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SEC staff provides guidance on new legislation addressing disclosure of business activities with Iran

  • Fredrikson & Byron PA
  • -
  • Iran, USA
  • -
  • February 5 2013

On December 4, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff issued a series of Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs

SEC Advisory Committee joins in call to relax restrictions on general solicitation in private placements

  • Fredrikson & Byron PA
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 7 2012

On January 6, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies recommended that the SEC take immediate action to relax or modify the restrictions on general solicitation and general advertising in private offerings that are sold solely to accredited investors

Crowdfunding as an economic development tool

  • Fredrikson & Byron PA
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 9 2012

As the Securities and Exchange Commission develops the rules that will govern the Crowdfunding portion of the JOBS Act adopted on April 5, 2012, economic development organizations should be getting ready to use this important new tool

IRS issues clarifications to Internal Revenue Code s162(m)

  • Fredrikson & Byron PA
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 16 2011

Internal Revenue Code (IRC) s162(m) imposes a $1 million deduction limit on compensation paid by a public corporation to certain executive officers

SEC says social media releases can satisfy Regulation FD

  • Fredrikson & Byron PA
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  • USA
  • -
  • April 5 2013

On April 2, 2013, the SEC confirmed that public companies may use social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, and other emerging means of

SEC will not appeal proxy access decision

  • Fredrikson & Byron PA
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 16 2011

On September 6, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) confirmed that it will not seek a rehearing of the decision by the U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) that vacated an SEC rule, commonly known as the "proxy access" rule, that would have enabled certain shareholders of public companies to propose director nominees for inclusion in their company's proxy materials

SEC releases 2012 annual report on the Dodd-Frank whistleblower program

  • Fredrikson & Byron PA
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 5 2013

In November 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Annual Report on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program for the fiscal year

Congress considers “crowdfunding” and other changes in securities laws

  • Fredrikson & Byron PA
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 26 2012

Several bills changing federal securities laws to make it easier for emerging companies to raise money are percolating in Congress

Update on the ever-developing landscape of shareholder proposals

  • Fredrikson & Byron PA
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 13 2011

On September 15, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a final rule to adopt amendments to the proxy access rules for shareholder proposals in Rule 14a-8, which was discussed in our September 2011 issue of FredNEWS: Corporate & Securities

Exclusive forum selection clauses

  • Fredrikson & Byron PA
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 13 2011

Most press releases announcing that a public company has entered into an agreement to sell the company are quickly followed by press releases from various plaintiffs’ law firms announcing “investigations” of potential claims on behalf of target company shareholders of breach of fiduciary duty andor lack of adequate disclosure

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