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USA - September 6 2012
On August 22, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules imposing significant new disclosure obligations on resource extraction issuers (“REIs”).
Australia, USA - March 29 2012
On March 1, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that a foreign plaintiff may assert a fraud claim under the federal securities laws based on its purchases of securities issued by U.S. companies that are not listed on a U.S. securities exchange only when irrevocable liability to purchase or sell the securities was incurred or title to the securities transferred in the United States.
Israel, Middle East, United Arab Emirates, USA - December 14 2011
Individuals and companies conducting business in the Middle East, and in particular the United Arab Emirates (“U.A.E”), often face cultural and legal challenges while doing business.
USA - September 28 2010
Over the past few years, there have been dramatic changes in the corporate governance issues that have made obtaining shareholder approval of even mundane resolutions more difficult and more expensive.
USA - February 3 2010
On January 27, 2010, by a vote of three to two, the SEC adopted new interpretive guidance on how public companies should evaluate the impacts of climate change in their communications with shareholders.
