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Nasdaq Proposes Near-24-Hour Trading

On December 15, 2025, the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) filed a proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to amend the exchange's rules to allow equity securities...

United States Commercial

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

President Trump Issues Executive Order Focused On Proxy Advisors

On December 11, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order directing certain government agencies and departments to review all rules, regulations, and other publications...

United States Commercial

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Words And Actions – SEC Chairs' Role In Public Disclosure Reform

The first of Atkins' three pillars is to "simplify and scale the SEC's disclosure requirements to reduce the costs of preparing SEC filings and, at the same time, make them more comprehensible."

United States Commercial

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Weekly Blockchain Blog – Feburary 2, 2026

The issuer of the USDT stablecoin recently announced the launch of USAT, which is described in a company blog post as "the federally regulated...

Worldwide Technology

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BakerHostetler

United States Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

Update On LNG Commissioning Disputes

United States Commercial

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Bracewell

Section 16(a) Reporting For Foreign Private Issuers

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

SEC's Insider Reporting Obligations Extended To Foreign Private Issuers

United States Commercial

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Lowenstein Sandler

On-chain Or Off-chain, Federal Securities Laws Remain Un-chain-ged.

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

SEC Enforcement: 2025 In Review

United States Commercial

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

S6:E6 | SEC Marketing Rule Risk Alert And FAQs—Oh My! | Compliance In Context (Podcast)

United States Commercial

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Calfee Halter & Griswold

SEC Staff Publishes New Marketing Rule FAQs

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Foreign Private Issuers And Section 16: Understanding Your Equity Compensation Plan

United States Commercial

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

United States Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

How The GENIUS Act Is Reshaping Stablecoin Regulation And Emerging Financial Disputes

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Supreme Court Weighs Extent Of President's Authority To Impose Tariffs During Proclaimed National Emergencies

United States Litigation

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Dykema

401(k) And IRA Contribution Limits For 2026: Retirement Savings, Adjustments For Inflation, And SECURE 2.0 Changes American Taxpayers Must Know About

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Italy's Rising Tax Evasion Vs The United States' Is Higher, Even With The Voluntary Disclosure Program (VDP)

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

SEC Issues Guidance On Tokenized Securities

On January 28, the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Divisions of Corporation Finance, Investment Management, and Trading and Markets jointly released a joint statement on tokenized securities (Staff Statement).

United States Technology

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Investment Management Director Questions 'Vote-All' Proxy Practices And Adviser Reliance On Proxy Advisors

Rule 206(4)-6 under the Investment Advisers Act requires a registered investment adviser with proxy voting authority to adopt policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that proxies...

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Staff Reverses Position On Voluntary Notices Of Exempt Solicitation

The staff of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance has announced a significant policy shift in Proxy Rules Revised C&DI Question 126.06 regarding voluntary Notices of Exempt Solicitation under Exchange Act Rule 14a-103.

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

SEC Issues Guidance Easing Broker Search Timing Requirements For Proxy Materials

On January 23, 2026, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the Staff) at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...

United States Commercial

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Mintz

Don't Get Caught By Surprise When It's Gametime: Your Pre-IPO Preparedness Primer

United States Commercial

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McDermott Will & Schulte

SEC Enforcement Action Targets Insider Trading In The Pharmaceutical Industry

United States Healthcare

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Foreign Private Issuers Are Now Subject To Insider Reporting Obligations Under U.S. Securities Laws

United States Commercial

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Milbank LLP

SEC Still Pursuing Accounting Fraud

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

Latest & Greatest Goings On At The SEC

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

SEC Administrative Courts Survive Industry Ban Challenge

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

FCPA Year-in-Review: 2025 Developments And Predictions For 2026

United States Criminal

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WilmerHale

N.Y. Attorney General Brings Insider Trading Case

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

SEC Enforcement Action Against Former Spero Executives: Individual Liability For Misleading FDA-Related Disclosures

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

AI Risk Meets Cyber Governance: NIST's Draft Cyber AI Profile

United States Technology

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Goodwin Procter LLP

FCPA Year-in-Review: 2025 Developments And Predictions For 2026

In sharp contrast to President Donald J. Trump's first term, during which enforcement activity stayed robust despite President Trump's previous criticism of the law, President Trump's second term...

United States Criminal

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WilmerHale

N.Y. Attorney General Brings Insider Trading Case

On January 15, 2026, the Attorney General of the State of New York (NY A.G.) filed suit against Roger G. Kramer, the former CEO of Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., accusing him...

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

SEC Enforcement Action Against Former Spero Executives: Individual Liability For Misleading FDA-Related Disclosures

On January 16, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) instituted settled cease‑and‑desist proceedings against Ankit Mahadevia and Satyavrat Shukla...

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

AI Risk Meets Cyber Governance: NIST's Draft Cyber AI Profile

On December 16, 2025, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST"), a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce that promotes innovation through technical standards setting...

United States Technology

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Prosecuting Like Its 2007? New York Attorney General Brings Martin Act Insider Trading Action Against Former Public-Company CEO

United States Commercial

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Baker Botts LLP

Supreme Court Agrees To Weigh In On Disgorgement

The Supreme Court recently agreed to hear an appeal in the case of Ongkaruck Sripetch v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after the SEC submitted a brief agreeing a grant of certiorari was needed to resolve a circuit split on the issue of disgorgement.

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

A Potential Fundraising Boost For Venture Capital Investing: U.S. House Passes INVEST Act

On December 11, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act[1] ("INVEST Act") by a bipartisan vote of 302 to 123.

United States Commercial

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Financial Markets And Funds Quick Take | Issue 46

Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds.

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

SEC Updates Proxy Rules And Schedules C&DIs

The SEC staff will now object to "voluntary" Notices of Exempt Solicitation submitted by holders below the $5 million threshold in Rule 14a-6...

United States Commercial

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Jones Walker

Bipartisan Legislation Seeks $2.5 Billion Strategic Minerals Reserve To Counter China

Worldwide Commercial

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Clark Hill

SEC Publishes Marketing Rule FAQs Regarding The Use Of Model Fees In Advertising Net Performance And Testimonials Or Endorsements By Persons Subject To Final Orders Issued By SROs

United States Commercial

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Marketing Rule Relief For Investment Advisers: SEC Staff Clarifies Flexibility On Model Fees And SRO Disqualifying Events

United States Commercial

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Nasdaq Proposes US$5 Million Market Value Continued Listing Requirement

United States Commercial

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Dechert

Preparing For The 2026 Annual Reporting And Proxy Season

United States Commercial

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A&O Shearman

New Reporting Requirements For Foreign Private Issuers Under The Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act

United States Commercial

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Fewer Cases, Higher Stakes: SEC Enforcement Trends For Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, And Healthcare Companies Heading Into 2026

United States Healthcare

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Appeals Court Reverses $100M D&O Coverage Dispute In Securities Litigation

United States Commercial

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

SEC Division Of Corporation Finance Announces Senior Leadership Team

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Foreign Private Issuer Officers And Directors Required To File With The SEC Under Section 16(a) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934: March 2026

United States Commercial

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Corporate Fraud And Institutional Liability In The Age Of Deepfakes

United States Commercial

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Foreign Private Issuers In The Crosshairs; Nasdaq And The Sec Take Aim In 2025

Worldwide Commercial

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Pryor Cashman LLP

Sixth Circuit Finds Strengthened Fiduciary Duty Protections For Shareholders In Closely Held Michigan Corporations

United States Commercial

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Butzel Long

New SEC Staff Guidance Eases Restrictive Model Fee And Promoter Requirements

United States Finance

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Dechert

Once A Private Securities Transaction, Now An Outside Business Activity?

United States Commercial

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Holland & Knight

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Gamma Law

S6:E3 | The Impact Of Mentorship In Compliance | Compliance In Context (Podcast)

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Calfee Halter & Griswold

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 104: Key Developments In Securities Fraud Class Actions (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

Securities Docket Weekly Update - Feb 28 (Video)

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Anderson P.C.

Pulse Check: Digital Assets (Video)

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Bracewell

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