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Rule 10b5-1 stock trading plans are not bulletproof

  • Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 17 2012

Many corporate executives rely on Rule 10b5-1 plans to buy or sell shares of their company’s stock without having to worry about violating insider trading laws, even when the trades take place when the executive possesses material nonpublic information about his or her company

Exotic dancers achieve conditional class certification in their independent contractor misclassification case

  • Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 30 2012

Exotic Dancers achieve conditional class certification in their independent contractor (IC) misclassification case in Maryland federal court

Examining foreign investment in Brazil

  • Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • -
  • Brazil
  • -
  • November 15 2012

The staggering 7.5 percent growth of the Brazilian economy in 2010 seems to be a relic of the past

Listen to a podcast: the JOBS Act and public offerings - six months out

  • Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 17 2012

The "Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act" (JOBS Act, or the act) has been law for six months now

New Limited Liability Company Act enacted in New Jersey

  • Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 16 2012

Governor Christie signed into law last month the Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (the Revised Act), which is the first significant overhaul of New Jersey’s laws governing limited liability companies since the current New Jersey Limited Liability Company Act (the Current Act) was enacted in 1993

Pennsylvania Supreme Court limits shareholders’ post-merger recourse

  • Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 7 2012

In an important decision released on July 24, 2012, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held, in Mitchell Partners v. Irex Corp., that under Pennsylvania law, minority shareholders who oppose a merger have no post-merger recourse, absent fraud or fundamental unfairness, other than to seek judicial appraisal of the value of their shares

New Jersey amends its gift card escheat law

  • Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 25 2012

On June 29, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed into law Senate Bill 1928, which amends New Jersey’s 2010 gift card escheat law (N.J.S.A. 46:30B-42.1

Early stage SBIC regulations issued together with application procedures

  • Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 1 2012

The U.S. Small Business Administration is establishing a new type of Small Business Investment Company that will be required to invest at least 50 percent of its invested capital in “early stage companies”

The SEC audit process: a survival guide

  • Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 23 2012

For CFOs, COOs and CCOs of registered advisers, an SEC exam is not one of the most favoured activities, but it is a fact of life and it is likely to happen at some point in the future

An update on the forum selection bylaw cases

  • Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 11 2012

In February 2012, several purported class action lawsuits were filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery challenging corporate bylaw amendments adopted by companies pursuant to 8 Del. C. 109