Those readers of my posts no doubt have views about the fees we lawyers charge. Many folks think we are overpaid; we of course bemoan our poverty. Now, another law firm is working to make sure they do not fall … Continue reading
Stephen Honig
Right after my last post about proposed SEC changes to reduce financial reporting, today’s press notes an SEC proposal sent to the White House which would reverse a 54-year old rule barring defendants against SEC civil actions, who choose to … Continue reading
The SEC is proposing to alter the quarterly reporting requirement for registered companies; presently all must file a form 10-Q showing inter alia company quarterly financials. The current proposal is to require financials only twice a year. This revision is … Continue reading
Anthropic is in court again, sued by the music publication industry for copyright infringement by reason of the scanning of extant music to educate Claude as part of the development of generative AI. The question: is such use “fair use” … Continue reading
If you are involved with an emerging company, how is your board of directors structured? Chances are you are not doing it right, says the National Association of Corporate Directors. You are respectfully directed to my blog site, just click … Continue reading
What should a board of directors focus upon in today’s world? Likely not a hard question but you need to think about it. The below thoughts arose in last night’s program presented by the New England Chapter of National Association … Continue reading
The SEC has announced new guidance affecting crypto. This guidance will lead to creating specific new regulations as to what is, and what is not, a securities offering. This guidance is based on the 80-year old US Supreme Court “Howey” … Continue reading
Source of information: a great program zoomed today by New England Chapter of National Association of Corporate Directors (I am formerly on their Board, now Advisory and on Program Committee). Forgive this simplistic outline but it helped me understand — … Continue reading
One of President Trump’s first actions in office was to issue executive orders: banning hiring discrimination, which was deemed to include many then-extant DEI programs, and to terminate all DEI and environmental justice programs, for contractors or grantees of federal … Continue reading
While generally I do not post on such topics, I feel compelled to point out the below comment on the contents of my last two posts. Those posts report on the views of a noted expert on Chinese affairs and … Continue reading