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Reminder: SEC exhibit hyperlink and format rules become effective Sept. 1, 2017
USA - August 23 2017 Effective for filings on and after Sept. 1, 2017, registrants will be required to include a hyperlink to each exhibit identified in the exhibit index…
The impact of efforts clauses in transactional documents
USA - August 21 2017 Most transactional documents include effort clauses as covenants to require a party to perform a certain act or acts to achieve a stated goal. These…
Retaining key employees in an acquisition
USA - August 8 2017 Imagine identifying an acquisition target that looks great on paper: strong earnings, efficient operations and good workplace environment. But after…
Learning from Yahoo!’s missteps: Meeting SEC disclosure obligations after a cyber-attack
USA - August 4 2017 In July 2016, Verizon announced it would buy Yahoo! For an unprecedented $4.83 billion. Several months later, Yahoo! Disclosed two massive data…
Non-competition agreements: Ensuring enforceability
USA - July 21 2017 A non-competition agreement raises state-law public policy concerns. As a result, states often restrict the scope of non-competition agreements…
The importance of reading the documents
USA - July 7 2017 One of the most important things lawyers and clients should do in every merger & acquisition transaction is to read the documents, and be clear on…
Data breaches and due diligence
USA - July 5 2017 Chances are that you or someone you know has been the victim of a data breach. The high number of cyberattacks and data breaches, now reported almost…
Why indemnification clauses need to be scrutinized in purchase and sale agreements
USA - June 5 2017 Indemnification clauses in purchase and sale agreements are intended to address the obligation of one party to indemnify and hold the other party…
SEC enforces rules regarding use of non-GAAP measures and undisclosed perks
USA - January 23 2017 Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made good on its promises to enforce violations of its non-GAAP financial measure disclosure…
Supreme Court affirms family insider trading conviction
USA - December 9 2016 On Tuesday, The United States Supreme Court unanimously affirmed an insider trading conviction by finding that inside information exchanged between…
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