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Securities Law Prof Blog
Judge Rakoff Approves SEC-BofASettlement
Judge Rakoff signed off on the proposed settlement of the two enforcement actions brought by the SEC against Bank of America in connection with the BofA-Merrill merger. Here is the…
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How Much Are You Worth?
By Adam Snukal
As many of our readers are likely aware, the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act (the “CARD Act”) largely becomes effective in just a few days – February 22,…
Renewable + Law
SEC Adopts Interpretive Guidance on Disclosure Regarding Climate Change
As described in a previous alert, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") voted on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 to adopt an interpretive release to provide guidance on existing public company…
Renewable Energy Insights
SEC Publishes Interpretive Guidance on Disclosure Requirements Relating to Climate Change
By a vote of 3 to 2, the SEC recently issued “Commission Guidance Regarding Disclosure Related to Climate Change.” The Release will be effective immediately upon its publication in the…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Conti-Brown on Measurement of Financial Risk
A Proposed Fat-Tail Risk Metric: Disclosures, Derivatives and the Measurement of Financial Risk, by Peter Conti-Brown, Stanford Law School, was recently posted on SSRN. Here is the abstract:This paper argues…
M & A Law Prof Blog
AG goes after BAC for securities fraud
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
"I didn't want to be talking [about ML's] losses through a glass wall over a telephone." BAC Treasurer to CFO Joe Price. No surprise then that the Attorney General's office in…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Publishes Interpretive Guidance on Climate Change
The SEC posted on its website its interpretive release to provide guidance to public companies regarding the Commission’s existing disclosure requirements as they apply to climate change matters.
M & A Law Prof Blog
SEC-BAC
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
The Deal Professor has some good commentary on the state of the SEC's case against BAC. The case is a mess. For some reason the SEC focused its initial efforts…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Atlas Mining and Former CEO Settle SEC Fraud Charges
The SEC filed settled charges against Atlas Mining Company, an Idaho mining company, and its former CEO for improperly financing their struggling operations through the illegal distribution of millions of shares…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Adopts New Disclosures on Compensation and Corporate Governance
The SEC today adopted amendments to its disclosure rules that will enhance information provided in connection with proxy solicitations and in other reports filed with the Commission. The amendments will require registrants to make…