Publications

• SEC Proposes to Rescind Rule 14a-8, Returning Focus to State Law
  17 September 2026
  Eric T. Juergens
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Benjamin R. Pedersen
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  Nicholas P. Pellicani
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  William D. Regner
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  Paul M. Rodel
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  Steven J. Slutzky
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  Amy Pereira
• SEC Provides Additional Clarification Around Schedule 13G Eligibility for Shareholder Engagements
  4 September 2026
  Eric T. Juergens
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Benjamin R. Pedersen
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  Nicholas P. Pellicani
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  William D. Regner
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  Paul M. Rodel
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  Steven J. Slutzky
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  Chris Gallucci
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  Maayan G. Stein
• SEC Issues New Beneficial Ownership and Other Guidance
  14 July 2026
  Eric T. Juergens
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Benjamin R. Pedersen
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  Nicholas P. Pellicani
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  Paul M. Rodel
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  Steven J. Slutzky
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  Keith Stackhouse
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  Maayan G. Stein
• Corporate & Securities Law Insights: Governance Considerations for Replacing External Auditors
  July 2026
  Corporate & Securities Law Insights
  Eric T. Juergens
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Amy Pereira
• SEC Proposes to Rescind Climate Disclosure Rules
  3 June 2026
  Eric T. Juergens
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Benjamin R. Pedersen
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  Paul M. Rodel
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  Steven J. Slutzky
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  Ulysses Smith
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  Duncan Pickard
• SEC Call to Modernize the IPO Process
  29 May 2026
  Eric T. Juergens
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Benjamin R. Pedersen
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  Nicholas P. Pellicani
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  Steven J. Slutzky
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  Alice Gu
• Breaking the Quarterly Cycle: SEC Proposes Optional Semiannual Reporting
  7 May 2026
  Eric T. Juergens
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Benjamin R. Pedersen
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  Nicholas P. Pellicani
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  Paul M. Rodel
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  Steven J. Slutzky
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  Talia Lorch
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  Amy Pereira
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  Maayan G. Stein
• Governance Considerations for Replacing External Auditors
  25 March 2026
  Eric T. Juergens
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Amy Pereira
• Crypto Unchained: The SEC’s Pivotal Interpretive Release
  19 March 2026
  Andrew J. Ceresney
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Jeff Robins
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  Paul M. Rodel
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  Philip A. Fortino
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  Patrick Fuller
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  John Jacob
• SEC FAQs on Section 16(a) Reporting by Directors and Officers of FPIs
  16 March 2026
  Peter J. Loughran
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  Benjamin R. Pedersen
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  Nicholas P. Pellicani
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  Paul M. Rodel
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  Alexander Bracco
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  Zhenya Lebedev
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  Paul D. Lowry
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  Maayan G. Stein
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  Samantha Hui
• SEC Exempts FPIs from Certain Jurisdictions from Section 16(a) Reporting
  6 March 2026
  Peter J. Loughran
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  Benjamin R. Pedersen
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  Nicholas P. Pellicani
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  Paul M. Rodel
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  Alexander Bracco
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  Zhenya Lebedev
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  Paul D. Lowry
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  Maayan G. Stein
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  Samantha Hui
• Delaware Supreme Court Reverses Court of Chancery’s Ruling in Moelis
  26 January 2026
  Susan Reagan Gittes
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Maeve O'Connor
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  William D. Regner
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  Keith Stackhouse
• Section 16(a) Reporting Obligations to Be Extended to Directors and Officers of Foreign Private Issuers
  18 December 2025
  Peter J. Loughran
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  Nicholas P. Pellicani
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  Paul M. Rodel
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  Alexander Bracco
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  Zhenya Lebedev
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  Paul D. Lowry
• Consequences of a Federal Government Shutdown
  1 October 2025
  David H. Bernstein
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  Andrew J. Ceresney
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  Charu A. Chandrasekhar
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  Ted Hassi
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  Eric T. Juergens
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  Arian M. June
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Robert B. Kaplan
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  Satish M. Kini
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Sheena Paul
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  Benjamin R. Pedersen
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  Marc Ponchione
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  Julie M. Riewe
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  Michael Schaper
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  Peter F.G. Schuur
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  Steven J. Slutzky
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  Lena E. Smith
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  Kristin A. Snyder
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  Rick Sofield
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  Jonathan R. Tuttle
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  Douglas S. Zolkind
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  Philip A. Fortino
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  Jared I. Kagan
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  Carl Micarelli
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  Anna Moody
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  Aseel M. Rabie
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  Stephan J. Schlegelmilch
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  Danielle L. Berns
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  John Hollingsworth
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  Mie Morikubo
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  Catherine Morrison
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  Maayan G. Stein
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  John D. Sullivan Baker
• SEC Policy Statement Concerning Mandatory Arbitration Provisions
  24 September 2025
  Elliot Greenfield
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  Eric T. Juergens
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Maeve O'Connor
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  Nicholas P. Pellicani
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  Chris Gallucci
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  Justin A. Norris
• The End of Quarterly Reporting in the United States? The SEC Signals Support for Shift to Semiannual Reporting
  19 September 2025
  Eric T. Juergens
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Benjamin R. Pedersen
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  Nicholas P. Pellicani
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  Paul M. Rodel
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  Steven J. Slutzky
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  Jonathan R. Tuttle
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  Paul D. Lowry
• SEC Clarifies Disclosure Requirements for Crypto Asset Offerings and Registrations
  15 April 2025
  Morgan J. Hayes
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Alice Gu
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  John Jacob
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  Phoebe Brooke Steinfeld
• SEC Staff Reverses Certain Limitations on Issuers’ Ability to Exclude Shareholder Proposals
  18 February 2025
  Simone S. Hicks
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  Eric T. Juergens
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Benjamin R. Pedersen
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  William D. Regner
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  Paul M. Rodel
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  Grace Anna Li
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  Amy Pereira
• SEC Charges Elon Musk for Failing to Timely Disclose Beneficial Ownership of Twitter
  16 January 2025
  Andrew J. Ceresney
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  Eric T. Juergens
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Robert B. Kaplan
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Nicholas P. Pellicani
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  Julie M. Riewe
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  Paul M. Rodel
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  Maayan G. Stein
• Stockholder Agreement Terms Invalidated in Delaware
  1 March 2024
  Eric T. Juergens
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Maeve O'Connor
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  William D. Regner
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  Kevin M. Schmidt
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  Steven J. Slutzky
• SEC Adopts Final Rules Relating to SPACs and de-SPAC Transactions
  1 February 2024
  Morgan J. Hayes
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Marc Ponchione
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  Amy Pereira
• SEC Requires Form 144 to Be Filed Electronically
  14 April 2023
  Peter J. Loughran
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  Benjamin R. Pedersen
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  Steven J. Slutzky
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  Amy Pereira
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  Samuel Siegel
• Thoughts on Financing and Capital Solutions for Insurance Companies
  16 September 2022
  Eric T. Juergens
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Marilyn A. Lion
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Daniel Priest
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  Joshua M. Samit
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  Sabrina Y. Hsieh
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  Paulina Stanfel
• 2022 Private Equity Midyear Review and Outlook
  1 August 2022
  Jonathan Adler
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  Christopher Anthony
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  Katherine Ashton
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  Sally Bergmann Hardesty
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  Dominic Blaxill
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  Ezra Borut
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  Geoffrey P. Burgess
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  Christopher Dortschy
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  E. Drew Dutton
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  Jane Engelhardt
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  Avi Gesser
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  Jyotin Hamid
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  Morgan J. Hayes
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  Emily F. Huang
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  Peter J. Irwin
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  Satish M. Kini
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  M. Natasha Labovitz
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  Andrew M. Levine
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  Sidney P. Levinson
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  Marilyn A. Lion
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Nicole Levin Mesard
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  Brett M. Novick
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  Marc Ponchione
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  Ryan T. Rafferty
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  Scott B. Selinger
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  Steven J. Slutzky
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  Thomas Smith
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  Ramya S. Tiller
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  Patricia Volhard
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  Richard Ward
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  Jeffrey P. Cunard
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  Tricia Bozyk Sherno
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  Robert T. Dura
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  Stuart Hammer
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  Sheena Paul
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  Jin-Hyuk Jang
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  Jennifer Wheater
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  John Young
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  Ulysses Smith
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  Jennifer R. Cestaro
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  Paul Eastham
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  Isabel Espinosa de los Reyes
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  Michael C. Godbe
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  Christopher Gossage
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  Sheng Shao
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  Matthew Mrozek
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  Yiran Ji
• Shareholder Climate Activism Comes for 401(k) Plans: Lessons Learned from Amazon and Comcast
  9 June 2022
  Lawrence K. Cagney
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  Simone S. Hicks
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  Eric T. Juergens
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Jonathan F. Lewis
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Steven J. Slutzky
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  Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
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  Ulysses Smith
• The Proposed SPAC Rules and Their Impact on Investment Banks
  27 April 2022
  Christopher Anthony
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  Andrew L. Bab
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  Gregory V. Gooding
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  Morgan J. Hayes
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  William D. Regner
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  Steven J. Slutzky
• SEC Proposes Major Rule Changes for SPACs
  18 April 2022
  Christopher Anthony
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  Morgan J. Hayes
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Marc Ponchione
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  Zachary H. Saltzman
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  Shannon Rose Selden
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  Steven J. Slutzky
• SEC Proposes Significant Amendments to Section 13 Reporting Requirements and Deadlines
  16 February 2022
  Eric T. Juergens
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Nicholas P. Pellicani
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  Marc Ponchione
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  Steven J. Slutzky
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  Maayan G. Stein
• Human Capital Management Disclosure: A Reminder
  13 January 2022
  Lawrence K. Cagney
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  Eric T. Juergens
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Jonathan F. Lewis
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Steven J. Slutzky
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  Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
• SEC Chairman Gensler Announces Review of Rules Governing Trading Plans by Insiders
  8 June 2021
  Lawrence K. Cagney
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Jonathan F. Lewis
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Steven J. Slutzky
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  Nicholas P. Pellicani
• Recent U.S. Developments, Including Passage of Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, Signal Harder Stance with China
  7 December 2020
  Kara Brockmeyer
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  Andrew J. Ceresney
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Satish M. Kini
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Jonathan R. Tuttle
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  Philip Rohlik
• SEC Modernizes Business Disclosures, Legal Proceedings and Risk Factors Under Regulation S-K
  2 September 2020
  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Steven J. Slutzky
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  Paul M. Rodel
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  Morgan J. Hayes
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  Eric T. Juergens
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  Jason P. Auman
• NYSE Provides Temporary Shareholder Approval Exemptions in Light of COVID-19
  22 May 2020
  Morgan J. Hayes
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  Eric T. Juergens
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Paul M. Rodel
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  Steven J. Slutzky
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  Nicholas P. Pellicani
• Sponsor Purchases of Portfolio Company Debt: Key Considerations in an Uncertain Environment
  14 May 2020
  Jonathan Adler
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  Lorna Bowen
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  Peter A. Furci
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  Sidney P. Levinson
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Kevin M. Schmidt
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  Scott B. Selinger
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  Steven J. Slutzky
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  Nicholas P. Pellicani
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  Ryan T. Rafferty
• Nasdaq Provides Temporary Shareholder Approval Exemptions in Light of COVID-19
  8 May 2020
  Morgan J. Hayes
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  Eric T. Juergens
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Paul M. Rodel
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  Steven J. Slutzky
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  Nicholas P. Pellicani
• NYSE Provides Temporary Relief from Certain Shareholder Approval Rules
  10 April 2020
  Gregory V. Gooding
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  Morgan J. Hayes
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  Eric T. Juergens
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Paul M. Rodel
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  Steven J. Slutzky
• SEC and ISS Issue New Guidance on Shareholder Meetings in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic
  10 April 2020
  Morgan J. Hayes
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  Eric T. Juergens
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Paul M. Rodel
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  Steven J. Slutzky
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  Mary Jo White
• SEC Urges More Forward-Looking Disclosure in Upcoming Earnings Season
  10 April 2020
  Morgan J. Hayes
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  Eric T. Juergens
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Paul M. Rodel
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  Steven J. Slutzky
• SEC Extends Relief Period for Late Disclosure Reports and Updates Coronavirus-Related Disclosure Guidance
  26 March 2020
  Morgan J. Hayes
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  Eric T. Juergens
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Paul M. Rodel
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  Steven J. Slutzky
• Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Federal-Forum Provisions for Securities Act Claims
  20 March 2020
  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Maeve O'Connor
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  William D. Regner
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  Jonathan R. Tuttle
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  Elliot Greenfield
• Debevoise Coronavirus Checklists – Coronavirus Disclosure
  16 March 2020
  Eric T. Juergens
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Paul M. Rodel
• Debevoise Coronavirus Resource Center Collates Latest Insights and Resources
  16 March 2020
  Mark Johnson
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  John S. Kiernan
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  Jonathan E. Levitsky
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  Peter J. Loughran
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  Shannon Rose Selden