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SEC Provides Guidance on Liquidity Rule Compliance
On Aug. 28, 2024, the SEC issued a release providing guidance on certain aspects of open-end funds’ compliance with Rule 22e-4, i.e., the Liquidity Rule, …
SEC Requires Registered Funds To Provide More Frequent Portfolio Transparency
On Aug. 28, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced significant amendments to Form N-PORT reporting requirements for registered …
NAIC Committee Adopts New Procedures Allowing Discretion on Rated Securities
Insurers and other capital markets participants, including sponsors of structured assets, should note an important development from the National …
CFIUS Announces Recent Enforcement Actions and Fines
IRS Announces a Second Voluntary Disclosure Program for COVID-Era Employee Retention Credit Claims
On Aug. 15, 2024, the IRS announced the much-anticipated reopening of a second Voluntary Disclosure Program (the “Second ERC-VDP”) to help businesses …
Proposed city council legislation to require hotels to obtain a license to operate
On July 18, 2024, the City Council introduced legislation (Int. No. 991) that would require hotels to obtain a license in order to operate in New York …
Audit watchdog’s future at risk after Supreme Court’s SEC ruling
Litigation partner Michael J. Dell and associates Samantha Alman and Daniel M. Ketani authored an article titled "Audit Watchdog’s Future at Risk After …
Southern District of New York Dismisses Most Claims in SEC Cybersecurity-Related Enforcement Action Against SolarWinds
On July 18, 2024, U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer of the Southern District of New York dismissed most of the charges that the Securities and …
Delaware Governor Signs Into Law Amendments to Delaware’s General Corporation Law
On July 17, 2024, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) from Senate Bill 313 that had …
Corporate Governance: 2024 Midyear Review
In this midyear update, we cover a number of significant corporate governance developments that have taken place over the first half of the year and …
USCIS announces it will be making a second round of selections from registrations submitted in the FY25 H-1B lottery
Today, USCIS announced that it will be making additional selections from the FY25 H-1B registrations it received in order to reach the FY25 numerical …
Local Law 97 building compliance brings a new layer of economic implications to CRE transactions and lease negotiations
While Local Law 97 passed nearly five years ago, it officially went into effect earlier this year.
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