Webinar | September 2, 2026
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the leadership of SEC Chair Atkins devoted significant time and attention during the early part of the Chair’s tenure to digital assets and, while the agency withdrew a number of pending rule proposals from the prior administration, did not introduce many new rulemaking proposals. However, in recent months, there has been significant rulemaking, which is intended to address many of the key priorities articulated by Chair Atkins, including reinvigorating the public markets and Making IPOs Great Again.
Among other rulemakings, we will address those related to capital formation and public companies; guidance that affects digital assets; and changes in the SEC’s enforcement priorities, including:
- Proposed amendments to allow companies to file semiannual reports instead of quarterly reports to meet their interim reporting obligations;
- Proposed amendments to facilitate capital formation, including making shelf registration statements more accessible to more issuers; extending certain communication and other benefits to a broader array of issuers; expanding the ability to rely on incorporation by reference into Form S-1; and other related changes
- Proposed amendments to streamline filer statuses for public reporting companies into two primary categories: large accelerated filers and non-accelerated filers; and extend to non-accelerated filers the existing accommodations and scaled disclosures applicable to smaller reporting companies and emerging growth companies;
- Relief relating to equity tenders and to debt tenders or exchange offers for non-convertible debt securities;
- Interpretations jointly issued by the SEC and CFTC regarding the application of the securities laws to certain digital assets and Staff guidance related to digital assets; and
- Changes in enforcement priorities.