First Circuit Holds That Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Extends Only...
In Lawson v. FMR LLC, No. 10-2240, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 2085 (1st Cir. Feb. 3, 2012), the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, in a case of first impression, held that the...
View ArticleThe March Towards Meaningful Reform for Small and Emerging Growth Companies...
Building on months of momentum in Congress, on March 8, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act by a bi-partisan vote of 390-23. A similar bill, S....
View ArticleSEC Staff Issues Report on the Cross-Border Scope of Private Rights of Action...
The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently released a study on the cross-border scope of the private right of action under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...
View ArticleIRS Issues New Guidance to Private Foundations on Program Related Investments
The IRS recently issued proposed regulations that provide new examples that illustrate what types of investments qualify as "program-related investments" (PRIs). These new examples are based on...
View ArticleIRS Issues Proposed Regulations To Make International Grant-Making By Private...
On September 24, 2012, the IRS issued Proposed Regulations §§ 53.4942(a)-3 and 53.4945-5 in order to reduce barriers to international grant-making made by private foundations. Secretary of State Hilary...
View ArticleFINRA Adopts Rule 5123 Requiring the Filing of Offering Documents used in...
By Jason Schendel and Joel Cazares A new rule requiring FINRA member firms to file copies of certain offering documents related to private placement transactions was approved by the SEC and was...
View ArticleCalifornia Court of Appeal Recognizes That Wide Discretion Granted to a Board...
In Scheenstra v. California Dairies, Inc., No. F062768, ___ Cal. Rptr. 3d ___, 2013 WL 363148 (Cal. App. 5th Dist. Jan. 30, 2013), the California Court of Appeal, Fifth District, affirmed the judgment...
View ArticleDelaware Chancery Court Establishes Procedural Framework for Obtaining...
In In re MFW Shareholder Litigation, C.A. No. 6566-CS, 2013 WL 2436341 (Del. Ch. May 29, 2013), the Delaware Court of Chancery analyzed one of the most important open questions of Delaware corporate...
View ArticlePrivate Companies and Family Owned Business
Our firm has provided the full spectrum of legal counsel to family owned and other private companies for more than 75 years. We represent business entities from all industries and at every stage of...
View ArticleFirst Circuit Finds that a Private Equity Fund Can Be Liable for the Pension...
In Sun Capital Partners III, L.P. et al. v. New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Pension Fund, No. 12-2312, 2013 WL 3814985 (1st Cir. July 24, 2013), the First Circuit held that a private...
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