On March 12, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published updates to its Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) related to exempt offerings under the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act). These changes include new guidance related to determining accredited investor status, clarifications for existing guidance, and the removal of
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On February 20, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the creation of the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (CETU), which will focus on combatting cyber-related misconduct and protecting retail investors from bad actors in the emerging technologies space.
The CETU, which includes approximately 30 fraud specialists and attorneys
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On February 11, 2025, Acting US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman and Commissioner Mark Uyeda announced that he has directed the SEC staff to notify the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit of the changed circumstances surrounding the SEC’s position on the climate disclosure rules. He has
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As anticipated, the Trump Administration and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have rolled out new plans for the regulation of digital assets.
Background
On January 23, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order to promote US leadership in digital assets and financial technology and to support the growth
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As the 2025 proxy season approaches, it is important that public companies be aware of the changes to the proxy voting guidelines of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis. Late in the fourth quarter of 2024, both proxy advisory firms announced changes to their guidelines that will go into
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