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SEC Issues Statement on Coronavirus Reporting Considerations and Potential Relief
SEC Issues Statement on Coronavirus Reporting Considerations and Potential Relief Posted on 04-07-2020 By: Mark S. Bergman, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Introduction This article discusses the joint Public Statement1 issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton, SEC Division of Corporation Finance Director Bill Hinman, SEC Chief Accountant Sagar Teotia and PCAOB Chairman William D.
Impact of the Coronavirus on Public Disclosure and Other Obligations
Posted by Brad S. Karp, Scott A. Barshay, and Mark S. Bergman, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 Print E-Mail Tweet Brad S. Karp, Scott A. Barshay, and Mark S. Bergman are partners at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. This post is based on a Paul Weiss memorandum by Mr. Karp, Mr. Barshay, Mr. Bergman, Christopher J. Cummings, John C. Kennedy, and Audra J. Soloway.
Divided Second Circuit Panel Overrules Prior Newman Insider Trading Decision
Posted by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, on Thursday, September 7, 2017 Print E-Mail Tweet The following post is based on a publication from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, authored by Brad S. Karp, Geoffrey R. Chepiga, Daniel J. Kramer, Lorin L. Reisner, Audra J. Soloway, and Richard C. Tarlowe. On [August 23, 2017], in United States v. Martoma, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit overruled its own 2014 decision in United States v.
Paul, Weiss Announces Election of Seven New Partners
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is pleased to announce that seven attorneys have been elected to the partnership, effective January 1, 2020: Jonathan H. Ashtor, Rachael G. Coffey, Alexia D. Korberg, Caith Kushner, Kyle T. Seifried, Brette Tannenbaum and Austin Witt. All are resident in the New York office. “We are proud to welcome these outstanding lawyers to our partnership,” said Brad S. Karp, chairman of the firm.
Real estate ownership issues in USA | Lexology
All questions Real estate ownership i Planning Planning and land use issues are largely controlled by states and municipalities, through the mechanism of zoning laws adopted by local jurisdictions. In rural and suburban areas, zoning laws focus on master plans for large-scale developments and related infrastructure, with a focus on controlling density, preserving open space and ensuring that there is adequate water, sewer capacity and other necessary utilities for developments.
Paul, Weiss Adds Leading Employee Benefits Partner
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Jean M. McLoughlin is joining the firm as a partner in the Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits practice, resident in the New York office. Ms. McLoughlin’s practice focuses on compensation and benefits aspects of public company M&A and private equity transactions, as well as related corporate governance matters.
Leading Private Equity Lawyer Sarah Stasny Joins Paul, Weiss
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Sarah Stasny is joining the firm as a partner in the Corporate Department, resident in the New York office. Ms. Stasny’s practice focuses on advising private equity sponsors and portfolio companies in connection with their acquisitions and investments, divestitures, joint ventures, financings, restructurings and other corporate matters.
Jeannie Rhee Joins Paul, Weiss From the Mueller Special Counsel’s Office
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Jeannie S. Rhee, a former United States Deputy Assistant Attorney General and most recently a leading prosecutor in the office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, is joining the firm as a partner in the Litigation Department, resident in the Washington, DC office. Ms. Rhee will focus on significant white-collar and regulatory matters, as well as investigations, cybersecurity matters and data breaches.
Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch Joins Paul, Weiss
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Loretta Lynch, the Attorney General of the United States from 2015 to 2017, is joining the firm as a partner in the Litigation Department.
Murphy administration hires N.Y. attorney to fight Norcross’ suit
Informing and connecting businesses in New Jersey Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Ted Wells of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration announced Thursday that it has hired attorney Ted Wells to serve as its counsel in a lawsuit brought by lawyers representing South Jersey powerbroker George Norcross and others over the EDA Task Force established by Murphy.
Market Trends: Structured Finance, Securitization and Derivatives
STRONG ECONOMIC GROWTH AND HISTORICALLY LOW interest rates boosted U.S. structured finance issuance to $510 billion in 2017, a 37% increase over 2016 volume. This growth occurred across a wide range of asset classes.
Elon Musk and the Control of Tesla
Recently in In re Tesla Motors, Inc. Stockholder Litigation, the Delaware Court of Chancery (in an opinion by Vice Chancellor Slights) declined to grant defendants’ motion to dismiss because the court found it reasonably conceivable that Elon Musk, a 22.1% stockholder of Tesla Motors, Inc., was a controlling stockholder and therefore Tesla’s 2016 acquisition of SolarCity Corporation (of which Musk was the largest stockholder and founder) would be subject to a stringent entire fairness review.
The SEC Is Open for Business: Takeaways from the AICPA’s 2017 Conference on Current PCAOB and SEC Developments
One of the key messages conveyed by the Staff (the “Staff”) of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) at the annual gathering in Washington, D.C. for the AICPA’s 2017 Conference on Current PCAOB and SEC Developments is that the Staff is committed to working with registrants and their advisers in a collaborative fashion.
House Approves Financial CHOICE Act
On June 8, the House of Representatives passed a revised version of the Financial CHOICE Act (the “Act,” available here) in a 233-186 vote. The Act would repeal or modify significant portions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) and addresses a wide range of other financial regulations. This bill is the second version of a reform bill that was introduced last year by committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas).
Lessons Learned from the Wells Fargo Sales Practices Investigation Report
On April 10, 2017, a committee of independent directors of Wells Fargo released a 110-page report on the results of an investigation into the root causes of improper sales practices at Wells Fargo’s Community Bank (the “Community Bank”).
Real Estate in the USA : Lexology Navigator Q&A
Use the Lexology Navigator tool to compare the answers in this article with those from other jurisdictions. What are the current trends in and future prospects for the real estate market (both commercial and residential) in your jurisdiction? The US real estate market had a mixed performance in 2016.
Real estate investment in the USA
Use the Lexology Navigator tool to compare the answers in this article with those from other jurisdictions. What is the general climate of real estate investment in your jurisdiction? The restructuring and refinancing of large and small loans and equity investments throughout all asset classes that have dominated the US real estate markets since 2008 were relatively smooth in 2016, with $126.8 billion in debt maturities refinanced through a combination of debt and equity.
DOJ Declination Letters and the FCPA
The Department of Justice has publicly released its first declination letters since the launch of its FCPA Pilot Program two months ago. [1] The letters were sent to two companies, home-security and thermostat systems-maker Nortek, Inc. and internet-services provider Akamai Technologies, Inc., respectively, on June 3 and June 6.
Senate Republicans Take Issue with FCC Broadband Benchmark
Writing to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, six Senate Republicans voiced concern with recent FCC conclusions that advanced telecommunications capability is not being deployed to Americans in a “reasonable and timely basis.” The FCC based this finding on the lack of public access to broadband services at benchmark speeds of 25 Mbps download/3 Mbps upload, as delineated by the FCC in its recent Section 706 report to Congress.
NFL report on "Deflategate" incident involving Patriots
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT CONCERNING FOOTBALLS USED DURING THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ON JANUARY 18, 2015 By: PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP Theodore V. Wells, Jr. Brad S. Karp Lorin L. Reisner Dated: May 6, 2015
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