ESG, Global Trade, and Forced Labor: Aligning Compliance with Company Values
Terminations for Convenience Clauses vs. Mutual Termination Clauses: What are the Limits on the Government’s Right to Terminate?
First OFAC Sanctions Against a Cryptocurrency Exchange: Could the Designation of SUEX Signal an Enforcement Trend to Combat Cybercrime?
SPAC Sues PIPE Investors For Failing To Fund
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Rejects Attempted Underinsured Motorist Double Dip
At the close of summer, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals rejected an insurance company’s attempt to “double dip” and reduce its underinsured motorist (“UIM”) coverage responsibility to an insured based on a liability payment made to another insured.[1]
The case arose from an automobile accident that caused the death of Michael Shimeta and serious injuries to his passenger, Terry Scheer. The responsible tortfeasor’s liability insurance policy provided for a $250,000 per-person limit and a $500,000…
Flight and Fall Transmitting Power: Judicial Initiative to Retain Ecological Balance in Society
Upcoming Meeting of SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee on Changing Dynamics Pre-IPO and Going Public
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced the agenda for the upcoming meeting on September 27, 2021, of the SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee. The Committee will meet virtually, and the meeting will be a webcast on the SEC’s website. The Committee will discuss pre-IPO investments and the role of cross-over investors in late-stage pre-IPO rounds. The detailed agenda cites Pitchbook data from a report, titled “Crossing Over Into Venture,” which…
Does Full Disclosure Require Self Accusation?
In this post, Professor Stephen Bainbridge takes the Securities and Exchange Commission to task for investigating Activision’s employment practices:
To be sure, the SEC (and plaintiff securities lawyers) have sometimes tried to use disclosure claims to regulate substantive behavior. Apparently, that’s the wedge the SEC is relying on here to insert itself into Activision’s employment practices. But such efforts are contrary to both the letter and the spirit of the securities laws.
As a…
China Trademarks: More Useful and More Necessary Than Ever
The Real Effects of Conflict Minerals Disclosures
