuer Reporting Enhancements
02.05.2008 Firm Memoranda: SEC Final Rules on Electronic Shareholder Forums
12.14.2007 Firm Memoranda: SEC Settles Option Backdating Case with Former UnitedHealth CEO for $468 Million
12.13.2007 Firm Memoranda: SEC Amends Rules 144 and 145
12.07.2007 Firm Memoranda: Final Rule: SEC’s Amendments to Regulation 14A Codifying the SEC’s Current Position on Bylaw Proposals Requiring the Inclusion of Shareholder Nominees and Concerning Electronic Shareholder Forums
12.05.2007 Firm Memoranda: SEC Adopts Exemptions From Registration Requirements for Compensatory Employee Stock Options Under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
11.19.2007 Rankings & Recognition: Top Rankings for Cahill's Litigation Practice in Benchmark: America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys
11.06.2007 Firm Memoranda: FINRA Rule 2290: Required Disclosures in Fairness Opinions
10.15.2007 Firm Memoranda: SEC Publishes Its Observations in the Review of Executive Compensation Disclosure
10.01.2007 Firm Memoranda: Regulation R: Exceptions for Banks from the Definitiion of "Broker"
09.28.2007 Firm Memoranda: SEC Adopts Temporary Rule on Principal Trades With Certain Advisory Clients
09.10.2007 Firm Memoranda: SEC Antifraud Rule Applicable to Investment Advisers to "Pooled Investment Vehicles" Becomes Effective
08.03.2007 Firm Memoranda: Shareholder Proposals: SEC’s Proposed Revisions to Rule 14a-8
08.03.2007 Firm Memoranda: Recent Addition to the E-Proxy Regulations Shareholder Choice Regarding Proxy Materials Mandatory Internet Availability of Proxy Materials
08.02.2007 Firm Memoranda: SEC Proposes Exemptions From Registration Requirements for Compensatory Employee Stock Options Under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
07.30.2007 Firm Memoranda: SEC Proposes Amending Rule 144 and Rule 145 to Shorten the Holding Period Requirement for Affiliates and Non-affiliates
07.25.2007 Firm Memoranda: SEC Proposes to Accept Financial Statements of Foreign Private Issuers Using International Financial Reporting Standards Without Reconciliation to U.S. GAAP
07.13.2007 Firm Memoranda: SEC Rules for Electronic Delivery of Proxy Materials: The Notice and Access Model
07.05.2007 Firm Memoranda: SEC Guidance Regarding Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
02.21.2007 Cahill In the News: Expect Auditors To Focus On Fraud
12.15.2006 Cahill In the News: Homestore Created a Map for Cooperation
12.11.2006 Cahill In the News: Investigations Loom Large on Board Agendas
11.04.2006 Legal News: Governor Pataki Appoints David Kelley as Special Counsel in Hevesi Matter
10.19.2006 Firm Memoranda: SEC Adopts Rules Covering Executive Compensation Disclosure
08.02.2006 Firm Memoranda: Recent Securities Law Developments: Majority Voting in Director Elections
07.27.2006 Firm Memoranda: 6th Circuit Rejects "Taint Team" For Privilege Screens On Grand Jury Subpoenas
07.10.2006 Firm Memoranda: In the Matter of Weiss Research: Financial Newsletter Publisher Sanctioned as an Unregistered Investment Adviser
04.28.2006 Firm Memoranda: Judicial Authority to Order Disgorgement in SEC Action Upheld
01.09.2006 Firm Memoranda: SEC Issues Standards for Imposing Fines on Corporations
01.06.2006 Firm Memoranda: SEC Proposes to Provide Internet Availability for Proxy Materials
02.27.2004 Cahill In the News: Investigation News: Homestore - "One Company That Did It Right"
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