Harvard Corporate Governance

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Kidd, Morrison & Foerster LLP, on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. Birnbaum, Morrison & Foerster LLP, on Wednesday, November 30, 2022. Tags: Firm valuation , Going private , IPOs , Private benefits of control , Unicorns , Venture capital firms. The Unicorn Puzzle. Posted by Jina Choi, Edward A.

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Equity 189

Law 360 M&A

JANUARY 3, 2023

Morrison Foerster LLP announced Tuesday that former Mayer Brown LLP partner Steven Tran is joining the firm's Singapore office, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary.

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Law 360 M&A

JUNE 22, 2022

Holland & Knight LLP added a corporate attorney in its Miami office from Morrison & Foerster LLP, the firm announced Tuesday.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 28, 2023

Posted by Patrick Bolton (Imperial College London) , Adrian Lam (University of Amsterdam) , and Mirabelle Muûls (Imperial College London) , on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Tags: carbon emissions , carbon pricing , EU , financial firms , net zero , stock prices The Rise of the “Occasional Activist” Posted by Spencer D.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 25, 2023

Ellias (Harvard Law School) , on Thursday, August 24, 2023 Tags: Bankruptcy , corporate finance , employee response , Financial regulation , firm cullture , Monetary policy , Restructurings , workforce Statement by Commissioner Uyeda on Private Fund Advisers Posted by Mark T. Uyeda, U.S.

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Corporate Finance Finance Marketability 189

Harvard Corporate Governance

JANUARY 13, 2023

Birnbaum, Morrison & Foerster LLP, on Sunday, January 8, 2023. Tags: Board of Directors , CEOs , Corporate governance , Equilar , Firm Outcomes , Machine Learning. Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments. Posted by Haimavathi V. Marlier, Jina Choi, Michael D. US M&A Levels Remain Healthy.

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Banking Finance 189

Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 29, 2022

Can We Trust the Accounting Discretion of Firms with Political Money Contributions? Posted by Haimavathi Marlier, Jina Choi, and Michael Birnbaum, Morrison & Foerster LLP, on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Tags: Corporate culture , Diversity , ESG , Firm performance , Human capital , Innovation. Evidence from U.S.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Posted by Haimavathi Marlier, Jina Choi, and Michael Birnbaum, Morrison & Foerster LLP, on Monday, November 7, 2022. Tags: Bank loans , Covenants , Disclosure , Federal Reserve , Public firms , U.S. Griffin (Villanova University), Greg Nini (Drexel University), and David C. Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments. federal courts.

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Compliance Banking Treasury Marketability 189

Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 29, 2022

Marlier, Morrison & Foerster LLP, on Thursday, April 28, 2022. Tags: Innovation , Institutional Investors , Labor markets , Reputation , Tech companies , Venture capital firms. Posted by Ting Xu (University of Virginia), on Monday, April 25, 2022. Litigation Risks Posed by “Greenwashing” Claims for ESG Funds.

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Equity Financing Equity Compliance Technology 189

Reynolds Holding

MARCH 20, 2024

This post comes to us from Morrison & Foerster LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “California Announces Intent to Criminally Prosecute Antitrust Violations,” dated March 8, 2024, and available here.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 1, 2022

Posted by Michael Birnbaum, Jina Choi, and Haimavathi Marlier, Morrison & Foerster LLP, on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Disclosure of the Extent to which Firms Invest in their Workforce. SEC Enforcement Developments. federal courts.

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Equity Marketability Technology 100

Reynolds Holding

APRIL 25, 2024

This post comes to us from Morrison & Foerster LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “Takeaways for In-House Counsel from the SEC’s ‘Shadow Insider Trading’ Trial,” dated April 5, 2024, and available here. No appellate court has yet reviewed a theory of “shadow trading.”

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Reynolds Holding

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

For those firms familiar with certain other climate-related initiatives, including the framework of the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) and the questions of the Climate Disclosure Project (which are also, to some extent, aligned with the TCFD), certain aspects of the Climate Principles should look familiar. [5]

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Banking Specific Risk Compliance Technology 40

Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This post comes to us from Morrison & Foerster LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “CFPB Continues to Challenge Bank Fees: CFPB Issues Proposals to Regulate Overdraft Services and to Prohibit NSF Fees,” dated January 29, 2024, and available here.

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Banking Finance 45

Reynolds Holding

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

This post comes to us from Morrison & Foerster LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “Quarterly Cartel Catch-Up: Recent Developments in Criminal Antitrust for Busy Corporate Counsel ‒ 3rd Quarter 2023,” dated October 26, 2023, and available here.

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Compliance Marketability Technology 40

Reynolds Holding

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

There would be no change in the capital framework for smaller firms, except that those firms with significant trading activities would be subject to the market-risk capital provisions. the numerator) for Category III and IV firms. This post comes to us from Morrison & Foerster LLP. Transition Period.

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Banking Market Risk Equity Marketability 40

Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 17, 2023

However, in the FTC press release issued in connection with the Proposed Rule, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra stated that “the CFPB will enforce the [FTC’s rule, if finalized,] against violators in the financial industry and ensure that these firms play fairly.” This post comes to us from Morrison & Foerster LLP.

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 1, 2024

This post comes to us from Morrison & Foerster LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “The White House Launches Interagency Strike Force Targeting Unfair and Illegal Pricing,” dated March 12, 2024, and available here. 5, 2024). [2]

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Reynolds Holding

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This post comes to us from Morrison & Foerster LLP. It is based on the firm’s memorandum, “The Actual and Possible Impact of New York State Department of Financial Services Amendments to Its Cybersecurity Regulation,” dated December 7, 2023, and available here. ENDNOTES [1] Section 500.17(a).

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Compliance Banking Technology 45