Videocast: Asset management regulation in 2020 videocast series – The annuity regulatory landscape
On March 28, 2025, the Texas Comptroller of Public Account (the “Comptroller”) finalized amendments to Rule 3.330, Data Processing Services, for purposes of the Texas sales and use tax....more
How do you handle a mistake in a Form 10-Q? That depends on the type of mistake it is – and sometimes, the level of the mistake’s materiality. Sometimes companies may feel the need to amend their Form 10-Q – and the reasons...more
Recent amendments to the federal rules governing pretrial discovery encourage courts to be more aggressive in squelching wasteful discovery practices. Litigators should be mindful that judges are increasingly taking the rules...more
Key Points: Effective April 1, 2025, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has amended Pa.R.C.P. 220.3, pertaining to voir dire of jurors....more
Por medio de la Resolución 1023 del 25 de marzo de 2025, publicada en el Diario Oficial 53.065 del 21 de marzo, la Agencia Nacional de Minería (ANM) de Colombia, resolvió modificar la Resolución 656 del 1 de octubre de 2019...more
The NYSE American stock exchange requires a listed company to obtain shareholder approval prior to issuing shares pursuant to (i) stock-based compensation plans, (ii) certain acquisitions and change of control transactions,...more
SEC Staff seeking authority to issue subpoenas must now obtain Commission approval. On March 10, 2025, in a vote that fell along party lines, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) issued a rule...more
Effective February 3, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) amended its Rules of Practice and Procedure governing Section 337 investigations. While some of these amendments make technical corrections and clarifications,...more
Mass arbitration is posing significant challenges for businesses, as it creates a new battleground in dispute resolution with the potential to overwhelm companies with a flood of simultaneous claims. Consumer-facing companies...more
Earlier this month, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) implemented amendments to its Rules of Practice and Procedure governing Section 337 investigations. The amended rules, which govern investigations instituted...more
On February 10, 2025, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (the “Commission”) issued an Order ("Order") adopting the amended Rules Governing Shared Solar Program (20VAC5-340-10 et seq.) (the “Rules”), to be effective...more
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission finalized changes to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. ...more
On December 17, the U.S. Small Business Administration issued a final rule that made significant changes to the SBA’s HUBZone small business contracting program. The final rule generally adopted many of the changes SBA...more
On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published new and expansive regulations for filing notifications under the Hart Scott Rodino (“HSR”) Act. Among other things, HSR notifications now require the...more
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) Rule, which became effective in 2000 and was amended only once in 2013, aims to protect children’s privacy by establishing requirements for websites and online services...more
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) published a final rule updating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (Final Rule). This Final Rule follows a January 2024 notice of...more
On January 1, 2025, major changes to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure took effect, transforming how civil cases are managed, litigated, and resolved. Rooted in four landmark Florida Supreme Court decisions issued in 2024,...more
January 1, 2025, marked a historic day for Florida civil litigation as the much-anticipated sweeping changes to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure went into effect. These changes will fundamentally change how civil cases...more
On January 13, the SEC published to the Federal Register a final amendments to Rule 15c3-3 – the Broker-Dealer Customer Protection Rule – to require daily reserve calculations for certain large broker-dealers. The...more
On September 26, 2024, New York City published updated frequently asked questions (FAQs) for the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) in light of the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection’s...more
The Staff of the US Securities and Exchange Commission has issued FAQs regarding recent amendments to Rule 35d-1 (often referred to as the Names Rule) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The amendments to the Names...more
A recent order by the Acting Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan made amendments to the rules for organizing and conducting auctions for renewable energy source projects. The order will go into effect on February...more
The final text of the amended Negative Option Rule, featuring the new “Click to Cancel” program, goes into effect this week on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, and should become enforceable approximately four months later on...more
On December 20, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a final rule amending SEC rules 15c3-3 (the customer protection rule) and 15c3-1 (the net capital rule). The SEC also amended Form X-17A-5 Part II (the...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted a partial stay of the amendments to Rules 610 and 612 of Regulation NMS. The SEC’s December 12 order came in response to a motion filed by Nasdaq and Cboe, among...more