Blank Rome LLP

PUBLICATIONS

• UP to Date: Current Developments in Securities Laws

  [Alert]
  Up To Date
  March/April 2013
  Yelena M. Barychev, Francis E. Dehel, Melissa Palat Murawsky and Michael E. Plunkett
  

• Supreme Court Holds That Statute Of Limitations Applicable To Securities and Exchange Commission Matters Begins To Run On Date of Misconduct

  [Alert]
  Corporate Litigation
  March 2013 (No. 2)
  James V. Masella III, Michelle Gitlitz Courtney, Evan H. Lechtman, Kevin M. Passerini, Philippe M. Salomon and Rebecca L. Avrutin
  

• SEC/SRO Update

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer (Vol. 17, 3)
  March 2013
  Yelena M. Barychev and Melissa Palat Murawsky
  

• The Supreme Court’s Amgen Decision: Proof of Materiality Is Not A Prerequisite to Certification of a Securities Fraud Class Action

  [Alert]
  Corporate Litigation
  February 2013 (No. 1)
  James V. Masella III, Evan H. Lechtman, Kevin M. Passerini, Philippe M. Salomon and Michelle Gitlitz Courtney
  

• Up To Date: Current Developments in Securities Law

  [Alert]
  Up To Date
  Dec. 2012/Jan. 2013
  Yelena M. Barychev, Francis E. Dehel, Melissa Palat Murawsky and Michael E. Plunkett
  

• SEC/SRO Update

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer (Vol. 17, 1)
  January 2013
  Yelena M. Barychev and Melissa Palat Murawsky
  

• Up to Date: Current Developments in Securities Laws

  [Alert]
  Securities
  Archive
  Yelena M. Barychev, Francis E. Dehel, Melissa Palat Murawsky and Michael E. Plunkett
  

• Up To Date: Current Developments in Securities Law

  [Alert]
  Up To Date
  November 2012 (No. 8)
  Yelena M. Barychev, Francis E. Dehel, Melissa Palat Murawsky and Michael E. Plunkett
  

• SEC/SRO Update

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer (Vol. 16, 11)
  November 2012
  Yelena M. Barychev and Melissa Palat Murawsky
  

• Up To Date: Current Developments in Securities Law

  [Alert]
  Up To Date
  October 2012 (No. 7)
  Yelena M. Barychev, Francis E. Dehel, Melissa Palat Murawsky and Michael E. Plunkett
  

• SEC/SRO Update

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer (Vol. 16, 9)
  September 2012
  Yelena M. Barychev and Melissa Palat Murawsky
  

• SEC/SRO Update

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer (Vol. 16, 7)
  July 2012
  Yelena M. Barychev and Melissa Palat Murawsky
  

• Up to Date: Current Developments in Securities Laws

  [Alert]
  Up to Date: Current Developments in Securities Laws (No. 6)
  June/July 2012
  Yelena M. Barychev, Francis E. Dehel, Melissa Palat Murawsky and Michael E. Plunkett
  

• Reflections and a Bit of Advice for Fund Directors

  [Article]
  Fund Director Intelligence (Vol XXI, No. 6)
  June 2012
  Thomas R. Westle
  

• Up to Date: Current Developments in Securities Laws

  [Alert]
  Up to Date: Current Developments in Securities Laws (No. 5)
  May 2012
  Yelena M. Barychev, Francis E. Dehel, Melissa Palat Murawsky and Michael E. Plunkett
  

• FSMA’s Potential Impact On Commercial Contracts

  [Article]
  Law360
  May 16, 2012
  Michael E. Plunkett
  

• SEC/SRO Update

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer (Vol. 16, 5)
  May 2012
  Yelena M. Barychev and Melissa Palat Murawsky
  

• Up to Date: Current Developments in Securities Laws

  [Alert]
  Up to Date: Current Developments in Securities Laws (No. 4)
  April 2012
  Yelena M. Barychev, Francis E. Dehel, Melissa Palat Murawsky and Michael E. Plunkett
  

• Up to Date: Current Developments in Securities Laws

  [Alert]
  Up to Date: Current Developments in Securities Laws (No. 3)
  March 2012
  Yelena M. Barychev, Francis E. Dehel, Melissa Palat Murawsky, Michael E. Plunkett and Thomas R. Westle
  

• SEC/SRO Update

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer (Vol. 16, 3)
  March 2012
  Yelena M. Barychev and Melissa Palat Murawsky
  

• Up to Date: Current Developments in Securities Laws

  [Alert]
  Up to Date: Current Developments in Securities Laws (No. 2)
  February 2012
  Yelena M. Barychev, Francis E. Dehel, Melissa Palat Murawsky and Michael E. Plunkett
  

• Blank Rome Closed More Than 80 Reportable Transactions in 2011

  [Alert]
  Corporate & Securities Deal Diary
  2012
  Alan L. Zeiger, Gary R. Goldenberg and Alan H. Lieblich
  

• Up to Date: Current Developments in Securities Laws

  [Alert]
  Up to Date: Current Developments in Securities Laws (No. 1)
  January 2012
  Yelena M. Barychev, Francis E. Dehel, Melissa Palat Murawsky and Michael E. Plunkett
  

• SEC/SRO Update

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer (Vol. 16, 1)
  January 2012
  Yelena M. Barychev and Melissa Palat Murawsky
  

• Audit Committees

  [Book]
  The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.
  2012
  Frederick D. Lipman, Barry H. Genkin, Jerry D. Bernstein, Robert J. Mittman and Yelena M. Barychev
  

• Up to Date: Current Developments in Securities Laws

  [Alert]
  Up to Date: Current Developments in Securities Laws (No. 3)
  November/December 2011
  Yelena M. Barychev, Francis E. Dehel, Melissa Palat Murawsky and Michael E. Plunkett
  

• Up to Date: Current Developments in Securities Laws

  [Alert]
  Up to Date: Current Developments in Securities Laws (No. 2)
  October 2011
  Yelena M. Barychev, Melissa Palat Murawsky, Francis E. Dehel and Michael E. Plunkett
  

• Up to Date: Current Developments in Securities Laws

  [Alert]
  Up to Date: Current Developments in Securities Laws (No. 1)
  September 2011
  Yelena M. Barychev, Melissa Palat Murawsky, Michael E. Plunkett and Francis E. Dehel
  

• Blank Rome Closed 40 Reportable Transactions in 2011 Q1 and Q2

  [Alert]
  Corporate & Securities Deal Diary
  September 2011
  Alan L. Zeiger, Gary R. Goldenberg and Richard J. McMahon
  

• SEC Provides Notice of the Effective Date of Its Rule 14a-8 Amendments Permitting Proxy Access Shareholder Proposals

  [Alert]
  The Guardian
  September 2011 (No. 2)
  

• SEC/SRO Update

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer (Vol. 15, 9)
  September 2011
  Yelena M. Barychev and Melissa Palat Murawsky
  

• SEC Not to Seek Judicial Review of Proxy Access Court Decision; Confirms It Will Lift Stay on Rule 14a-8 Amendments

  [Alert]
  The Guardian
  September 2011 (No. 1)
  

• The SEC's "Change the Sign" Rule

  [Article]
  Insight (Volume 25, Number 9)
  September 2011
  Frederick D. Lipman
  

• SEC Adopts Final Rules Regarding Investment Adviser Registration

  [Article]
  VC Experts
  August 2, 2011
  Melissa Palat Murawsky and Thomas R. Westle
  

• SEC/SRO Update

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  July 2011
  Yelena M. Barychev
  

• SEC Adopts Final Rules Regarding Investment Adviser Registration

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  June 2011 (No. 2)
  Melissa Palat Murawsky and Thomas R. Westle
  

• Supreme Court Holds Adviser Who Participated in Drafting Statements Did Not “Make” Them for Purposes of Rule 10b-5 Liability

  [Alert]
  Corporate Litigation Alert
  June 2011 (No. 4)
  Philippe M. Salomon
  

• U.S. Supreme Court Holds Loss Causation Not Required For Class Certification

  [Alert]
  Corporate Litigation Alert
  June 2011 (No. 3)
  James V. Masella III, Philippe M. Salomon, Evan H. Lechtman, Harris N. Cogan, Joseph O. Click, Catherine A. Armentano, et al.
  

• SEC/SRO Update

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  May 2011
  Yelena M. Barychev
  

• Supreme Court Confirms that the Failure to Disclose Adverse Reports May be Materially Misleading but Rejects Statistical Significance As Bright-line Test for Materiality and Scienter

  [Alert]
  Client Alert
  March 2011
  James V. Masella III, Philippe M. Salomon, Harris N. Cogan, Evan H. Lechtman and Joseph O. Click
  

• Blank Rome LLP Closed Over 70 Reportable Transactions in 2010

  [Alert]
  2010 Corporate & Securities Deal Diary
  2011
  Barry H. Genkin, Gary R. Goldenberg and Richard J. McMahon
  

• SEC/SRO Update

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  March 2011
  

• SEC Rules on Say-on-Pay Votes, Frequency of Say-on-Pay Votes and Votes on Golden Parachute Arrangements Are Effective for the 2011 Proxy Season

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  February 2011 (No. 1)
  Yelena M. Barychev
  

• SEC/SRO Update

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  January 2011
  

• GOING DARK—Timing and Traps for the Unwary (Part 2)

  [Article]
  China Legal Review, LexisNexis
  January 2011
  Barry H. Genkin
  

• GOING DARK—Considerations for Public Companies Evaluating Delisting and Deregistration (Part 1)

  [Article]
  China Legal Review, LexisNexis
  January 2011
  Barry H. Genkin
  

• GOING DARK
  Considerations, Process and Timing

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  November 2010 (No. 8)
  Barry H. Genkin
  

• SEC Proposes Whistleblower Reward Program

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  November 2010 (No. 7)
  Yelena M. Barychev and Frederick D. Lipman
  

• SEC/SRO Update

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  November 2010
  

• Proxy Access: A Monumental Pendulum Swing

  [Article]
  Financial Executive Magazine
  November 2010
  Barry H. Genkin
  

• Implementing the Dodd Frank Act

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  October 15, 2010
  

• Wall Street Reform or Over-Regulation?

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  September 22, 2010
  Yelena M. Barychev
  

• SEC Adopts Shareholder Access Rules
  Revisions To Proxy Rules Facilitate Shareholder Nominations Of Directors

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  September 2010 (No.6)
  Yelena M. Barychev
  

• Decision Sheds Doubt on Whether Common Law Securities Claims Are Preempted By the Martin Act

  [Alert]
  Corporate Litigation Alert
  August 2010 (No. 4)
  James V. Masella III and Michelle Gitlitz Courtney
  

• Sweeping Federal Financial Reform Act Enacted:
  What the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Means for Public Companies

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  July 2010 (No. 5)
  Yelena M. Barychev, Melissa Palat Murawsky and Francis E. Dehel
  

• Recently Enacted Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Legislation Has Immediate Effect on Private Offerings of Securities

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  July 26, 2010
  

• Corporate Social Responsibility

  [Article]
  Nutraceuticals World
  June 2010
  Yelena M. Barychev
  

• SEC/SRO Update

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  May 2010
  

• Blank Rome LLP Advises and Closed 76 Reportable Transactions with Over $4.1 Billion in Transaction Value for 2009

  [Alert]
  2009 Corporate & Securities Deal Diary
  2010
  Barry H. Genkin, Richard J. McMahon and Alan L. Zeiger
  

• SEC/SRO Update

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  March 2010
  

• Being a U.S. Public Company

  [Book]
  Bowne & Co., Inc.
  February 2010
  Frederick D. Lipman and Yelena M. Barychev
  

• SEC Issues Guidance on Disclosure Related to Climate Change

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  February 2010 (No. 3)
  Yelena M. Barychev
  

• Asia Update

  [Alert]
  Asia Update
  February 2010 (No. 1)
  Nigel J. Binnersley
  

• New York Stock Exchange Amended Corporate Governance Requirements

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  February 2010 (No. 2)
  Yelena M. Barychev
  

• The 2010 Annual Meeting Season—10 Important Actions to Take in Preparation for the 2010 Proxy Season

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  February 2010
  Ethan M. Seer and Yelena M. Barychev
  

• SEC Adopts Amendments to Compensation and Corporate Governance Rules

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  January 2010 (No. 1)
  Yelena M. Barychev and Ethan M. Seer
  

• Integrating Corporate Governance with Company Risk Management—A Practical Approach

  [Article]
  International Corporate Governance 2009 Guide
  November 30, 2009
  Yelena M. Barychev
  

• SEC/SRO Update

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  November 2009
  

• SEC/SRO Update

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  September 2009
  

• To Redeem or Not to Redeem:
  Considerations in Determining Whether to Exit the TARP Capital Purchase Program

  [Article]
  The Banking Law Journal
  July/August 2009
  

• SEC Proposes Amendments to Compensation, Corporate Governance and Proxy Solicitation Rules

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  July 2009 (No. 13)
  Yelena M. Barychev
  

• SEC Proposes Shareholder Access Rule—Revisions To Proxy Rules Would Facilitate Shareholder Nominations Of Directors

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities / The Guardian: Company-Side Shareholder Activism Alert
  July 2009 (No. 12)
  

• Shareholder Access: The SEC, Delaware & Congress Advance the Ball

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  July 2009
  

• SEC/SRO Update

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  July 2009
  

• Securities Regulation of Small Public Companies; What We Can Learn From the British

  [Article]
  Insights
  July 2009
  Frederick D. Lipman
  

• SEC Proposes Amendments To Investment Adviser Custody Rules

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  June 2009 (No. 11)
  

• SEC Proposes Proxy Access to Company Proxy Statements for Director Elections

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  June 2009 (No. 10)
  

• SEC Adopts XBRL Requirements for Financial Reporting

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  May 2009 (No. 9)
  

• SEC Proposes Short Sale Rule

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  May 2009 (No. 8)
  

• Third Circuit Clarifies Applicability for PSLRA Safe Harbors and Standards for Alleging Scienter in Securities Fraud Cases

  [Alert]
  Corporate Litigation Alert
  May 2009 (No. 4)
  Joseph O. Click
  

• SEC/SRO Update

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  May 2009
  

• Preparing For the 2009 Proxy Season—Shareholder Activism Trends To Watch

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  April 2009
  

• SEC Issues Final Rules Requiring Mutual Funds to Use XBRL

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  April 2009 (No. 7)
  

• Amendments to Foreign Private Issuer Exemption from Registration Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

  [Article]
  Exchange Act Release No. 58465/Lexis Nexis (Matthew Bender & Co., Inc.)
  March 2009
  

• Foreign Issuer Reporting Enhancements in Securities Act

  [Article]
  Release No. 8959/Lexis Nexis (Matthew Bender & Co., Inc.)
  March 2009
  

• Obama Economic Stimulus Legislation Sets New Limits on Executive Compensation

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  March 2009 (No. 6)
  

• SEC/SRO Update

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  March 2009
  

• Hexion v. Huntsman: What’s an MAE Anyway?

  [Article]
  Top Cases of 2008
  March 2009
  Louis M. Rappaport
  

• IRS Imposes Additional Penalty On Public Companies That Fail To Disclose Tax Penalties In SEC Reports

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  March 2009 (No. 5)
  Yelena M. Barychev and Cory G. Jacobs
  

• A Tightrope Walk in Tough Economic Times

  [Article]
  The Legal Intelligencer
  March 2, 2009
  

• SEC Adopts Amendments to Rules for Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  February 2009 (No. 2)
  Alan H. Lieblich
  

• SEC Proposes Amendments to Disclosure Requirements and Conflicts of Interest of Rating Agencies

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  March 2009 (No. 4)
  

• SEC Adopts Revised Disclosure and Delivery Requirements for Mutual Funds

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  February 2009 (No. 1)
  

• 25 Tips for Receiving Fewer SEC Comments in Your Next Proxy Contest

  [Alert]
  The Guardian: Company-Side Shareholder Activism Alert
  January 2009 (No. 12)
  Barry H. Genkin
  

• International and U.S. IPO Planning: A Business Strategy Guide

  [Book]
  John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  2009
  Frederick D. Lipman
  

• Structuring an International IPO

  [Article]
  International and U.S. IPO Planning: A Business Strategy Guide (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
  2009
  

• U.S. Income Tax Considerations in Establishing or Migrating a Corporation Offshore

  [Article]
  International and U.S. IPO Planning: A Business Strategy Guide (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
  2009
  Joseph T. Gulant
  

• Using a SPAC to Go Public

  [Article]
  International and U.S. IPO Planning: A Business Strategy Guide (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
  2009
  Brad L. Shiffman
  

• Blank Rome LLP Advises and Closed 73 Reportable Transactions with Over $1.6 Billion in Transaction Value for 2008

  [Alert]
  2008 Corporate & Securities Deal Diary
  2008
  Lawrence F. Flick II, Richard J. McMahon, Robert J. Mittman, Michael S. Mullman, Robert B. Stein and Alan L. Zeiger
  

• SEC Issues Final and Proposed Rules Relating to Credit Rating Agencies

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  December 2008 (No. 24)
  

• Ten Bylaw Amendments That May Lessen Your Company’s Vulnerability to a Shareholder Activist and Prevent It from Being a Sitting Duck This Proxy Season

  [Alert]
  The Guardian: Company-Side Shareholder Activism Alert
  December 2008 (No. 11)
  Barry H. Genkin
  

• SEC Proposes a Roadmap for Mandatory Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards by U.S. Issuers

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  December 2008 (No. 23)
  

• Investment Advisers Subject to FERC Sanctions

  [Alert]
  Energy Update
  December 2008 (No. 16)
  Nicholas A. Giannasca
  

• Ten Bylaw Amendments That May Lessen Your Company’s Vulnerability to a Shareholder Activist and Prevent It from Being a Sitting Duck This Proxy Season

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer (Volume 12, Issue 12)
  December 2008
  Barry H. Genkin
  

• Corporate Governance Feature: Guidelines for Using the Company Web Site for Regulation FD Compliance

  [Article]
  M&A Lawyer
  November/December 2008
  Yelena M. Barychev
  

• Required Update of Expiring Shelf Registration Statements

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  November 2008 (No. 22)
  

• Public Company Web Site Content: A Corporate Governance Perspective

  [Article]
  The Legal Intelligencer
  November 12, 2008
  Yelena M. Barychev
  

• SEC Adopts Interim Final Temporary Rule Requiring Disclosure of Short Sales and Short Positions

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  November 2008 (No. 21)
  

• SEC Outlaws Abusive Naked Short Selling

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  October 2008 (No. 20)
  

• SEC Issues Guidance on the Use of Company Web Sites

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  October 2008 (No. 19)
  Yelena M. Barychev
  

• Court Holds Investment Banks Do Not Automatically Owe a Fiduciary Duty to Shareholders of Companies They Advise in Mergers

  [Article]
  M&A Lawyer
  October 2008
  Barry H. Genkin
  

• SEC Extends Emergency Orders Banning Certain Short Selling Practices

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  October 2008 (No. 18)
  

• U.S. Appeals Court Upholds CSX Corp. Decision

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  October 2008
  Barry H. Genkin
  

• U.S. Appeals Court Upholds CSX Corp. Decision

  [Alert]
  The Guardian: Company-Side Shareholder Activism Alert
  October 2008 (No. 10)
  Barry H. Genkin
  

• New York Stock Exchange Amends Two Director Independence Tests

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  October 2008 (No. 17)
  

• Executive Compensation Best Practices

  [Article]
  Delaware Corporate
  October 6, 2008
  Frederick D. Lipman
  

• Delaware Supreme Court Answers SEC's Cert. Request in CA v. AFSCME

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  September 2008
  Barry H. Genkin
  

• SEC/SRO Update

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  September 2008
  

• SEC Issues Emergency Orders Banning Certain Short Selling Practices in Light of Market Developments

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  September 2008 (No. 16)
  

• Seventh Circuit Holds That Investment Banking Firm Does Not Automatically Owe a Fiduciary Duty to Shareholders of a Company That It Advises in Connection with a Merger

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  September 2008 (No. 15)
  Barry H. Genkin
  

• SEC Proposes Amendments to the Investment Company Act to Reduce Reliance on Credit Ratings

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  September 2008 (No. 14)
  

• SEC Proposes Amendments to Registration Requirements Relating to Securities Ratings

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  September 2008 (No. 13)
  

• SEC Proposes Amendments to Exchange Act Rules to Reduce Reliance on Credit Rating Agencies

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  September 2008 (No. 12)
  

• Delaware Supreme Court Holds That a Bylaw Mandating Reimbursement of a Dissident Shareholder’s Proxy Solicitation Expenses Is a Proper Subject for Unilateral Shareholder Action but as Proposed Violates Delaware Law

  [Alert]
  The Guardian: Company-Side Shareholder Activism Alert
  August 2008 (No. 9)
  Barry H. Genkin
  

• SEC Proposes Rules for Credit Rating Agencies

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  August 2008 (No. 11)
  

• U.S. District Court Rules against Hedge Fund in CSX Corp. v. The Children’s Investment Fund et al.

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  August 2008
  Barry H. Genkin
  

• U.S. District Court Rules against Hedge Fund in CSX Corp. v. The Children’s Investment Fund et al.

  [Alert]
  The Guardian: Company-Side Shareholder Activism Alert
  August 2008 (No. 8)
  Barry H. Genkin
  

• SEC Proposes to Expand U.S. Broker-Dealer Registration Exemptions for Foreign Broker-Dealers

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  July 2008 (No. 10)
  

• Understanding the Option Dating Controversies—Part IV: Best Practices

  [Article]
  Employee Benefit Plan Review
  July 2008
  

• SEC Proposes Interactive Data to Improve Financial Reporting

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  July 2008 (No. 9)
  

• SEC Extends Auditor Attestation Report Requirement

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  July 2008 (No. 8)
  

• SPACs: An Emerging Exit Strategy

  [Article]
  The National Law Journal
  June 23, 2008
  Brad L. Shiffman
  

• Understanding the Option Dating Controversies—Part III: Practical Problems and Issues

  [Article]
  Employee Benefit Plan Review
  June 2008
  

• SEC Opines That Cash-Settled Equity Swaps Do Not Confer Beneficial Ownership within the Meaning of Regulation 13D of the Exchange Act

  [Alert]
  The Guardian: Company-Side Shareholder Activism Alert
  June 2008 (No. 7)
  Barry H. Genkin
  

• Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Holds No Private Cause of Action for Monetary Damages under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

  [Alert]
  The Guardian: Company-Side Shareholder Activism Alert
  June 2008 (No. 6)
  

• E-Proxy, Shareholder Forums, and the New Age of Shareholder Activism

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  May 2008
  Barry H. Genkin
  

• SEC Update—Ninth Circuit Permits Simultaneous Civil & Criminal Investigations; Bush Nominates Two Democrats to Fill Vacancies on SEC; SEC Successfully Uses Sarbanes-Oxley Escrow Provision to Avoid Pending Executive Bonus; SEC Proposes Short Sale Rule: SEC to Propose Registration for “Finders”

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  May 2008
  

• Ten Ways to Prevent a Company from Being Vulnerable to a Consent Solicitation

  [Article]
  M&A Lawyer
  May 2008
  Barry H. Genkin
  

• Delaware Chancery Court Interprets Advance-Notice Bylaw as Not Requiring a Shareholder to Provide Advance Notice for Director Nominations

  [Alert]
  The Guardian: Company-Side Shareholder Activism Alert
  May 2008 (No. 4)
  

• Foreign Sales Mean Increased Risk for Directors

  [Article]
  Executive Counsel
  May/June 2008
  Steven L. Caponi
  

• Understanding the Option Dating Controversies—Part II: An Overview of the Law and Legal Issues

  [Article]
  Employee Benefit Plan Review
  May 2008
  

• Understanding the Option Dating Controversies—Part I: Setting the Stage

  [Article]
  Employee Benefit Plan Review
  April 2008
  

• SEC Proposes Rule to Address Naked Short Selling

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  April 2008 (No. 7)
  

• On Being a Successful Audit Committee Chair

  [Article]
  Directors & Boards
  April 2008
  Frederick D. Lipman
  

• The Ten Elements of a Proxy Contest Settlement

  [Article]
  ACC Docket
  April 2008
  Barry H. Genkin
  

• Ten Steps to Take to Prepare a Company for the New Age of Shareholder Activism & Prevent It from Being a Sitting Duck This Proxy Season

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  April 2008
  Barry H. Genkin
  

• SEC Proposes Foreign Private Issuer Reforms

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  April 2008 (No. 6)
  

• SEC Update—Proposed Rulemaking Agenda for 2008; Use of Electronic Shareholder Forums; Delegated Authority to Exempt Audited Financial Information from Proxy and Information Statements in Certain Instances; New Office to Expedite Distribution of Fair Funds to Injured Investors; Lockbox Depository and Procedures for Wire Transfers of EDGAR Filing Fees

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  March 2008
  

• Executive Compensation Best Practices

  [Book]
  John Wiley & Sons
  2008
  Frederick D. Lipman
  

• Blank Rome LLP Advises and Closes 80 Reportable Transactions with Over $15.5 Billion in Transaction Value for 2007

  [Alert]
  2007 Corporate & Securities Deal Diary
  2007
  Lawrence F. Flick II, Richard J. McMahon, Robert J. Mittman, Michael S. Mullman, Mark I. Rabinowitz and Alan L. Zeiger
  

• SPACs: A Primer

  [Alert]
  SPACs Alert
  March 2008
  Brad L. Shiffman
  

• SEC Permits the Use of Forms S-3 and F-3 by Small Businesses

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  March 2008 (No. 5)
  

• Proxy Contests and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

  [Alert]
  Energy Update
  March 2008 (No. 2)
  Christopher A. Lewis
  

• SEC Simplifies Form D and Mandates Electronic Filing of Form Ds in Private Offerings

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  February 2008 (No. 4)
  

• Activist Shareholders Demand "Say on Pay"

  [Alert]
  The Guardian: Company-Side Shareholder Activism Alert
  February 2008 (No. 2)
  Barry H. Genkin
  

• SEC Adopts Electronic Shareholder Forum Rule

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  February 2008 (No. 3)
  

• SEC Adopts Rule Limiting Shareholder Access

  [Alert]
  The Guardian: Company-Side Shareholder Activism Alert
  February 2008 (No. 1)
  Barry H. Genkin
  

• SEC Update—Extension for Small Businesses to Comply with Auditor Report Rule; Changes to Rule 144 Mechanics; SEC Fairness Opinion Rule; Enforcement “Hub”

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  January 2008
  

• U.S. Supreme Court Rejects the Concept of "Scheme Liability”

  [Alert]
  Corporate Litigation Alert
  January 2008 (No. 1)
  James V. Masella III
  

• SEC Adopts Small Business Disclosure and Reporting Reforms

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  January 2008 (No. 2)
  

• SEC Adopts Rule Limiting Shareholder Access

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  January 2008 (No. 1)
  

• SEC Maintains “Status Quo” On Shareholder Access. . . the Debate Continues

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer
  December 2007
  

• Audit Committees

  [Book]
  The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.
  2008
  Frederick D. Lipman, Barry H. Genkin, Jerry D. Bernstein and Robert J. Mittman
  

• SEC Adopts Changes to Rules 144 and 145, Shortening Holding Periods and Lessening Resale Restrictions

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  December 2007 (No. 18)
  Yelena M. Barychev
  

• SEC Adopts Exemptions from Registration under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for Compensatory Employee Stock Options

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  December 2007 (No. 17)
  

• The Expanding Role of the Compensation Committee

  [Article]
  Legal Intelligencer
  November 19, 2007
  Yelena M. Barychev
  

• SEC Adopts Amendments to Broker-Dealer Rules Affecting Bank Securities Activities

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  November 2007 (No. 16)
  

• IRS Delays 409A Regulatory Effective Date and Extends Transition Relief

  [Alert]
  Tax Update
  October 2007 (No. 5)
  Barry L. Klein
  

• SEC Adopts Amendment to Rule 105 of Regulation M

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  October 2007 (No. 15)
  

• SEC Proposes to Revise Rules 144 and 145 to Shorten Holding Period and Lessen Resale Restrictions

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  September 2007 (No. 14)
  

• IRS Provides Partial Delay of 409A Requirements

  [Alert]
  Tax Update
  September 2007 (No. 3)
  Barry L. Klein
  

• SEC Proposes Exemptions from Registration under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for Compensatory Employee Stock Options

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  September 2007 (No. 13)
  

• SEC Proposes to Relax Short-Form Registration Requirements for Certain Non-accelerated Filers

  [Alert]
  Securities Practice Insights
  August 2007 (No. 2)
  

• SEC Adopts Mandatory E-Proxy Rules

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  August 2007 (No. 12)
  

• SEC Proposes Overhaul of Small Business Disclosure and Reporting Requirements

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  August 2007 (No. 11)
  

• Proceed with Caution . . . Ten Important Steps to Take before Going Public

  [Alert]
  Securities Practice Insights
  August 2007 (No. 1)
  

• SEC Relaxes Eligibility Requirements to Permit the Use of Forms S-3 and F-3 by Small Businesses

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  August 2007 (No. 10)
  

• Section 404 Update: SEC Issues Guidance on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer: Securities in the Electronic Age
  July 2007
  

• Immediate Action Required as a Result of the Adoption of Section 409A Rules

  [Alert]
  Tax Alert
  July 2007 (No. 1)
  

• SEC Proposes Electronic Filing and Simplification of Form D for Private Offerings

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  July 2007 (No. 9)
  

• NYSE Proposes to Modify Corporate Governance Listing Standards

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  July 2007 (No. 8)
  Joshua L. Strober
  

• U.S. Supreme Court Decision Deters Frivolous Securities Class Action Suits

  [Alert]
  Corporate Litigation Alert
  June 2007 (No. 1)
  James V. Masella III
  

• Shipping, Finance, and Insolvencies: A Homeport in the United States?

  [Alert]
  Mainbrace
  June 2007 (No. 2)
  Jeremy J.O. Harwood
  

• Being Public (7th ed.)

  [Book]
  Bowne & Co. (2007)
  June 8, 2007
  Frederick D. Lipman
  

• New SEC Deregistration Rules for Foreign Private Issuers to Take Effect on June 4, 2007

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  May 2007 (No. 6)
  Pamela E. Flaherty
  

• SEC Proposes Interpretive Guidance Regarding Management’s Evaluation of Internal Controls

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  May 2007 (No. 5)
  

• Audit Committees

  [Book]
  The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (2007)
  April 1, 2007
  Frederick D. Lipman, Barry H. Genkin, Alan J. Hoffman and Robert J. Mittman
  

• Important Decision in Enron Securities Class-Action Litigation

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  March 2007 (No. 4)
  James V. Masella III
  

• SEC Adopts E-Proxy Rules

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  March 2007 (No. 3)
  

• Exchange Rules Require Exchange-Traded Securities to Be Eligible for a Direct Registration Program

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  March 2007 (No. 2)
  

• Disgorgement of Executive Compensation Under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Did Congress Really Intend Strict Liability?

  [Article]
  Volume 13, Journal of Law and Business (2006)
  February 2006
  

• SEC Extends Compliance Dates for Section 404 Internal Control Compliance

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  January 2007 (No. 1)
  

• Avoiding the Next Controversy: Updating Practices to Prevent Option Backdating and Related Practices

  [Article]
  Legal Intelligencer
  November 20, 2006
  Yelena M. Barychev
  

• Reducing Compensation Expense . . . Valuing Options in Light of SFAS No. 123R

  [Article]
  Employee Benefit Plan Review
  November 2006
  

• SEC Proposes Revised “Katie Couric” Executive Compensation Provision

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  September 2006
  Yelena M. Barychev and Francis E. Dehel
  

• Patents in the Financial Services Industry: Partake of the Fruits but Help Change the Rules

  [Article]
  Wall Street Lawyer (Vol. 10 No. 9)
  September 2006
  

• SEC Adopts Sweeping Overhaul of Its Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  September 2006
  

• The Shell Game... Improving Shareholder Value Through Access to Public Markets

  [Article]
  Opportunity World
  September, October 2006
  

• Corporate Governance Best Practices

  [Book]
  John Wiley & Sons
  2006
  Frederick D. Lipman
  

• To Vest or Not to Vest... Exploring Alternative and Valuing Options as Result of SFAS No. 123R

  [Article]
  Employee Benefit Plan Review
  August 2006
  

• Sharpening Your Negotiating Skills...

  [Article]
  Opportunity World Magazine
  July/August 2006
  

• Getting the Coprporate House in Order

  [Article]
  Opportunity World Magazine
  March/April 2006
  

• Valuing a Business Prior to a Capital Raise

  [Article]
  Opportunity World Magazine
  May/June 2006
  

• Options Back-dating – Are You At Risk?

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  July 2006
  

• SEC Announces Electronic Notifications of Effectiveness

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  May 2006
  

• SEC Amends Accelerated Filing Rules and Deadlines

  [Alert]
  Corporate and Securities Update
  January 2006
  

• Sec Streamlines Delisting And Withdrawing From Registration Of A Security

  [Alert]
  Corporate Alert
  November 2005
  

• SEC Adopts Securities Offering Reforms

  [Alert]
  Corporate Alert
  October 2005
  

• SEC Amends Penny Stock Rules

  [Alert]
  Corporate Alert
  September 2005
  

• Summary of Sarbanes-Oxley Act

  [Alert]
  Public Companies Alert
  May 7, 2004
  

• A Sarbanes-Oxley Update for Foreign Private Issuers

  [Article]
  The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
  May 2003
  Michael E. Plunkett
  

• Impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on Foreign Private Issuers

  [Article]
  The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
  January 2003
  Michael E. Plunkett
  

• The Complete Going Public Handbook

  [Book]
  Publisher: Prima Publishing (2000) ISBN: 0761524061
  April 1, 2000
  Frederick D. Lipman and Barry H. Genkin
  

• Securities Law Developments

  [Article]
  Securities Regulation Law Journal
  Spring 1994
  Frederick D. Lipman