Business & Corporate Disclosure Reform—The SEC Is Riding Off in Two Directions at Once Roberta S. Karmel The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is being buffetedby diametrically opposing forces with regard to disclosure policy rulemaking.
Business & Corporate The Impact of Transaction Size on Highly Negotiated M&A Deal Points Eric Rauch and Brian Burke When negotiating mergers or acquisitions, deal lawyers will often supporttheir position by asserting that it is in accord with the “market” based on published deal points studies. However, as many of these lawyers intuit based on their experience, terms vary across the market.
Business & Corporate Task Force Introductory Report and Background Considerations Model Intellectual Property Security Agreement Model Intellectual Property Security Agreement Task Force, Commercial Finance Committee and Uniform Commercial Code Committee, ABA Business Law Section The accompanying Model Intellectual Property Security Agreement (the Model Agreement) attempts to bridge the gap between U.C.C. and IP lawyers by offering—and explaining—provisions the lawyers should consider in documenting a secured loan when the collateral includes intellectual property.
Business & Corporate Survey - Federal Regulation of Securities Subcommittee on Annual Review, Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities, ABA Business Law Section This Annual Review was prepared by the Subcommittee on Annual Review of the Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities of the ABA Business Law Section, covering significant developments in federal securities law and regulation during 2015.
Business & Corporate Introduction Subcommittee on Annual Review, Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities, ABA Business Law Section This Annual Review was prepared by the Subcommittee on Annual Review of the Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities of the ABA Business Law Section, covering significant developments in federal securities law and regulation during 2015.
Business & Corporate Section I: Regulatory Developments 2015 Subcommittee on Annual Review, Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities, ABA Business Law Section The Regulatory Developments section of the Annual Survey focuses on Regulation A, the JOBS Act, and pay-ratio disclosure.
Business & Corporate Section II: Accounting Developments 2015 Subcommittee on Annual Review, Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities, ABA Business Law Section The following is a discussion about (a) the ASUs that the FASB issued in 2015 that were not originated by the EITF or the PCC and (b) the ASUs that were originated by the EITF in 2015. The PCC did not originate any of the ASUs issued by the FASB in 2015.
Business & Corporate Section III: Caselaw Developments 2015 Subcommittee on Annual Review, Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities, ABA Business Law Section A summary of the U.S. court decisions and regulatory enforcement regarding securities in 2015.
