Despite congressional leaders reaching a deal on Wednesday for a short-term stopgap funding extension, public reporting companies and Regulation A issuers are still left in limbo as the bill, if passed, will only extend...more
On September 27, 2023, facing the prospect of a lapse of appropriations, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance published a summary of the anticipated impact on its operations of...more
The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance published guidance on their operations around a shutdown, particularly with respect to registration statement acceleration of effectiveness and related topics: ...more
On January 24, 2019, Nasdaq issued FAQs addressing, among other things, new listings during the government shutdown. Nasdaq noted that under the SEC’s December 2018 Operations Plan Under A Lapse in Appropriations and...more
On January 25, 2019, President Donald Trump signed into law a continuing resolution that immediately reopened the federal government through February 15, 2019. The three-week continuing resolution is a welcome development,...more
Although EDGAR continues to accept filings, the government shutdown has now eclipsed its 28th day and the SEC continues to operate with limited staff which is having a crippling effect on the ability of many companies to...more
You’ll recall that, at the end of last year prior to the shutdown, Corp Fin posted a series of FAQs designed to help companies in the registration process (or contemplating offerings) but expected to be caught in the...more
The new 116th Congress convened on Thursday, January 3, 2019 as the partial government shutdown, carrying over from the prior Congress, continued into the new year and has now outlasted previous shutdowns. Although the...more
With the government partially shut down, the SEC is following its operations plan during a shutdown, which entails an extremely limited number of staff members available to respond to emergency situations involving market...more
As the partial federal government shutdown enters its thirteenth day, political pundits predict that the shutdown is likely to continue with no end in sight while lawmakers struggle to make a deal....more
The U.S. federal government shutdown that began Saturday has the potential to affect capital markets and public companies in far-reaching ways. While the Securities and Exchange Commission currently plans to operate fully...more