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SEC Reauthorizes Defendants To Condition Enforcement Settlement Offers On Receiving Waivers Of Statutory Disqualifications

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has reinstated the practice of simultaneously considering settlement offers and related waiver requests from automatic disqualifications and other collateral consequences arising from SEC enforcement actions.

United States Commercial

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Jones Day

Sûreté Entre Sociétés Liées : La Cour Refuse D'accorder Priorité À Une Garantie Non Enregistrée Dans Atlantic Sea Cucumber Ltd. (Re),

Dans Atlantic Sea Cucumber Ltd. (Re), la Cour suprême de la Nouvelle-Écosse (« la Cour »), siégeant en matière de faillite, a refusé d'accorder priorité à une sûreté invoquée par une société liée au débiteur, et ce, malgré l'existence d'une garantie antérieurement consentie.

Canada Commercial

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Stein Monast

Risky Business: Navigating Investigation Challenges For Private Companies

Private companies, family-owned businesses and employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) face unique challenges when conducting internal investigations. Unlike their public company counterparts, these types of businesses...

United States Commercial

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

The Part Of The Deal No One Warns You About: Disclosure Schedules (Video)

Selling a business is never just about numbers on a page, it's about preparation, people, and navigating the unexpected. Mike Mercurio presents a compelling series of conversations with client and former Fireline owner...

United States Commercial

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Offit Kurman

Compliant Cultural Celebrations: What Organizations Need To Know (Video)

United States Commercial

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Wiley Rein

REMINDER: Regulation S-P Amendments – Upcoming Dec. 3, 2025 Compliance Date

United States Commercial

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Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

The $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee: When Protecting Jobs Means Pricing Out Startups

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Does This California Case Bolster The Argument Against Waiver Of The Right To Seek Judicial Dissolution Of New York LLCs?

United States Commercial

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

SEC Issues Notice Of Intent To Grant ETF Share Class Relief

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Everything's Bigger In Texas, But Not The Backstop Fees: ConvergeOne And Section 1123(a)(4)

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Potential SEC Shutdown: Considerations For Public Companies And Impact On Capital Markets Transactions

United States Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

The SEC's Regulatory Agenda And Implications For Alternative Retail Products

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Securities Snapshot: 3rd Quarter 2025

United States Commercial

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Keating, Meuthing & Klekamp

IRS Withdraws Proposed Regulations Related To Nonrecognition Events In Corporate Separations, Incorporations, And Reorganizations (Spinoffs)

United States Commercial

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Liskow & Lewis

Tariffs, Contracts And The Negotiation Imperative: Why The Old Playbook Won't Work

United States International

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JAMS

AMTL's AICP Files Second Case Against TSMC, Its Advanced Memory Amends Against SK Hynix

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

Still On The Fence About Hiring A Lawyer? Here's Why Timing Matters (Video)

United States Law Practice

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Crowley Law LLC

[PODCAST] Utilizing Co-Mediation - Bringing Together Multiple Perspectives To Reach Effective Settlements

United States Litigation

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JAMS

AI "Workslop," The New Typo: Can A Culture Of Quality Guide Legal Teams Using AI?

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Dentons Canada LLP

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Push-Pull: Discourse In The ESG Rulemaking Landscape

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Further Update On Employee Stock Options

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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A Practical Guide To BVI VISTA Trusts For Clients In The Middle East

Trusts established under the British Virgin Islands' special trust regime are referred to as "VISTA Trusts". VISTA Trusts are a form of trust unique...

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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AI Notetaking In The Boardroom

As artificial intelligence (AI) solutions become more prevalent in organizations, their use is increasingly making its way into the boardroom. AI-driven transcription and summarization tools promise efficiency...

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Activism, Engagement, And The Future Of Shareholder Influence (Video)

Shareholder activism has always been about leverage — how investors use the tools at their disposal to influence companies.

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SEC Staff Comments On Director Resignation Form 8-K Timeliness In Connection With Registration Statement Review

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Tanjib Alam and Associates

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SEC Will No Longer Object To Provisions Requiring Investors To Arbitrate Securities Law Claims

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A&O Shearman

Continuous Compliance: Building Confidence, Reducing Risk

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Corporate Crime

SEC Charges Deloitte & Touche’s Chinese Affiliate With Violating Sarbanes-Oxley

On May 9, 2012, the SEC announced an enforcement action against Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd.

United States Finance

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Blank Rome LLP

What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: A Primer On The False Claims Act

Right now, without your knowledge, your company could be a defendant in a lawsuit seeking tens of millions of dollars in penalties.

United States Litigation

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Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Recent SEC Complaint Highlights Potential Management Risks When Communicating With Auditors During A Financial Crisis

SEC enforcement actions often include allegations that corporate officers affirmatively misled a company’s outside auditors as part of a scheme to commit and perpetuate an accounting fraud.

United States Finance

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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson

FSA: Banks Have "More Work To Do" On Anti-Bribery Compliance

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McGuireWoods LLP

FCPA Update: Setbacks For The DOJ Unlikely To Decrease

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Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

UPDATE: Lower Courts Interpret The Supreme Court's Decision In Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders

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WilmerHale

Apple's Supply Chain Fair Labor Report

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Perkins Coie LLP

Foreign Corruption Compliance: Should You Have An Anti-Bribery Compliance Program?

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McMillan LLP

A Question Of Ethics: Do Hill Offices Need Insider Trading Policies?

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McGuireWoods LLP

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Franchising

The American Franchise Act: A Narrower Standard For Joint Employment

On September 10, 2025, a bipartisan group in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the American Franchise Act (H.R. 5267). The proposal would directly amend the National Labor Relations Act...

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Foley & Lardner

Are Your Electronic Agreements Enforceable?

In today's digital marketplace, direct sellers rely heavily on electronic agreements to govern their relationships with customers, vendors, and partners.

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Winston & Strawn LLP

California Poised To Become First State To Mandate Food Allergen Disclosures For Restaurants; SB 68 Awaits Gov. Newsom's Signature

California is on the verge of becoming the first state to enact food allergen disclosure requirements for restaurants. Senate Bill 68 (SB 68), introduced in January 2025...

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

California's Franchise Tax Board Adopts Final Regulations For Market-Based Sourcing

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Proskauer Rose LLP

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Icaza Gonzalez-Ruiz & Aleman

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Icaza Gonzalez-Ruiz & Aleman

American Franchise Act Proposes New Joint Employer Standard

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Saxton & Stump

Franchising M&A – Navigating M&A In Franchising And What Makes It Unique (Podcast)

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Dentons Canada LLP

Franchising Comparative Guide

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Plave Koch PLC

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Compliant Cultural Celebrations: What Organizations Need To Know (Video)

Cultural celebrations can be a powerful way to foster inclusion and community in the workplace – but in today's evolving legal landscape, they must be approached with care.

United States Commercial

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Wiley Rein

Transparency Or Turbulence: Colleges Brace For Education Department Crackdown On Admissions Data

On August 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) proposed adding a supplement to the department's annually updated data collection from postsecondary educational institutions that participate in federal student...

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Manitoba To Modernize Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit Program

We are pleased to report that Manitoba's newly released Economic Development Strategy answers the calls of local investors and the broader startup community with plans to modernize the Small Business Venture...

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MLT Aikins LLP

Women Making (Lateral) Moves (Podcast)

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Lowenstein Sandler

Episode 130: Marshall Keen, Summer Associate (Podcast)

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

DEI ≠ DOA: It's All About The Design

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

DOJ Clarifies "Unlawful DEI"

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Mintz On Air: Practical Policies – DEI Developments: The Proxy Problem (Podcast)

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Mintz

A Changing Campus Landscape: What Universities Need To Know (Video)

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Wiley Rein

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Key Lessons From The 2025 Proxy Season (Video)

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

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

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Calfee Halter & Griswold

Engaging With Vendors For Faith-Based Orgs — Clarity, Compliance, And Stewardship (Video)

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Michael Best

The Impact Exchange: Navigating Complex Global Business Transformations - An Insider's Perspective (Podcast)

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Partnering For Business Success (Video)

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