Stinson LLP is a law firm that provides legal services across a range of practice areas. The firm publishes blogs and insights focusing on topics such as retirement plan regulations, financial restructuring, securities law, arbitration provisions, and regulatory developments affecting businesses and financial institutions. Their content often addresses compliance, risk management, and legislative updates relevant to corporate clients, plan sponsors, and financial service providers. Stinson LLP also highlights legal issues related to digital assets, tax law, and litigation risks, reflecting their engagement with evolving legal and regulatory environments. The firm emphasizes practical legal guidance tailored to client needs and industry trends.
The Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its complete exit from the shareholder proposal review process and formally signaled its intention to rescind Exchange Act Rule 14a-8.
On August 14, 2026, the…
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, I know that in the past you have answered questions about so-called “positional conflicts,” when a lawyer or the lawyer’s firm argues opposing legal arguments for different current clients at the same time, and the limited…
On August 18, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, a new registration-exempt offering framework designed specifically for crypto assets. The proposal would create two exemptions from Securities Act registration; a conditional safe harbor under…
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, I am an in-house lawyer for a utility company, part of a six-person law department. For many years, I worked for a smaller utility company in another state before being recruited to my current employer/client. At…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) signaled that it will likely move forward this year with a proposal to loosen the so-called “Pay-to-Play Rule” in Rule 206(4)-5 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 intending to restrict investment advisers from…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stayed an approval order on August 6, 2026, regarding a Nasdaq rule change that imposes a new minimum Market Value of Listed Securities (MVLS) requirement of $5 million for all companies listed on the…
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, I wish I had a pivotal trial practice question to ask you relating to some huge and important case, but alas what I have for you is a mundane question about bios and practice descriptions. Together…
By Scott Gootee, Eric Mikkelson & Andrew Arbuckle
On July 21, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published proposed Regulation E-Delivery, a sweeping overhaul of the framework governing how issuers, broker-dealers, investment advisers and other SEC registrants deliver…
By Scott Gootee & Andrew Arbuckle
On June 4, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is not required to prove investors suffered pecuniary loss before seeking disgorgement of ill-gotten gains. The decision…
Q: Dear Ethics Lawyer, I am sending this to you from my hotel after day one of a two-day mediation. I am representing a business (Seller) that sold an industrial facility to another business (Buyer). In the subsequent lawsuit, Buyer…
