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Division of Corporation Finance Issues Exemptive Order for Certain Tender Offers
By Liz Walsh
On April 16, 2026, the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued an exemptive order granting relief for certain tender offers from the requirement that…
Business Law Prof Blog
Call For Papers – 2026 Corporate & Securities Litigation Workshop in Chicago
Corporate & Securities Litigation Workshop Call for Papers The University of Illinois College of Law, in partnership with the University of Richmond School of Law, UCLA School of Law, and…
China Law Insight
上市公司并购重组争议解决（六）：并购诉讼中的特殊措施
By King & Wood
作者：任战江 孙慧丽 李京 戴雨勤 杨涵 并购重组是资本市场优化资源配置、推动产业升级的重要机制，交易结构的多层嵌套及公司治理模式的不断变化，使得并购争议从传统的合同履行纠纷，延伸至公司治理僵局、控制权争夺、标的资产减值等多元维度。 当协商机制失灵、交易双方对簿公堂时，较长的争议解决周期与易损的标的资产价值之间形成尖锐矛盾。与一般财产纠纷中价值相对稳定的标的物不同，并购标的通常表现为企业股权、经营性资产或特定业务组合，其价值高度依附于企业持续经营能力、市场信誉、客户资源及核心团队稳定等综合要素，任一交易方的不当行为，无论是转移资产、销毁账册、恶意举债，还是滥用控制权压迫其他股东、干预正常经营，均可能对并购标的导致不可逆的损害，价值大幅贬损。 阅读更多
The D&O Diary
Frankfurt
The D&O Diary is on assignment this week in Europe, with the first stop in the German city of Frankfurt. Frankfurt is the premier financial hub of continental Europe, serving…
Compliance Building
The Performance of the SEC in 2025
The other half of the Securities and Exchange Commission budget request for 2027 is a report on its performance in fiscal year 2025. How did the SEC perform in enforcement…
The Capital Commitment
Risk #7: Crypto’s Second Act: A Rational Framework or a Regulatory Mirage?
By Margaret A. Dale, Michael R. Hackett, Dorothy Murray, Joshua M. Newville, Todd J. Ohlms, Robert Pommer, Seetha Ramachandran, Louis Rambo, Nathan Schuur, Robert Sutton, John Verwey, Jonathan M. Weiss, Frank Zarb, Edward Lister, Rachel Lowe, Adam Farbiarz, Adam L. Deming, Michael Guggenheim, Corey I. Rogoff, Hena M. Vora
Many in the crypto space greeted the second Trump Administration with excitement. The first Trump Administration was crypto-friendly, but did not wholly overturn the existing securities framework for crypto assets.…
Compliance Building
More on the Downsizing of the SEC
I wrote last week how the Securities and Exchange Commission had 18% of its staff depart in fiscal year 2025 thanks to the DOGE efforts to reduce the size of…
ABS Update
Court Analyzes Investor’s Standing When Governing Agreement Says That Registered Owner, not Beneficial Owner, Can Sue
By John Lundin
On March 17, 2026, Justice Masley of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Oasis Invs. II Master Fund Ltd. v. Chang Ye Inv. Co. Ltd., 2026…
Regulatory Oversight
SEC FY 2025 Enforcement Results Reveal Changing Priorities From Record Numbers to Investor Protection
The Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) April 7, 2026, press release on its fiscal year (FY) 2025 enforcement results is less about numbers and more about a philosophical reset. Under…
The D&O Diary
Lending Platform Hit with AI-Related Securities Suit
One of the interesting features of the rise of AI has been the advent of “AI-and” businesses – that is, businesses whose strategy is to apply AI tools to traditional…