Legal Services:

• Arbitration and Litigation
• Formation
• Private Equity
• Public Equity
• Public Reporting/Regulatory Compliance

Related Practice Areas:

• Business & Corporate
• Emerging Business & Technology
• Employee Benefits
• Financial Services
• Megers & Acquisitions
• State & Local Tax
• Tax

Links & Resources:

• Federal Links
• Selected Blue Sky Links
• Self-Regulated Organizations
• Selected Industry Groups

Articles & Presentations:

• Best Practices for Private Companies in an Era of Corporate Reform
• Recent Events Require Heightened Attention to Securities Exchange Act Reporting
• SEC Issues New Rules on Disclosure of Equity Compensation Plan Information
• What a Company Should Know About Participating in an Investment Forum
• Visages of Janus: The Heavy Burden of Other Constituency Anti-Takeover Statutes on Shareholders and the Efficient Market for Corporate Control

Advisory Bulletins:

• FDIC Temporary Liquidity Guaranty Program:
  Recent Developments
• FDIC Temporary Liquidity Guaranty Program: Highlights for Financial Institutions
• U.S. Treasury TARP Program: Highlights for Financial Institutions
• Congressional Bailout Bill: Highlights for Financial Service and Public Reporting Companies
• Revised Form D and Electronic Filing
• SEC Simplifies Form D and Requires Electronic Filing
• 2008 Compensation Disclosure & Analysis: Adherence to New Guidance Critical
• Regulatory Relief for Private Company Stock Option Plans: SEC simplifies reporting requirements for certain plans
• Implementing the Amendments to SEC Rule 144: Shorter holding periods, fewer restrictions on shareholder resales
• Rules for Foreign Private Issuer De-Registration: A Regulatory Gift as Sarbanes-Oxley Turns 5 Years Old
• SEC Proposes Changes to the Definition of “Accredited Investor”
• NASDAQ announces new Global Select Market for listing of its largest companies
• SEC Issues Proposed “Notice and Access” Rules Regarding Internet Availability of Proxy Materials
• SEC Amends Rules for Shell Companies
• SEC Reforms the Rules for Registered Public Offerings
• Hedge Fund Advisers May Be Subject to Controversial New SEC Proposed Rule Requiring Registration
• SEC and PCAOB Adopt Guidelines for Internal Control Reporting
• Form 8-K Amendments Expand Disclosure Requirements and Accelerate Filing Deadline
• Financial and Disclosure Controls and Reporting Under Sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• SEC Implements Attorney Conduct Rules: Redefining the Relationship between Attorneys and their Clients
• Proposed Sarbanes-Oxley Regulations Will Require Internal Complaint Procedures
• Leveling the Playing Field - Restricting Executive Stock Trades During Retirement Plan Blackout Periods
• New SEC Rules Affecting Disclosure of Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations
• Code of Ethics Requirements Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Final Sec Rule Regarding Disclosure of Audit Committee Financial Expert Under Section 407 of Sarbanes-Oxley
• Corporate Governance and Responsibility Update:
  Recent Developments in SEC Implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Corporate Oversight and Accounting Reform: An Overview of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
• A Brief Guide to Corporate Compliance Issues Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
• SEC Issues Guidelines for Registrant Self-Reporting of Material Misstatements and Omissions