Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 5, 2022

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, August 5, 2022 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of July 29-August 4, 2022. Sale of Portfolio Company is Subjected to Entire Fairness Review. Posted by Gary Gensler, U.S.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, November 18, 2022 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of November 11-17, 2022. Bebchuk, Kobi Kastiel, Anna Toniolo (Harvard Law School), on Monday, November 14, 2022. Posted by Lucian A.

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 8, 2024

As directed by the EO, on February 28, the DOJ published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPRM”) on topics related to the implementation of the EO soliciting comments up to 45 days after the ANPRM is published in the Federal Register (typically posted a few days after the announcement), which would make comments due around April 15, 2024.

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 7, 2024

Admitting that one must still conform “to the basic rules of the society, both those embodied in law and those embodied in ethical custom,” the objective of business firms is simply to “make as much money as possible.” [1] Any other questions are treated as irritating interruptions that are “external” to the internal operations of the firm.

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Reynolds Holding

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

government has showcased its commitment to addressing the national security implications of certain corporate activities. Department of Justice (DOJ) tapped its first National Security Corporate Enforcement Chief. national security laws. national security laws. Recently, the whole of the U.S.

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Appraiser Newsroom

JULY 9, 2023

This paramount event provides an experience unlike other appraisal conferences, offering timely content for all appraisal professionals spanning Business Valuation, Personal Property, Machinery & Equipment, Real Property, Gems & Jewelry as well as Appraisal Review & Management.

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Reynolds Holding

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

During my recent visit to Columbia Law School, Professor John Coffee shared with me a draft of a short article that later appeared in the New York Law Journal. [1] Jarkesy , [2] a case which raises an important challenge to the power of administrative law judges (ALJs). 1] Coffee’s article assessed the prospects in the U.S.

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 15, 2024

Custodia and PayServices each brought suit against the applicable Federal Reserve Bank, challenging the denials and arguing that they were entitled to master accounts as a matter of law by virtue of being depository institutions that are legally eligible for such master accounts.

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Appraiser Newsroom

JULY 5, 2022

This paramount event provides an experience unlike other appraisal conferences, offering timely content for all appraisal professionals spanning Business Valuation, Personal Property, Machinery & Equipment, Real Property, Gems & Jewelry as well as Appraisal Review & Management.

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Reynolds Holding

MARCH 7, 2023

As with all collaboration between industry participants, however, ESG initiatives are subject to antitrust laws. GFANZ subsequently announced that it would no longer require members to participate in the United Nations-backed Race to Zero climate initiative, citing antitrust concerns. On November 3, 2022, five Republican U.S.

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Appraiser Newsroom

JULY 9, 2023

This paramount event provides an experience unlike other appraisal conferences, offering timely content for all appraisal professionals spanning Business Valuation, Personal Property, Machinery & Equipment, Real Property, Gems & Jewelry as well as Appraisal Review & Management. is of counsel at Leigh Law Group P.C.

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 9, 2023

For example, the New York Times has recently published on two successive days highly polarized op-eds, the first calling the indictment “Strong,” and the second describing it as a “Legal Embarrassment.” New York Penal Law Section 175.05 Later, in the same paragraph 2, Bragg hints at tax and election law violations. requires).

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Reynolds Holding

MARCH 31, 2024

banking regulators have proposed policy statements focused on providing greater insight on the agencies’ review of bank mergers and acquisitions under the Bank Merger Act (BMA). [1] In recent months, the U.S. 3] This advisory summarizes and contrasts the OCC NPRM and FDIC SOP and provides takeaways for further consideration.

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Reynolds Holding

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Recently, plans to build a corn milling plant in North Dakota have caused states governments to consider their role in protecting both state and national security. The Fufeng case generated significant national security and geopolitical debate in Washington given the proximity of the land to the Grand Forks Air Force Base. [1]

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Reynolds Holding

MARCH 24, 2022

Laws should be interpreted in ways that avoid conflict when possible, and here, CAFA can reasonably be so interpreted. [4] 6] The 1933 Act’s removal provision applies only to the small category of cases alleging claims based only on the 1933 Act and involving only securities that are not traded on a national exchange. [7]

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

From Congress to law enforcement to the courts, these levels are at, or below, historic lows. [2] First, it requires you to educate yourselves about the law and external developments relevant to your business, particularly emerging and heightened risk areas. 1] No sector is immune from this trend. This is by no means easy work.

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Appraiser Newsroom

JULY 5, 2022

This paramount event provides an experience unlike other appraisal conferences, offering timely content for all appraisal professionals spanning Business Valuation, Personal Property, Machinery & Equipment, Real Property, Gems & Jewelry as well as Appraisal Review & Management.

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Reynolds Holding

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Systems which fall into this final category will not be subject to new restrictions or obligations under the EU AI Act, though obligations under other, existing laws may still apply (such as discrimination and data protection laws). The AI Office will publish Codes of Conduct containing further details.

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Appraiser Newsroom

JULY 9, 2023

This paramount event provides an experience unlike other appraisal conferences, offering timely content for all appraisal professionals spanning Business Valuation, Personal Property, Machinery & Equipment, Real Property, Gems & Jewelry as well as Appraisal Review & Management.

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Audit Board

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

For example: Active voice: “The manager [doer] reviews [action] the report [done-to].” A passive-voice sentence flips things around, so that you start with the done-to, then see the action… then you may or may not discover who the doer is. For example: Passive voice: “The report [done-to] is being reviewed [action] by the manager [doer].”

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Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

We also identify key topics to track in 2023: the interplay of ESG matters and competition law, the continuing importance of executive remuneration and the possibility of a decrease in interest in ESG matters. and Europe. The new fund structure will be established by the next annual summit in 2023. In the U.K., In December 2022, the U.K.

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Appraiser Newsroom

JULY 5, 2022

This paramount event provides an experience unlike other appraisal conferences, offering timely content for all appraisal professionals spanning Business Valuation, Personal Property, Machinery & Equipment, Real Property, Gems & Jewelry as well as Appraisal Review & Management.

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Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 29, 2023

In his dissenting statement , Director McKernan opined that some of the Proposed Guidelines may “conflate the roles of board and management, preempt state corporate law, and potentially conflict with regulatory expectations applicable to parent companies.” Identifying and Reporting Violations of Law Internal Escalation.

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IVSC

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Nygard oversees a staff of appraisers and real estate analysts who review and perform Market Value Appraisals worldwide as well as conduct various analyses including Lease – Purchase, Lease vs. Buy and Fair Market Rent Analyses. Here, the committee receives actual sales information and, among other tasks, publishes standard land values.

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Reynolds Holding

JULY 4, 2023

2 Moreover, antitrust authorities in other nations (including such major antitrust jurisdictions as the European Union and Brazil) already require narrative responses in upfront filings. The FTC’s proposed new requirements will, however, apply to every HSR filing regardless of the review it will receive by the FTC or DOJ.

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ThomsonReuters

DECEMBER 29, 2022

billion in 2021, according to a report published by Acumen Research and Consulting, and is estimated to achieve a market size of $512.4 With the rise of borderless business operations, firms should have the ability to gather, calculate, and review state tax apportionment in one centralized system. . percent from 2022 to 2030.

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Audit Board

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Today, there are over 600 competing ESG reporting standards and frameworks, data providers, and ratings and rankings, according to a recent article published by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance. On May 9, the SEC extended the comment period to June 17, citing public demand for more time to review the proposal.

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 16, 2023

The nail in CS’ coffin came on March 15, 2023, when the chairman of its main shareholder, the Saudi National Bank, uttered the now infamous “ absolutely not ” when asked about an additional liquidity injection into the bank. 2] A detailed list of the bonds that were written down was published by FINMA here. We do not think so.

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MARCH 13, 2023

The guidance was announced by the Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco at the ABA’s 38th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime. For example, the EU’s labor and employment laws make it difficult to claw back compensation from employees.

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Reynolds Holding

MARCH 23, 2023

This is evident in the revised Shareholder Rights Directive adopted in 2017, and also in the most recent legislative initiatives discussed in this review. The first half of this review discusses the selection of EU legislative initiatives that will have impact on shareholder meetings, and the status of these legislative procedures.

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Reynolds Holding

AUGUST 3, 2022

Under the revised text published on June 30, 2022, non-EU companies would also be required to report on a consolidated basis if they generate more than €150 million of annual net turnover in the EU and have at least one “large” or listed EU subsidiary or at least one EU branch with an annual net turnover exceeding €40 million.

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Reynolds Holding

JANUARY 31, 2023

As reported by the Wall Street Journal , China’s internet regulator announced rules last month to restrict the creation of deepfakes by, for example, prohibiting their use to spread “fake news” or other information disruptive to the economy or national security. The DMCA takedown regime does not extend to trademarks or defamatory content.

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Reynolds Holding

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

AML and sanctions laws. Bittrex relied on a small number of employees with little AML training to manually review thousands of transactions for suspicious activity. Companies should review their SAR reporting procedures and ensure that suspicious activity is being properly identified and reported.

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Appraiser Newsroom

JULY 9, 2023

This paramount event provides an experience unlike other appraisal conferences, offering timely content for all appraisal professionals spanning Business Valuation, Personal Property, Machinery & Equipment, Real Property, Gems & Jewelry as well as Appraisal Review & Management. He has been appraising since 1984.

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Reynolds Holding

AUGUST 29, 2022

1 This Executive Order affirmed that it is a central goal of the Biden Administration to ensure that antitrust laws in the U.S. 4 On the same day, the DOJ announced that it is also conducting a review of the Vertical Merger Guidelines, stating it has “already identified several aspects of the guidelines that deserve close scrutiny.”

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Reynolds Holding

JUNE 16, 2022

We write to make clear the view among experts in securities law that the Commission has statutory authority to promulgate disclosure rules in this area. Leading practitioners who advise companies on their disclosure obligations under SEC rules. That the SEC had authority to require that disclosure was not controversial.

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Shephard Mullin M&A

JUNE 2, 2021

This article originally published on Food Manufacturing.com on June 1. In addition, it is necessary to review any history of infringement and to ensure that the target has taken the requisite steps to defend its intellectual property. 2020 was an up-and-down year for mergers and acquisitions in the food and beverage industry.

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