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Inspire Pharmaceuticals and Former Officers Settle Disclosure Charges
The SEC settled charges against Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Inspire), the company's Chief Executive Officer, Christy L. Shaffer (Shaffer) and former Senior Vice President, Communications, Mary B. Bennett (Bennett), concerning disclosures…
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SEC Schedules Roundtable on Disclosure System
The SEC will hold a Roundtable on Modernizing the Securities and Exchange Commission's Disclosure System on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008, beginning at 9:00 a.m. (I know, you're thinking that the…
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SEC Announces Roundtable on Disclosure
The SEC will hold a roundtable on October 8 to discuss ways to modernize its disclosure system to give investors more useful and timely information for investment decision-making. The roundtable…
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PLI Webinar today: Understanding disclosure in blogging and social media
I'm part of a panel today for the Practising Law Institute's Understanding Disclosure in Blogging and Social Media live audio Webcast. The program runs from 1 to 2 ET and…
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SEC Publishes Amended Rule Exempting Foreign Private Issuers from Registration
The SEC published the final rule that amends the rule that exempts a foreign private issuer from having to register a class of equity securities under Section 12(g) of the…
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Tracinda Settles Charges It Violated Section 13(d) in Sales of GM Stock
The SEC instituted proceedings against Tracinda Corporation for violations of the reporting provisions of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 concerning its plan and proposal to sell…
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SEC Adopts Changes to Reporting Requirements for Foreign Issuers
The SEC voted today to update and modernize the disclosure requirements for foreign companies offering securities in U.S. markets. The rule amendments eliminate requirements for foreign companies without SEC-registered securities…
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SEC Issues Guidance on Use of Company Web Sites
The SEC posted on its website its interpretive release to provide guidance regarding the use of company web sites under the Exchange Act and the antifraud provisions of the federal…
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SEC Issues New Guidance on Web Sites
On July 30 the SEC voted to provide new guidance to public companies about how to comply with the securities laws while developing their Web sites to serve as an…
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Ready For My Close Up
The South Carolina Advisory Committee on Standards of Judicial Conduct has recently opined that a judge may participate in a television documentary concerning a case that he had prosecuted while…