1/15/2025 2:09:41 PM Five Risk Factors to Consider for Upcoming 10-Ks By James Bedar John Cushing Philip Flink Joel Todd +1 more... Show less As we begin 2025, many public companies are turning their attention to drafting their annual Form 10-K. A significant portion of the...
12/27/2024 9:13:48 PM Fifth Circuit Reinstates Injunction on CTA Reporting Rule By Rodger Moss Morgan Jones Rachel Moroknek Nicole Baek +1 more... Show less On Dec. 24, 2024, we reported that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit had granted the U.S. government’s emergency motion...
12/12/2024 8:34:35 PM En Banc Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Nasdaq’s Board-Diversity Rules By Jonathan Richman The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, vacated the Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of proposed...
12/12/2024 5:24:04 PM And Then There Were None: Supreme Court Dismisses Review of Second Securities Case By Jonathan Richman After having tantalized the securities bar by agreeing to review two Ninth Circuit decisions reversing the dismissals of securities class...
12/9/2024 9:48:04 PM FinCEN to Comply With Nationwide Injunction of CTA Enforcement By Rodger Moss Nicole Baek Morgan Jones Rachel Moroknek +1 more... Show less Last week, we reported (Texas Court Enjoins the Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act) that the U.S. District Court for the...
12/5/2024 4:21:46 PM Texas Court Enjoins the Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act By Rodger Moss Nicole Baek Morgan Jones Rachel Moroknek +1 more... Show less In 2021, Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which required certain companies to submit a report to the Treasury...
5/29/2024 3:41:13 PM Introduction to Sustainability-Linked Loans By Eleni Zodiates Imogen Wilson With increasing regulatory, political and investor focus on climate change and sustainability, it comes as no surprise that the...
5/21/2024 8:03:47 PM Moelis Decision Ushers in Uncertainty for Enforcement of Shareholder Agreements By Matthew Uretsky John Cushing Isabelle Jacobs The Delaware Court of Chancery ushered in uncertainty for early-stage companies and their investors with its recent decision in West Palm...
4/24/2024 6:27:05 PM FTC Votes to Bar Employers from Imposing Noncompete Agreements By Kevin Brown Rodger Moss Emery Lyon Sam Wolf +1 more... Show less On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule banning (with limited exceptions) employers’ use of noncompete...
3/27/2024 5:47:12 PM Building Your AI Model the Right Way – Part III: A Guide for Boards By Morgan Jones Matthew Richardson Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a focal point in the corporate world. While technical teams grapple with the feasibility of AI...
1/11/2024 9:48:42 PM EU AI Act: Deep Dive into Its Impact on Corporate Finance, VC, Exits By Matthew Richardson Neil Foster The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) isn't just a regulatory blip on the radar; it will reshape the landscape of Europe's AI...
12/27/2023 3:36:31 PM Are You in Compliance With the Corporate Transparency Act? By Rodger Moss Morgan Jones Rachel Moroknek Nicole Baek +1 more... Show less In 2021, Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which updates anti-money laundering laws. The CTA mandates that certain...
12/17/2023 8:21:48 PM The EU AI Act: Navigating the First Global AI Regulation for Businesses By Morgan Jones Matthew Richardson The political agreement of the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) marks a transformative moment in the global AI...
7/4/2023 2:37:35 PM Right-Sizing Your Post-Financing Option Pool By Brown Rudnick Recent data from Carta indicates that at the time of a Series Seed or Series A financing, a company will typically have an available...
6/8/2023 6:44:56 PM Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act of 2023 By Tyler Horowitz Michael Cohen On May 31, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives passed The Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act of 2023 (the “Bill”). If enacted...
4/17/2023 2:17:54 PM Founders Should Get Credit for Time Served if Required to (Re)vest Stock in Connection With a Financing By Brown Rudnick At the time of a Series Seed or Series A financing (and sometimes in later rounds), investors typically require that the company’s...