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SEC Provides Disclosure Guidance on SPAC IPO and Subsequent Business Combination Transactions
On Dec. 22, 2020, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) issued CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic 11 – Special Purpose Acquisition …
NY DFS Adjusts Reserving Requirements for In-Force Variable Business
New York-licensed insurers that write life and annuity products should consider possible balance-sheet implications for in-force variable business …
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson’s Comprehensive Planning Proposal
New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson recently issued a report titled “Planning Together: A New Comprehensive Planning Framework for New York …
Two Additional California Courts Dismiss Securities Act Claims in Favor of Federal Forum Selection Provisions
As previously discussed in our Sept. 10, 2020, client alert, in Wong v. Restoration Robotics, Inc., Case No. 18-CIV-02609 (Cal. Super. Ct. Sept. 1, …
Congress Seeks to Amend Securities Laws on Disgorgement
The House of Representatives (on Dec. 8, 2020) and the Senate (on Dec. 11, 2020) passed the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization …
What Insurance Pros Should Know About MGA Regulation
Insurance Transaction and Regulatory partner Daniel A. Rabinowitz’s article titled “What Insurance Pros Should Know About MGA …
How Regulation of Leveraged Lending Will Change Under President Biden
The change in administration that will take place on Jan. 20, 2021, will likely have significant consequences for leveraged lending market participants. …
New York’s Highest Court Finds That Federal Bankruptcy Law Does Not Preempt State Law Tortious Interference Claims in Important Case Litigated by Kramer Levin
On Nov. 24, 2020, the State of New York Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Kramer Levin client Sutton 58 Associates LLC (Sutton), an affiliate of Gamma …
GAO Report Finds that Leveraged Lending Has Not Threatened Financial Stability
On Dec. 16, 2020, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (the GAO) issued a report to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the …
FinReg outlook 2021 – Nine key themes to watch
Retail Price Maintenance: Dammann Frères Fined for Imposing Online Sale Price of Tea to Its Retailers
In Decision No. 20-D-20 issued on Dec. 3, 2020, the French Competition Authority fined the tea producer Dammann Frères €226,000 for …
Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Long Running Securities Class Certification Dispute
On Dec. 11, 2020, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, et al. v. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,[1] to review a …
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