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Companies Should Exercise Caution in Amending Advance Notice Bylaws
Client UpdatesCorporate Update
CFTC Issues Proposed Guidance Regarding Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivative Contract Listings
Client UpdatesLitigation Update
CPPA Proposes New Regulations for AI & Automated Decisionmaking Technology
Client UpdatesPrivacy and Cybersecurity Update
SEC Adopts Significant Changes to the Rules Governing Beneficial Ownership Reporting (Schedules 13D and 13G)
Client UpdatesSecurities Update
DIFC Addresses Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous Data Processing Through New Amendments to Data Protection Law
Client UpdatesSEC Warns Against Misleading Investors in Amendments to "Names Rule"
Client UpdatesRecent Regulatory Developments Increase Scrutiny of Outside Auditors
Client UpdatesDOJ's New Safe Harbor Policy for M&A: A Win-Win for Acquirors and Compliance?
Client UpdatesCalifornia Legislature Passes "Delete Act"
Client UpdatesPrivacy and Cybersecurity Update
New California Climate-Related Disclosure Mandates Will Require Corporate Reporting Ahead of - and Broader than - the SEC
Client UpdatesESG Update
A Review of the Reaction to the SEC's Climate-Related Disclosure Proposal and What Might Come Next
Client UpdatesAntitrust M&A Strategic Path Re-Opened by the Amgen/Horizon Conduct Settlement
Client UpdatesAntitrust Update
SEC Issues Guidance on Rule 10b5-1 Amendments and Trading Plan Disclosure Requirements
Client UpdatesCorporate Update
Biden Administration Takes First Step in Regulating U.S. Outbound Investments into China
Client UpdatesInternational Trade Update
Recent Decisions Highlight the Broad Enforceability of Forum Selection Provisions in Bylaws, and Underscore their Benefit to Corporations and their Stockholders
Client UpdatesSecurities Litigation Update
High Court Confirms Strict 'Tracing' Requirement of Section 11 of the Securities Act
External ArticleAfter the Texas Supreme Court's Gregory Decision, Plaintiffs Must Provide Rational Connection Between Noneconomic Damages and Evidence
Client UpdatesLitigation Update
Entire Fairness - A Unitary Test under which Fair Price is Paramount
Client UpdatesIowa Becomes Sixth State to Enact a Comprehensive Privacy Law
Client UpdatesPrivacy and Cybersecurity Update
Commissioner Proposes Increasing CFTC Enforcement Resources to Combat Greenwashing and Other Forms of Environmental Market Fraud
Client UpdatesLitigation Update
SEC Adopts Final Rules to Shorten the Time for Settling Securities Transactions
Client UpdatesCorporate Update
SEC Releases 2023 Examination Priorities
Client UpdatesLitigation Update
The SEC Alerts Advisers and Brokers to Key Identity Theft Prevention and Regulation Best Interest Compliance Issues
Client UpdatesLitigation Update
Officer Fiduciary Liability, Supersized: Delaware Court Extends Duty of Care to Corporate Officers
Client UpdatesSecurities Litigation Update
SEC Updates Guidance on Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Client UpdatesCorporate Update
Second Circuit Insider Trading Decision May Have Broad Impacts on White-Collar Prosecutions
Client UpdatesSecurities Litigation Update
SEC Adopts Significant Changes to 10b5-1 Trading Plans
Client UpdatesCorporate Update
Energy Enforcement Insider: Recent ESG Enforcement Activity, Takeaways from SEC Enforcement Director’s Recent Speech, and Recent Crypto-Related Actions
WebinarSEC Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal Reflects on Commission's Priorities in Keynote Address During Securities Enforcement Forum in Washington, D.C.
Client UpdatesWhite Collar Update
Energy Enforcement Insider: CFTC Annual Enforcement Results, Cross-Border Cooperation, and Improper Trade Allocation, Plus SEC/DOJ Updates
WebinarEnergy Enforcement Insider: SEC/CFTC Enforcement Fiscal Year-End Roundup and Takeaways
WebinarEnergy Enforcement Insider: Inflation Reduction Act - Key Energy Market Highlights
WebinarExculpation of Officers of Delaware Corporations from Liability for Breach of Fiduciary Duties Now Permitted
Client UpdatesCorporate Update
Energy Enforcement Insider: Expected Fall Actions
WebinarEnergy Enforcement Insider: SEC ESG Enforcement Developments and Trends, Plus CFTC and DOJ Updates
Webinar
Current Trends in Accounting Litigation
Speeches & PresentationsAmerican Law Institute Continuing Legal Education
SEC Issues Investment Adviser Risk Alert Regarding Common Ethics and MNPI Deficiencies
Client UpdatesCorporate Update
Deputy Attorney General Highlights DOJ Enforcement Priorities During NYC Bar Association's 10th Annual White Collar Crime Institute
Client UpdatesWhite Collar Update
SEC Proposes New Rules Targeting SPAC Disclosures
Client UpdatesCorporate Update
Insider Trading Update: Out of the Shadows? - Recent decision approves of novel insider-trading theory.
Client UpdatesSecurities Litigation Update
SEC Proposes Changes to Insider Trading Rule
Client UpdatesSecurities Update
SEC Proposes Amendments Rolling Back 2020 Rules Governing Proxy Voting Advice
Client UpdatesCorporate Update
SEC Staff Limits Companies' Ability to Exclude Shareholder Proposals from Company Proxy Statements and Reverses Prior Guidance
Client UpdatesCorporate Update
Board Communications Cheat Sheet - What Every Director Should Know
Client UpdatesNinth Circuit Cuts Investors in Direct Listings Some ‘Slack’ in Pursuing Securities Act Claims
Client UpdatesSecurities Update
SEC's Third Earnings Per Share Action in Less Than a Year Highlights the Commission's Continued Focus on Earnings Management Practices and Litigation Contingencies Disclosures
Client UpdatesSecurities Update
SEC Charges Parties to SPAC Combination for Misleading Disclosures and Due Diligence Failures
Client UpdatesCorporate Update
The Supreme Court Requires Rigorous Examination of Class Action Certification for Stock-Drop Suits Alleging Falsity of Generic Company Statements
Client UpdatesSecurities Litigation Update
Environmental Evolutions: Follow the ESG Road: The Next Step (and the Next) on the SEC ESG Path
PodcastSEC Removes PCAOB Chair and Announces Plans for Board Overhaul
Client UpdatesSecurities Update
SPAC Litigation and Enforcement Update: Spring 2021
Client UpdatesClient Update
Government Investigations and Securities Litigation – You Better Watch Out!
Speeches & PresentationsPanel, IEL’s 72nd Annual Oil and Gas Law Conference
Acting SEC Chair Issues Statement on Commission's Approach Toward Climate-Related Disclosure
Client UpdatesCorporate Update
Meme Stock Mania: SEC Provides Guidance to Companies Experiencing Volatile Trading
Client UpdatesSecurities Update
Time for Plan(et) B? Why Securities Litigation is a Misguided Attempt at Regulating Climate Change
External Article33 Geo. Envtl. L. Rev. 1
Considerations for a Biden Administration – SEC Enforcement and Securities Litigation
VideoConsiderations for a Biden Administration - White Collar & Corporate Investigations
VideoConsiderations for a Biden Administration
Client UpdatesFull Fifth Circuit to Decide Whether Constitutional Challenges to SEC Enforcement Actions Can Be Brought in Federal District Court
Client UpdatesSecurities Litigation Update
SPACs to the Future: What Types of Litigation May Arise for SPACs and SPAC Targets?
Client UpdatesLitigation Update
Defending an SEC Investigation
Speeches & PresentationsCo-host, Lawline, CLE
Supreme Court Cautiously Upholds SEC’s Ability to Obtain Disgorgement in Federal District Court Proceedings
Client UpdatesSecurities Update
SBA's New EZ Loan Forgiveness Application Makes PPP Loan Forgiveness Easier for Some Borrowers; More Businesses Become Eligible for the PPP; and Owner-Borrowers get Clarification on a Path to Full Forgiveness
Client UpdatesCorporate Update
The Southern District of New York Holds that Syndicated Loan Is Not a Security
Client UpdatesCorporate Update
SBA Extends Paycheck Protection Program "Safe Harbor," While DOJ and Treasury Ramp Up Enforcement
Client UpdatesLitigation Update
Staying Ahead of the Curve: Securities Law Considerations for Q1 2020 Earnings Season
Client UpdatesSecurities Update
Glass Lewis Clarifies Guidance on Poison Pills
Client UpdatesCorporate Update
Four Securities Enforcement and White Collar Issues to Watch in a Post-Pandemic Environment
Client UpdatesISS Issues New Guidance on Poison Pills
Client UpdatesCorporate Update
"Poison Pill" Defenses in Current Corporate Environment
Client UpdatesCorporate Update
Delaware Supreme Court Decides Facial Validity of Federal Forum Provisions
Client UpdatesBaker Botts Securities Litigation Update
Communicating with Investors - What Public Companies Impacted by Volatile Commodity Pricing or COVID-19 Related Demand Uncertainty Need to Know
Client UpdatesSecurities Litigation Update
Trump’s Proposed Budget Threatens Audit Watchdog’s Enforcement Functions
Client UpdatesBaker Botts Regulatory Update
Changes to PCAOB Quality Control Standards Could Lead to More Exposure for Audit Firms
Client UpdatesRegulatory Update
Issues for U.S. Directors on Foreign Boards
Client UpdatesBaker Botts Litigation Update
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Board of Directors Forum - Dallas
Securities Enforcement Forum 2020
Baker Botts is proud to sponsor the virtual Securities Enforcement 2020 on Wednesday, October 28th.
Webinar: Understanding the Drop in Oil Price and its Impacts
Baker Botts will be hosting a webinar on the legal issues surrounding the recent sharp price fall in crude oil and will be joined by Mark Finley from Rice University's Baker Institute.