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Expect Focus - Volume I, January 2025

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The Mysterious Boundary Beyond Which “Personal” Relationships Jeopardize a Director’s Independence - In a recent enforcement action, the SEC concluded that the relationship between James Craigie and an officer of Church &...more

Allen Matkins

Court Finds FAC Adequately Pled DAO Was A Partnership Under California Law

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A Decentralized Autonomous Organization, or DAO, is a governance structure popular with devotees of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies.  It is decentralized because holders of tokens, rather than a board of...more

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Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Complaint, Finding Investors Failed to Sufficiently Allege Amarin’s Statements Were False or...

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On June 14, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a securities suit brought by investors in pharmaceutical company, Amarin Corporation, PLC, holding that the investors had failed to...more

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SEC Settles First-Of-Its-Kind $13m DeFi Tech Action

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SEC Settles First-Of-Its-Kind $13m DeFi Tech Action; NASDAQ Board Diversity Rules Challenged in Fifth Circuit; Delaware Court of Chancery Declines to Enforce Contractual Limitations on Liability to Bar Contractual Fraud...more

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CFPB Grants No-Action Letter for Proposed Small-Dollar Credit Product

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In the News. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) granted a no-action letter (NAL) regarding a proposed small-dollar credit product and sought comment on the CFPB’s plan to study how consumers locate, comprehend...more

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[Event] Virtual 2020 San Francisco Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - May 15th, San Francisco, CA

Our Virtual Regional Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask questions from...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2020 Insights

Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

2019 Legislative Update

During its 2019 session, the Maryland General Assembly (the “General Assembly”) passed two bills that amend the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”). Both bills were proposed by the Business Law Section of the...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your daily dose of financial news The Brief – 3.15.16

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Anbang Insurance Group, the Chinese insurer that surprised many with its nearly $2 billion purchase of the Waldorf Astoria 2 years ago, made an equally startling unsolicited bid to acquire Starwood Hotels for [a pricey] $12.8...more

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