Quarterly Legislative Update
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Quarterly Legislative Update - October 2012
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New SEC Rules Facilitate Shareholder Nominations
On August 25, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules making it easier for shareholders to nominate directors. Previously, shareholders could nominate directors only by drafting and mailing their own proxy materials, but under new Rule 14a-11, publicly-traded companies are required to include in their own proxy materials nominees submitted by significant shareholders. more...

Special Alert: President Obama Signs Financial Reform Act
On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the "Financial Reform Act" or the "Act"). The provisions of the Financial Reform Act include many regulatory reforms that affect a wide range of financial service providers. more...

SEC Passes Additional Requirements for Proxy Statements and Other SEC Filings
On December 16, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission passed rules requiring public companies to disclose more information to their shareholders regarding executive compensation, directors’ qualifications for serving in office, board oversight of risk and other governance issues. more...

Client Alert - SEC Requires Use of Interactive Data, or XBRL, for Financial Statements
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted rules that will require companies to file financial reports using interactive data, or XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language). more...

Client Alert - Estate Tax Law Update
Congress adjourned for the year without addressing the estate tax law which means that on January 1, 2010, (1) the federal estate and generation skipping transfer taxes are repealed for one year and (2) estates of those dying in 2010 will lose the step-up in cost basis for assets and a new carryover basis system will apply. more...