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Put Me in Coach, Token Settlement, Insurance Policy, and Parting Seas

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Bus Carrier Coach USA Goes Bankrupt After Ridership Drops | Bloomberg - Bus carrier and owner of the Megabus brand and commuter bus lines connecting New York and New Jersey, Coach USA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in...more

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2023 Going Public: U.S. IPO Report

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Following a lackluster 2022, the IPO market continued to flounder during 2023, partially attributable to ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty and geopolitical uncertainty, including sustained high interest rates, the banking...more

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Mixed Signals: US M&A FY 2022

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Although the record-breaking deal activity of 2021 spilled over into 2022, headwinds in the first quarter developed into a significant slowdown during the rest of 2022, with an expectation of continued slowness as we enter...more

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Securities and Exchange Commission Announces FY 2022 Enforcement Results

On November 15, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the results of its Division of Enforcement activity for the 2022 fiscal year. Actions speak louder than words and—while the Commission issued several...more

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MD&A disclosure in volatile times

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Current macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty may make it difficult for companies to know how to tackle their Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") disclosure. In...more

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Updating Annual Report Risk Factors: Key Developments and Drafting Considerations for Public Companies

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The Annual Report season will soon be upon us, and it is important to assess a company's risk factors at the outset and whether recent developments, including those relating to macroeconomic, geopolitical, and public health...more

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Upcoming Regulatory Initiatives Impacting Private Fund Managers - September 2022

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This latest edition of the regulatory initiatives paper sets out at a high level the core regulatory issues that are likely to impact private fund managers in the coming months, including an overview of the key actions needed...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Medical Technology Company President Convicted for Participation in $77 Million COVID-19 and Allergy...

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Medical Technology Company President Convicted for Participation in $77 Million COVID-19 and Allergy Testing Scheme - On September 1, 2022, the president of Arrayit Corporation, a medical technology company in Silicon...more

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FINRA Dispute Resolution Update: The More Things Change . . .

As it was for the rest of the world, 2021 was an interesting year for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Originally published in American Bar Association’s Securities Litigation section - March 17th,...more

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Financial Daily Dose 10.19.2021 | Top Story: SEC Issues Long-Awaited Report on Meme Stock Craze

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The SEC was out Monday with a long-awaited report on the meme-stock frenzy that helped propel GameStop and a handful of other “little-regarded” companies to meteoric rises in the depths of our first Covid winter. The report,...more

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ESG credentials driving value for miners on US exchanges

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Investors are returning to mining & metals amid an almost unprecedented rally in the US capital markets that is taking place despite the continued economic challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic - Those companies that...more

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SCOTUS Grants Certiorari to Decide Whether Automatic Discovery Stay Applies to Securities Act Cases in State Court

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SCOTUS Grants Certiorari to Decide Whether Automatic Discovery Stay Applies to Securities Act Cases in State Court; Delaware Court of Chancery Dismisses Stockholder Suit Against FedEx for Failure to Make Pre-Litigation...more

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House Votes to Repeal OCC True Lender Rule

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In This Issue. The House of Representatives voted to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) “true lender” rule; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more

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Sports & Entertainment Spotlight - June 2021

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Athletes and entertainers are people, too. Albeit, incredibly talented people, but deserving of the same treatment with dignity and respect as how we would want ourselves to be treated. For better or worse, sometimes their...more

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Biogen Inc. Wins Some, Loses Some, in Delaware Chancery Court Corporate Records Suit

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Biogen Inc. Wins Some, Loses Some, In Delaware Chancery Court Corporate Records Suit; Southern District of Florida Dismisses Securities Fraud Class Action Against Norwegian Cruise Lines Stemming From Alleged Impacts of...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Loan Transfers: 102

Despite many similarities, high-yield bonds remain liquid instruments that are freely transferable in accordance with US securities law, whilst leveraged loans are becoming increasingly difficult to trade, particularly during...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Is 2021 the Year Of SPACs In Asia? What You Need To Know

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”) played a critical role in U.S. capital market growth in 2020. There were 248 SPACs launched, raising an aggregate of $83 billion in proceeds. The beginning of 2021 witnessed an...more

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Glass Lewis Announces 2021 Proxy Voting Policy Guidelines

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Glass Lewis announced updates to its United States Proxy Voting Policy Guidelines late November 2020. The 2021 Proxy Voting Policy Guidelines include a variety of changes from the 2020 version, including new provisions...more

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SEC Files First Charges for Inadequate Public Company COVID-19 Disclosures

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In a prelude of things to come for public companies, on December 4 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued restaurant operator The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated for making misleading disclosures regarding the...more

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Take extra precaution for COVID distributions

The Securities and Exchange Commission is urging professionals to take extra steps to ensure the safety of investors’ assets. ...more

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SEC Charges Trust Company With Operating Unregistered Investment Companies

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SEC Charges Trust Company with Operating Unregistered Investment Companies and Failing to Register Securities Offerings. On September 30, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it had settled charges with...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Planning Ahead: Virtual Shareholder Meetings in the 2021 Proxy Season

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted U.S. public companies in myriad ways. The fact that the traditional proxy season — the period from April through June when a substantial number of public companies hold their annual meetings...more

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Summer Enforcement Action Review; Raising Money in a Pandemic - Investment Management Roundtable Discussion

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In this podcast, Greg Nowak, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Investment Management and Compliance and Hedge Funds Practice Groups, is joined by Evan Katz, Managing Director of Crawford Ventures, Inc., for a candid review of...more

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SEC Stays Busy With Amendments And Extensions To Various Rules, Definitions And Disclosures

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In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules to update and expand the statistical disclosures that bank and savings and loan registrants must provide to investors for the first time in 30...more

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The Latest and Greatest on Direct Listings: Direct Listings + Capital Raise, Lock-Up Agreements, COVID-19 and More

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Our last in a series of articles on direct listings noted that we were expecting significant regulatory developments to give companies more flexibility to pursue alternatives to a traditional initial public offering. Those...more

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