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Securities Law Prof Blog
Brown on Corporate Governance and SEC
Essay: Corporate Governance, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Limits of Disclosure, by J. ROBERT BROWN Jr., University of Denver Sturm College of Law, was recently posted on SSRN. …
Technology Law Source
Berkeley Issues Nano-Disclosure Guidelines
We previously discussed Berkeley, California's nanoparticle hazardous materials ordinance on a couple of occasions and also published a paper on this topic in last February's edition of Nature Nanotechnology. Berkeley…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Merck Shares Rise on Vioxx Legal Wins
By joetort
Article in the Wall Street Journal -- Merck Shares Jump as Outlook, Tossed Case Trump Arcoxia News, by Peter Loftus. Here's an excerpt:Merck & Co. shares jumped nearly 9%, hitting…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Bethel on Disclosure Regulation
New on SSRN: Recent Changes in Disclosure Regulation: Description and Evidence, by JENNIFER E. BETHEL, Babson College. Here is the abstract: Abstract: Technology has dramatically reduced the cost of…
In The (Red)®
Northwest Airlines Ad Hoc Committee Files Second Appeal On Disclosure Of Trading Details
As reported last week, the Ad Hoc Committee of Equity Security Holders in the Northwest Airlines case, a group made up chiefly of hedge funds, recently complied with the Bankruptcy Court's earlier orders…
In The (Red)®
A Smaller Ad Hoc Committee Of Hedge Funds Discloses Trading Information In Northwest Airlines
As reported last week, the Bankruptcy Court in the Northwest Airlines Chapter 11 bankruptcy case ordered the Ad Hoc Committee of Equity Security Holders to make public detailed information about the…
Securities Law Prof Blog
NASD Announces Updated BrokerCheck
NASD announced a updated version of its BrokerCheck public disclosure program that allows members of the public to obtain information about brokers. Beginning today, NASD BrokerCheck is available online 24…
In The (Red)®
The Latest On Northwest Airlines And The Hedge Fund Disclosure Issue
The Rule 2019 Decisions. As I reported in a post earlier this week, after first ruling that members of an Ad Hoc Committee of Equity Security Holders were required to disclose…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Roundtable on Use of Interactive Data
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Vanguard Group Chairman and CEO John J. Brennan will be the keynote speaker at the Commission's March 19 roundtable on the use…
In The (Red)®
Do Hedge Funds Have To Disclose Their Trades If They Form A Bankruptcy Committee?
In recent years, hedge funds and other investors in distressed debt or the equity securities of bankrupt companies have taken active roles in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. Often, these investors form…