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Gail Pierce, Linda Griggs, David Sirignano

Legislation exempts emerging growth companies from certain financial disclosure and governance requirements for up to five years and provides a new form of financing to small companies.

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
James Salzman

There have been several recent legislative and regulatory initiatives which, if adopted, could significantly affect the manner in which companies can raise capital, both in public capital markets and on a private basis. Following... more

Morgan Lewis Title | White Paper
Securities Practice

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has had a dramatic effect on public companies. Sarbanes-Oxley, which became law on July 30, 2002, was the first comprehensive federal legislation to impose significant corporate governance require... more

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Business and Finance Practice

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted on May 20 to propose rule amendments to facilitate the rights of shareholders to nominate directors of corporate boards. The following summarizes the proposed rules based on st... more

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Business and Finance

On November 15, 2007 , the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), substantially as the amendments were proposed in July. The Fi... more

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Business and Finance

In 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted broad reforms to the disclosure rules regarding executive compensation. The new rules resulted in significant changes in the manner in which public companies prepare... more