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Category: Rules & Regs

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Big Tech Cases Part of Larger Antitrust Campaign

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President Biden’s administration doesn’t share much in common with its predecessor – from temperament to policy positions to governing style. One notable exception, however, appears to be their willingness to take on one of big tech’s bigge...

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Crenshaw Goes on the Offensive Against Reg D

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What do WeWork, Theranos and FTX have common? Aside from being some of the biggest corporate boondoggles in recent history, they all managed to raise substantial equity financing without going public. And if you think that defeats the purpo...

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ESG Hits a New Snag as Climate-Disclosure Rules Come Under Fire

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After years of gaining momentum, ESG programs, socially responsible investing and climate-related regulation have encountered legitimate setbacks in the United States lately. On Wall Street, ESG funds had a miserable year in 2022. New clien...

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SEC Gears Up for New Cybersecurity Regulations

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Earlier this month, we touched on the highlights of the latest SEC regulatory agenda. SEC Chair Gary Gensler touted the document as a reflection of the agency’s drive to “modernize… in light of ever-changing technologies and business models...

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Highlights of the New SEC Rulemaking Agenda

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Reflecting what Chair Gary Gensler described as a “need to modernize our ruleset, moving deliberately to update our rules in light of ever-changing technologies and business models in the securities markets,” the Securities and Exchange Com...

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