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Category: Securities Law
Stock Broker Fraud Blog - September 10, 2010
UBS AG unit UBS Wealth Management Americas recently recruited Bank of America Corp.'s
DealLawyers.com - September 10, 2010
Delaware Chancery Rescinds Poison Pill at Craigslist
Here is news from Steven Haas of Hunton & Williams LLP: Yesterday, Chancellor Chandler issued his post-trial opinion in
The 10B-5 Daily - September 09, 2010
Do you have some availability on Tuesday, Sept. 21 in New York? It is not too late to sign up for PLI's Securities Litigation & Enforcement Institute 2010. All of the details can be found here. Lyle Roberts of Dewey...
Jim Hamilton\'s World of Securities Regulation - September 09, 2010
Rule amendments pertaining primarily to investment adviser solicitation activities were adopted by the Wisconsin Securities Division, effective October 1, 2010, upon the Division completing its annual revision of rules. The text of the solicitation provision, housed within the investment ad
Antitrust Lawyer Blog - September 09, 2010
On August 19, 2010, the FTC and the DOJ issued the 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines, which are available on the FTCs website at http://www.ftc.gov/os/2010/08/100819hmg.pdf. The five-step analytical process outlined in the 1992 Horizontal Merger Guidelinesmarket definition, competitive effects,
Antitrust Lawyer Blog - September 09, 2010
On September 9, 2010, The FTC entered into a settlement agreement with Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. regarding its proposed takeover of Airgas, Inc. The settlement will require the company to sell certain liquid gas assets if it proceeds with its proposed hostile takeover of Airgas.
Jim Hamilton\'s World of Securities Regulation - September 09, 2010
Section 919D of the Dodd-Frank Act creates the SEC Ombudsman under the Office of the Investor Advocate. Senator Dodd noted that, under Section 919D, the Ombudsman will act as a liaison between the Commission and any retail investor in resolving problems that retail investors may have with the ...
Jim Hamilton\'s World of Securities Regulation - September 09, 2010
The names of the national stock exchanges for purposes of exemption were updated by the Utah Securities Division to reflect current federal securities law. Securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex Equities, NASDAQ Global, NASDAQ Global Select, NASDAQ Capital Market, Chicago Bo
Antitrust Lawyer Blog - September 08, 2010
On April 29, 2010, a panel of three judges at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals gave hope to the opponents of pay-for-delay settlements, when the Courts decision invited plaintiffs-appellants of Arkansas Carpenters Health and Welfare Fund v. Bayer AG to petition for an en banc rehearing of the
DealLawyers.com - September 08, 2010
Are Golden Parachutes Losing Their Luster?
This recent memo from Towers Watson - entitled "Are Golden Parachutes Losing Their Luster?" - analyzes how use of golden parachutes has chan
Stock Broker Fraud Blog - September 07, 2010
A class-action securities complaint has been filed against Charles Schwab & Co. on behalf of investors that own Schwab Total Bond Market Fund (Nasdaq: SWBLX) shares that were purchased after May 31, 2007. The
Antitrust Lawyer Blog - September 07, 2010
On July 28, 2010, the FTC entered into a settlement agreement with Australian based Nufarm Limited (Nufarm) regarding its March 5, 2008 acquisition of all of the shares of United Kingdom-based A.H. Marks Holding Limited (A.H. Marks).
Antitrust Lawyer Blog - September 07, 2010
On July 12, 2010, the California Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether under the Cartwright Act an antitrust defendant can defeat liability by asserting a pass-on defense. Clayworth v. Pfizer, Inc., No. S166435, 2010 WL 2721021 (Cal. July 12, 2010). The Cartwright Act is Californias state
Jim Hamilton\'s World of Securities Regulation - September 07, 2010
Section 913 of the Dodd-Frank Act requires the SEC to conduct study of the standard of care for brokers and advises, as well as authorizing the SEC to adopt a uniform federal fiduciary duty for brokers and advisers. Among other things, Section 913 requires a review of the effectiveness, frequency ...
Jim Hamilton\'s World of Securities Regulation - September 06, 2010
Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act establishes an orderly liquidation authority to unwind complex systemically important financial firms whose failure could put the entire financial system in jeopardy. The FDIC is the designated receiver of such a financial firm. Recently, the FDIC held a roundtable ...
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