I have long thought that the SEC is among the best, if not the best, government agency. Over the years, I’ve worked with and gotten to know many folks on the SEC’s staff, who have consistently impressed me as bright,
Rooting for the other guys?
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Who needs Shakespeare when you’ve got the SEC?
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Hating lawyers may not have started with Shakespeare, but he didn’t help things when he wrote “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers” in Henry VI. Any lawyer
A Reminiscence
I hope you will forgive me for this digression when there are so many things to talk about in our wacky worlds of securities law and corporate governance. However, though I am tempted to rant about the SEC’s proposals on
Note to SEC: The internet and social media are here – deal with it!
Another Year, Another Top Ten List
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It’s time for my annual posting on my 10 favorite books of the prior year. In last year’s version, I said that 2020 was an “annus horribilis” – the term
Another perquisites enforcement action…with a twist or three
I suppose I should be getting tired of writing about enforcement actions involving nondisclosure of perquisites (for example, see here), and that you’re getting tired of reading about them. However, the topic is hard to resist, whether due to
Why Is the SEC Like Pharaoh Tutmosis III?
I’ve been known to make some weird connections in this blog, so if you’re wondering what’s with the title of this posting, read on.
Some years ago, my wife and I took a fabulous trip to Egypt. One of the
Nasdaq’s Board Diversity Rule: The “Hip” Exchange Does It Again
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The Nasdaq Stock Market has developed a reputation for being the hip securities exchange, technologically and otherwise. In many ways, it deserves this reputation. For example:
- In 1991, Nasdaq became
Summer Doldrums? Not So Much!
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Lest you think that the summer is a quiet time for those of us in the wacky world of securities and corporate governance, think again. Here’s some of what’s going on:
Run for “Covered!” The American Rescue Plan Act casts a wider net on Section 162(m) “Covered Employees”
Remind me again, what’s Section 162(m)?
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In general, Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code provides that a publicly held corporation shall not be allowed a deduction for any “applicable