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Conflict minerals: public and private companies should examine their supply chain now

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 6 2013

Many companies have heard about the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) conflict minerals rules, but they may not be aware that both public

SEC issues investor alert for private oil & gas offerings

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 5 2013

We previously blogged about securities regulation of interests in oil and gas exploration and development. Industry participants, state and federal

Introduction of H.R. 2274 - the Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 13 2013

H.R. 2274, the Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013, was introduced in the U.S. House of

SEC charges Revlon with misleading shareholders in going private transaction

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 13 2013

On June 13, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") charged Revlon with violating federal securities laws when the company misled

Code Section 162(m) guidance issued regarding deductibility of dividends and dividend equivalents in equity awards

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 20 2012

The IRS recently issued an important ruling on whether dividends and dividend equivalents related to restricted stock and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) can be treated as performance-based compensation for purposes of Code Section 162(m

The sale of oil & gas working interests is the sale of a security

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 6 2012

It is unfortunately commonplace for many participants in the oil and gas industry, particularly in the sale of interests in oil and gas production activities, to ignore the requirements of federal and state securities laws applicable to these activities

SEC publishes handbook for foreign issuers: "accessing U.S. capital markets"

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 27 2013

This month the SEC released a handbook for foreign companies interested in registering and issuing securities on U.S. exchanges. The handbook, titled

Lawsuit challenges SEC rules on conflict minerals

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 24 2012

On October 22, 2012, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Manufacturers Association, and the Business Roundtable filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit seeking to modify or eliminate the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ("SEC") final rules governing conflict minerals

SEC launches website for the office of the whistleblower as rules become effective

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 12 2011

The SEC announced that its Whistleblower Rules, adopted on May 25, 2011 became effective today and the Commission launched its new web page (here) for that particular office

New NASDAQ and NYSE standards for compensation committee independence

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 16 2012

The NYSE and NASDAQ have proposed respective rule changes to comply with new SEC Rule 10C-1, which requires the Exchanges to create new listing standards requiring each member of a listed company’s compensation committee to be independent

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