The SEC has issued a significant exemptive order modernizing and expanding the ability of issuers to conduct tender offers for their non-convertible debt securities over an abbreviated period of five business days. This new exemptive order expressly supersedes previous guidance
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On June 25, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a proposed rule (the Proposed Rule) that would significantly expand the scope and enforcement of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (AFIDA), which requires foreign persons who…
Antitrust Review Episode 67: In Conversation With Nicolas Petit
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Shareholder Activism Approaching the 2026 Midpoint: Trends, Lessons, and What to Expect for the Rest of the Season
As the 2026 proxy season approaches its midpoint, the early data confirm rather than reverse the structural shifts that defined 2025. Shareholder activism remains a feature of the public markets that virtually every issuer must confront, whatever its size,…
Shareholder Activism Approaching the 2026 Midpoint: Trends, Lessons, and What to Expect for the Rest of the Season
As the 2026 proxy season approaches its midpoint, the early data confirm rather than reverse the structural shifts that defined 2025. Shareholder activism remains a feature of the public markets that virtually every issuer must confront, whatever its size,…
SEC Proposes to Rescind Its Climate Disclosure Rules
On May 29, 2026, the SEC formally proposed to rescind its 2024 climate disclosure rules in full. The Commission adopted those rules on March 6, 2024, and they would have reached nearly every public company, mandating detailed disclosure about greenhouse…
Antitrust Review Episode 66: In Conversation with Guillaume Loriot at GCR Live: Europe
Department of Defense Adds Major Technology, Automotive, and Biotechnology Firms to 1260H Chinese Military Companies List
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On June 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) published an updated list of “Chinese…



