Shareholders have brought a number of recent lawsuits against companies alleging, among other things, that the proxy statements used to solicit their votes were false or misleading. These lawsuits ...

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court released its long-awaited opinion in Omnicare v. Laborers District Council, 575 U.S. ____ (2015), which rejected the application of a solely objective standard in ...

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This morning’s decision in Lorenzo v. Securities and Exchange Commission brings no surprises, as the court’s holding follows the views apparent at the oral argument (discussed in my earlier post).

July 7, 2021 - Nowadays it's hard to browse any financial news headlines without seeing at least one title referencing the seemingly ubiquitous, buzzy term "SPACs," otherwise known as special purpose ...

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A small business accounting for lease agreements on its financial records must differentiate between capital and operating leases. A capital lease must meet certain criteria for classification, and ...

NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence) - The risk of being held personally liable is a serious concern of top executives at financial services firms, especially chief compliance officers.