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On May 19, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued two proposed rules as part of Chairman Paul Atkins’ agenda to “Make IPOs...

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On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted a nationwide preliminary injunction that enjoins...

Beginning January 1, 2024, domestic entities and foreign entities registered to do business in the United States will need to comply with...

Listen to a summary in our player here, or continue reading below. On July 26, 2023, the SEC adopted new rules1 to enhance and...

On May 3, the SEC adopted new rules1 for disclosure of company repurchases of equity securities. The amendments are intended to improve...

On December 14, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new rules1  (i) implementing additional conditions for...

On October 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted rules1 implementing Section 10D-1 of the Securities Exchange...

On August 25, the SEC adopted rules1 implementing the pay for performance disclosure mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act. The rules,...

On March 21, the SEC proposed rules1 on the enhancement and standardization of climate-related disclosures in reporting companies’...

On November 3, 2021, the Division of Corporation Finance (“Corp Fin”) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released...

On September 20, 2021, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed House Bill 320 into law, permitting North Carolina corporations to hold...

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On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules to update Items 101 (Description of Business), 103...

On April 1, 2020, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order No. 125, which permits and encourages corporations...