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Employee Benefits Blog
JOBS Act Lightens Exec Comp Disclosure Burden
by Andrew C. Liazos Well, for emerging growth companies, at least. The new law also exempts such firms — which are planning an IPO and have less than $1 billion…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Fisch on Reg FD
Regulation FD: An Alternative Approach to Addressing Information Asymmetry, by Jill E. Fisch, University of Pennsylvania Law School - Institute for Law and Economics, was recently posted on SSRN. Here…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Staff’s Observations on Disclosures of Smaller Financial Institutions
The SEC posted on its website CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. 5Staff Observations Regarding Disclosures of Smaller Financial Institutions, which summarizes a number of the Division of Corporation Finance's observations on…
Legal Profession Blog
Judge Must Disclose But Not Necessarily Recuse
A recent opinion from the Florida Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee:ISSUESWhether recusal is required when the inquiring judge was an attorney representing the adverse party of an attorney/litigant over seven (7)…
Franchise Law Update
FTC April 30th Updating Deadline Approaching for Calendar Year Franchisors
The FTC requires a franchisor to update its franchise disclosure document (FDD) within 120 days of the close of its fiscal year. The April 30th deadline is fast approaching for franchisors who completed their fiscal year on December 31st. At the…
Louisiana Law Blog
U.S Fifth Circuit Rules that a Seller who Knowingly Fails to Disclose a Title Defect in a Vessel is in “Bad Faith” and Liable for the Buyer’s Damages and Attorneys’ Fees
A Kean Miller admiralty and maritime team recently represented AAA Holdings, LLC (AAA), the vessel buyer, against the vessel seller, Marine Worldwide Services, Inc. (MSW) in SPSL OPOBO Liberia, Inc.…
Banking & Finance Law Report
Disclosure Requirements for Consumer and Business Deposit Accounts, as recently republished by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
A variety of federal laws and regulations require banks and financial institutions to make certain disclosures to holders of deposit accounts. Many of these disclosures are designed for consumer protection…
Health Law Prof Blog
Disclosing Gifts from Industry to Physicians
Robert Pear reports in the New York Times about the recently proposed rules that will require drug and device manufacturers to disclose payments and gifts to physicians. The Centers for…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
SEC Releases Updated Schedule to Implement Certain Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act
Co-authored by David S. Kravitz. On January 6, the Securities and Exchange Commission again updated its planned schedule for adopting rules and taking other actions to implement the corporate governance…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance Issues Guidance Regarding Disclosure Relating to Exposures to Certain European Countries
On January 6, the Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued disclosure guidance, stating that it is "concerned about the risks to financial institutions…