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SPACs
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The D&O Diary
SPAC-Related Securities Suit Filed Against Medical Payments Recovery Firm
As I have noted on this site, for the last several years (going back at least to 2021, and arguably even further than that), one of the significant factors contributing…
SEC Actions
SEC Settles with SPAC and Two Officers
< SPACs have for some time been one of the most talked about investment vehicles. Their popularity soared quickly in part because of the apparent simplicity of the behicles. At…
Securities Law Prof Blog
New Securities Law Articles in Print
The following law review articles relating to securities regulation are now available in paper format:Benjamin Augugliaro, Note, Regulatory Outlook for Derivatives Based on Sports Outcomes, 17 Brook. J. Corp. Fin. & Com.…
The D&O Diary
Israeli Firm Hit with SPAC-Related Securities Suit
In my recent mid-year review of the year-to-date securities lawsuit filings, I noted that certain factors that had contributed significantly to the number of securities suits filed in 2022 were…
Securities Law Prof Blog
New Securities Law Articles in Print
The following law review articles relating to securities regulation are now available in paper format:Carson S. Clear, Comment, Saving SPACs from the SEC's Potentially Ruinous Overreach, 72 Emory L.J. 1017 (2023).Andrew…
The D&O Diary
Key SPAC-Related Litigation Developments
As I have chronicled on this blog (most recently, here), a wave of litigation has followed in the wake of the SPAC boom in late 2020 and early 2021. Since…
The D&O Diary
Energy Services Company Hit with SPAC-Related Securities Suit
One of the significant contributing factors to the total number of securities class action lawsuit filings in 2022 was the number of SPAC-related securities suits filed during the year. However,…
Securities Law Prof Blog
New Securities Law Articles in Print
The following law review articles relating to securities regulation are now available in paper format:Eric Guenther, Comment, The Absurd Pandemonium Surrounding SPACs: An Argument in Favor of Legislative and Judicial Restraint, 72…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Skadden Discusses De-SPACed Companies Seeking Chapter 11 Protection
By Shana A. Elberg and Christopher M. Dressel
The contraction of the market for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and the recent challenges de-SPACed companies have encountered have attracted considerable press attention. The stocks of many de-SPACed businesses…
The D&O Diary
Plaintiffs Lack Standing to Sue Over Pre-Merger Statements of SPAC Target Company
As readers of this blog know, in the last couple of years a significant number of SPAC-related securities lawsuits have been filed, often arising after the post-merger de-SPAC company stumbles…