Join Wilson Sonsini for a webinar on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time, where our esteemed panel will consider how federal enforcement priorities may differ between a Trump and Harris administration, and the likelihood of Biden Administration enforcement policies continuing in either administration. Register
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FTC Non-Compete Ban Blocked Nationwide
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Our recent Client Alert discusses the decision on August 20, 2024, by a federal district court in Texas blocking the final rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission that would have prohibited all for-profit employers nationwide from using non-compete agreements with most workers. The final rule was set to take…
Continue Reading FTC Non-Compete Ban Blocked NationwideSEC Announces Increase in Registration Fee Rates Effective October 1, 2024
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On August 20, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an increase in the fees that public companies and other issuers will be required to pay to register their securities, from $147.60 per million dollars to $153.10 per million dollars. This new fee rate will be effective October…
Continue Reading SEC Announces Increase in Registration Fee Rates Effective October 1, 2024“Chevron is overruled”: How Loper Bright Will Change the Regulatory Law Landscape
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Our recent Client Alert discusses the United States Supreme Court’s long-awaited ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (Loper Bright), a decision with far-ranging implications for federal administrative law. The Supreme Court’s six-Justice majority held that the Administrative Procedure Act requires courts interpreting agency regulations to determine independently…
Continue Reading “Chevron is overruled”: How Loper Bright Will Change the Regulatory Law LandscapeFTC Issues Sweeping Non-Compete Ban
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Our recent Client Alert discusses the Federal Trade Commission’s approval of a final rule that prevents all for-profit employers nationwide from using non-compete agreements for any worker, regardless of whether they are designed to protect legitimate business interests of employers. The final rule may have a sweeping impact on businesses…
Continue Reading FTC Issues Sweeping Non-Compete BanTreasury and the IRS Issue Proposed Regulations Regarding the Stock Buyback Excise Tax
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Our recent Client Alert discusses the long-awaited proposed regulations under Section 4051 relating to the one percent stock buyback excise tax, which were issued by the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service on April 9, 2024. The excise tax was enacted as part of the “Inflation Reduction Act” and originally signed into law on August 16, 2022. The excise tax generally applies to stock repurchases and “economically similar” transactions undertaken by publicly traded U.S. corporations and certain foreign corporations on or after January 1, 2023. The newly published proposed regulations may generally be relied upon by taxpayers until the regulations are finalized. The proposed regulations address a variety of matters relating to M&A and restructuring transactions, capital markets transactions, and compensatory transactions such as net share settlements and “sell to cover” transactions.
Webinar Recording Now Available | The SEC’s Climate-Related Disclosure Rules
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On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt final rules requiring disclosure of climate-related information in registration statements and annual reports, by both domestic registrants and foreign private issuers. The final rules are comprehensive, detailed, and intended to encourage consistent comparable, and reliable disclosure of climate-related information.Continue Reading Webinar Recording Now Available | The SEC’s Climate-Related Disclosure Rules
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Stays the SEC’s New Climate-Related Disclosure Rules; Updated Climate-Related Rules Webinar Date
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Our recent Client Alert discusses the order issued late last week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, temporarily staying the SEC’s new climate-related disclosure rules. In light of this development, we have moved our webinar to next week. It will now be held on Wednesday…
Continue Reading Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Stays the SEC’s New Climate-Related Disclosure Rules; Updated Climate-Related Rules Webinar DateWebinar Alert | The SEC’s Climate-Related Disclosure Rules, March 19, 2024
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Join Wilson Sonsini for a webinar on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Pacific Time, for a discussion of the SEC’s final climate-related disclosure rules and practical compliance tips. Register here.
For more information, please see our recent Client Alert.
Continue Reading Webinar Alert | The SEC’s Climate-Related Disclosure Rules, March 19, 2024Wilson Sonsini’s SV150 Corporate Governance Report Highlighted on Boardroom Governance Podcast
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Wilson Sonsini Partner and Known Trends Editorial Board member Richard Blake recently joined Evan Epstein on the Boardroom Governance Podcast to discuss the firm’s 2023 Silicon Valley 150 (SV150) Corporate Governance Report. Richard and Evan talk about some of the findings, including the evolution of shareholder virtual meetings, board committee structures, board and officer diversity, dual-class share structures, ESG disclosures, compensation, shareholder activism, and more.
View the full episode via Boardroom Governance (available here). Continue Reading Wilson Sonsini’s SV150 Corporate Governance Report Highlighted on Boardroom Governance Podcast