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SEC proposes rule amendments to lift prohibition on general solicitation and general advertising in connection with private offerings made pursuant to Regulation D

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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September 11 2012

On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), which was designed to facilitate the raising of capital by small businesses

Second Circuit clarifies that Moench presumption applies even where fiduciaries have discretion as to whether or not to offer company stock

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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May 18 2012

On May 8, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit summarily affirmed the granting of judgment on the pleadings by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in favor of JP Morgan Chase & Co. (“JP Morgan”) and various affiliated individuals and committees

JOBS Act aims to jumpstart capital formation

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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April 5 2012

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (otherwise known as the JOBS Act), which was signed into law by President Obama on April 5, 2012, contains the most sweeping set of changes to the securities laws governing public and private offerings since the Securities Offering Reform was enacted in 2005

In watershed decision, federal court dismisses shareholder class action against directors and officers of failed bank

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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January 24 2011

The road to recovery for shareholders of failed banks and other companies that lost value in the wake of the Great Recession just got a lot tougher

2010 SEC regulatory update

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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January 7 2011

The first part of 2010 was already an extremely active year at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC, or the "Commission"), when, on July 21, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank"

SEC proposes rule for investment manager annual reporting of proxy voting on executive compensation

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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October 19 2010

Yesterday, the SEC released two proposed rules pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act

Ex-CEO of Countrywide settles SEC charges

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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October 15 2010

Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Angelo Mozilo, the former CEO of Countrywide Financial, had agreed to pay a $22.5 million civil penalty and disgorge $45 million of "ill-gotten gains" to settle SEC disclosure and insider trading charges against him and two other former Countrywide officers

House Financial Services Committee holds hearing on executive compensation oversight in the wake of Dodd-Frank

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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September 26 2010

On Friday, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing entitled "Executive Compensation Oversight after the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act"

SEC proposes new disclosure requirement for short-term borrowing and releases MD&A interpretive guidance

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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September 17 2010

Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission released proposed rules that would require public companies to provide greater disclosure of its short-term borrowings

SEC adopts new rules mandating shareholder access to proxy statements

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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August 27 2010

On Wednesday, invoking in part authority provided in Section 971 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted, by a vote of 3-2, new rules that give shareholders unprecedented access to a company's proxy statement

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SEC proposes rule amendments to lift prohibition on general solicitation and general advertising in connection with private offerings made pursuant to Regulation D

Second Circuit clarifies that Moench presumption applies even where fiduciaries have discretion as to whether or not to offer company stock

JOBS Act aims to jumpstart capital formation

In watershed decision, federal court dismisses shareholder class action against directors and officers of failed bank

2010 SEC regulatory update

SEC proposes rule for investment manager annual reporting of proxy voting on executive compensation

Ex-CEO of Countrywide settles SEC charges

House Financial Services Committee holds hearing on executive compensation oversight in the wake of Dodd-Frank

SEC proposes new disclosure requirement for short-term borrowing and releases MD&A interpretive guidance

SEC adopts new rules mandating shareholder access to proxy statements

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