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Securities Law Prof Blog
Perspective on The Past Week’s Stories
Frankly, it was a quiet week. The theme for the past week must be "waiting," as we wait for further developments in two big news stories: (1) Rupert Murdoch's courting…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Will Impose Hefty Penalty on Nortel for Financial Fraud
The Wall St. Journal reports that the SEC will fine Nortel $100 million for accounting fraud violations. Nortel restated its financial results in 2005 and admitted that it overstated its…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Panelists for SEC Roundtable on Mutual Recognition
The SEC announced the final agenda and participants for the upcoming roundtable on mutual recognition scheduled for June 12, 2007. The roundtable will examine how retail and institutional investors, U.S.…
M & A Law Prof Blog
More on Biomet’s Tender Offer
Following up on my post yesterday on the Biomet deal and its structural switch from a merger to a tender offer, Dealbook today notes another added benefit:The use of a…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Activision Reports SEC Investigation into Backdating
Activision reported in its 10-Q that the SEC has begun a formal investigation into the company's stock option grant practices. Earlier this year the company reported that a special committee…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Online Discussion on Global Securities Offerings
SEC Historical Society Online Program June 6, 2007 www.sechistorical.org~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Beyond Borders: A New Approach to the Regulation of Global Securities Offerings" - Wednesday, June 6th - 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Palm’s Recapitalization
Palm, Inc., today announced a PIPEs (private investment in public equity) transaction with the private-equity firm Elevation Partners. Under the planned recapitalization, shareholders will receive a $9 per share cash…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
U.S. Supreme Court on Securities Law
Prof. Bainbridge comments here, with links to the comments of others, on the securities law case of Stoneridge v. Scientific-Atlanta now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. ( I have…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Is There Consistency in Corporate Penalties?
The word for months was that the SEC was striving to achieve consensus and set a consistent policy in imposing penalties on corporations for violations of the federal securities laws. …
The Contingency
Lerach Leaving Lerach
The Los Angeles Times reports today that Bill Lerach will leave Lerach Coughlin, the law firm he established three years ago after splitting off from Milberg Weiss. The news follows…