United States: Corporate and Company Law

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein signed House Bill 517 into law, introducing significant changes to the North Carolina Nonprofit Corporations Act that directly impact homeowners associations and condominium associations across the state.

Under SEC-Chairman Paul Atkins, the Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a new set of rules that would permit electronic delivery as the default method of delivery for all required disclosures under the federal securities laws. [1] If adopted, this would mark a foundational and very welcome shift in how registered investment advisers, investment companies, business development companies, broker-dealers, transfer agents, and other regulated entities may deliver required disclosures to investors, clients, and other market participants.

On July 9, the FTC announced that the Department of Justice filed a complaint and proposed stipulated order against a tenant-screening company.

The SEC has proposed Regulation E-Delivery, a transformative rule that would make electronic delivery the default method for regulatory disclosures to investors and clients under federal securities laws. This proposed framework would supersede decades-old guidance requiring affirmative consent, potentially reducing compliance costs while establishing uniform e-delivery standards across public companies, investment firms, and broker-dealers.

With the passing of Delaware House Bill 400 (“HB 400”), a series of fee increases have been implemented, including higher annual franchise taxes and expedited service fee maximums for corporate filings.

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Baker Hughes counted 580 active U.S. rigs on July 2, up seven from the week before and the second consecutive weekly increase. Oil-directed rigs rose by five to 445. Gas rigs added one, reaching 126.

Every business owner who has been through an M&A transaction will tell you the same thing: the issues that slowed or killed the deal were almost never the obvious ones.

On 16 July 2026, the SEC proposed Regulation E-Delivery, a new rule that would make e-delivery the default for how investors receive regulatory information under the federal securities laws. Today, most required information arrives on paper unless the recipient affirmatively consents to electronic delivery.