Article(s) published by this organization: 104
| 1 | SEC Again Defers Compliance Date for Auditor Attestation Reports by Non-Accelerated Filers Mayer Brown LLP; July 17, 2008, previously published on June 30, 2008 On June 20, 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules that again defer the compliance date for independent auditor attestation reports with respect to the internal control over financial reporting requirements by non-accelerated filers required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley... |
| 2 | SEC to Propose Liberalizing Changes to Securities Exchange Act Rule 15a-6 Michael R. Butowsky, Charles M. Horn, Scott A. Anenberg; Mayer Brown LLP; July 17, 2008, previously published on June 26, 2008 At an open meeting convened on June 25, 2008, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the issuance for public comment of liberalizing amendments to Rule 15a-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). |
| 3 | Fourth Amendment Protection Extends to Electronic Messages on Employer Owned Devices Ninth Circuit Rules Zaldwaynaka L. Scott, Julian Wentworth Roskill, David Krakoff, Bob Davis; Mayer Brown LLP; July 17, 2008, previously published on June 26, 2008 In a unanimous three-judge panel decision, Quon v. Arch Wireless Oper. Co., Inc., No. 07-55282, CV-03-00799-SGL (9th Cir. June, 18 2008), the Ninth Circuit ruled that the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unlawful search and seizure, applies to email and text messages on employer-owned devices. |
| 4 | Introducing Thailand's Data Protection Law Wanchai Raksirivorakul, Anurag Ramant; Mayer Brown JSM (Thailand) Limited; July 17, 2008, previously published on June 26, 2008 There is no specific law on data protection for the private sector in Thailand at present. The data protection under the Official Information Act B.E. 2540 applies only to information or data in the possession of the government authorities. |
| 5 | SEC Proposes Rule Changes Relating to Credit Ratings on Asset-Backed Securities Robert F. Hugi, Jason H. P. Kravitt, Stuart M. Litwin, Jon Van Corp; Mayer Brown LLP; July 10, 2008, previously published on June 25, 2008 On June 11, 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose a series of rule changes that are meant to increase the transparency of the credit ratings process and address practices that the Commission views as having contributed to recent turmoil in the credit markets. |
| 6 | Easements and Covenants; Reform a Possibility Mayer Brown LLP; July 7, 2008, previously published on June 2008 The law of easements and covenants is complex and for many years has been regarded as in need of radical reform. |
| 7 | SEC Proposes New Rules That Would Mandate Use of Interactive Data to Improve Financial Reporting Mayer Brown LLP; July 7, 2008, previously published on June 20, 2008 The proposed rules would require financial statement information to be filed in an interactive data format known as XBRL (short for extensible business reporting language), with the financial data "tagged" so that it is machine readable in a manner similar to bar codes. |
| 8 | Investment Funds' Failure to Report Beneficial Ownership of CSX Shares "Owned" Through Total Return Swaps Violated Section 13(d) Mayer Brown LLP; June 30, 2008, previously published on June 18, 2008 The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York recently held in CSX Corporation v. The Children's Investment Fund Management (UK) LLP, et al, (08 Civ. 2764 (LAK) June 11, 2008), a case involving the proxy fight between two investment fund families and CSX Corporation, that... |
| 9 | Rights Issues: New Disclosure Regime for Significant Short Positions Stephanie Bates, Drew Dana Salvest, Justine Usher; Mayer Brown International LLP; June 30, 2008, previously published on June 18, 2008 On 13 June 2008, the Financial Services Authority (the "FSA") announced a new disclosure regime for significant short positions in quoted companies undertaking rights issues. The new disclosure regime takes effect from Friday 20 June 2008 and applies in relation to any position held on or... |
| 10 | Proposed Revisions to SEC Cross Border Tender Offer, Exchange Offer and Business Combination Rules Mayer Brown LLP; June 30, 2008, previously published on June 17, 2008 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") recently issued a release proposing rule changes aimed at expanding and improving the utility of the SEC's cross-border exemptions for international business combination transactions. |
