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Holme Roberts & Owen LLP; October 26, 2009, previously published on October 20, 2009 Another recent California Court of Appeal decision underscores the need for careful drafting of real estate contract documents. In RC Royal Development and Realty Corporation v. Standard Pacific Corporation, 2009 Cal. App. LEXIS 1606 (September 29, 2009), the buyer ("Standard Pacific")... |
| SEC Fines Broker Dealer $100,000 under Reg S-P for Failing to Protect Customer Data by Requiring Reps to Have Anti-Virus Software Sven C. Collins; Holme Roberts & Owen LLP; October 16, 2009, previously published on September 30, 2009 On September 29, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an administrative cease and desist order... against Commonwealth Equity Services, LLP d/b/a Commonwealth Financial Network...The SEC's cease and desist order--to which Commonwealth consented without admitting any wrongdoing--found... |
 | Review of Anti-Takeover Defenses: The Shareholder Rights Plan Holme Roberts & Owen LLP; August 20, 2009, previously published on May 28, 2009 The last several months have ushered in a period of economic instability not seen in decades, accompanied by increased regulatory focus on shareholder activism. Publiclytraded companies have been particularly hard-hit, with the stock price of many companies falling well below historic norms. There... |
| SEC Proposes New Compensation, Corporate Governance, and Proxy Solicitation Rules Christine McCue Daly; Holme Roberts & Owen LLP; August 20, 2009, previously published on August 7, 2009 At its open meeting on July 1, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved three measures designed to better inform investors and improve corporate governance: |
| U.S. Department Of Justice Announces Major Changes to Antitrust Enforcement Bobbee J. Musgrave; Holme Roberts & Owen LLP; August 20, 2009, previously published on May 11, 2009 On May 11, 2009, Christine A. Varney, Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced major changes to DOJ's Antitrust enforcement strategy. A full copy of Ms. Varney's remarks are available at... |
| IRS Makes Withholding Tax on Cross-Border Payments A Tier I Compliance Issue Paul E. Smith, Mark Dunshee, Travis Logghe; Holme Roberts & Owen LLP; August 20, 2009, previously published on June 8, 2009 On May 26, 2009, the IRS amplified its initiative to enforce withholding tax obligations by designating withholding tax on cross-border payments as a Tier I compliance issue. This designation reflects a determination by the IRS's Large and Mid-Size Business Division (the "LMSB") that... |
| SEC Eliminates Broker Non-Votes for Director Elections; Proposes New Corporate Governance Rules Sarah Mussetter; Holme Roberts & Owen LLP; August 20, 2009, previously published on July 22, 2009 On July 1, 2009, the SEC approved (in a party line 3-2 vote) the NYSE's proposed rule change that eliminates broker discretionary voting in uncontested director elections. This proposal was first advanced in October 2006 and resubmitted in February 2009. The proposal regained momentum following the... |
| Immediate Action Required To Try To Prevent Facebook Username Squatting -- Needs To Be Done By Friday, June 12, 2009 Jill J. Chalmers, Glenn Spencer Bacal; Holme Roberts & Owen LLP; August 20, 2009, previously published on June 11, 2009 Facebook has just announced that beginning Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. EDT, Facebook users will be allowed for the first time to create personalized URLs for their Facebook pages (facebook.com/yourname). However, Facebook is also providing trademark owners the chance to prevent others... |
| IRS Offers a Temporary Reduced Penalty Structure for Voluntary Disclosure of Offshore Accounts Michelle Ferreira, Travis Logghe; Holme Roberts & Owen LLP; August 20, 2009, previously published on May 20, 2009 Commissioner Shulman's goal not only echoes the long-standing position of the IRS, it has been pursued ambitiously in the IRS's recent effort to crack down on U.S. taxpayers hiding assets overseas. Fortunately for taxpayers, the IRS has recently implemented new disclosure guidelines and a penalty... |
| Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: What You Should Know About Foreign Investment in the United States and National Security Considerations Troy R. Braegger; Holme Roberts & Owen LLP; August 20, 2009, previously published on June 18, 2009 The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is an interagency committee that conducts national security reviews of transactions in which a foreign person might acquire control over a person doing business in the United States. This Alert discusses CFIUS, the factors that might... |
