Month: December 2025
Artificial Intelligence: How the New Executive Order Affects Your Compliance and Disclosures
By Liz Dunshee On December 11, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) seeking to limit states’ regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) and instead establish “a minimally burdensome national policy framework for AI.” Cooley’s alert summarizes the EO and explains what it could mean for corporate compliance programs. […]
Capital Markets Crystal Ball: Predictions for 2026
By Liz Dunshee With New Year’s Day approaching, now is an exciting time to imagine what lies ahead for the capital markets. Q1 is typically quiet, but if you’re considering an initial public offering in 2026, keep an eye out for these key signs of a healthy market, drawn from […]
Top Five Common S-1 Pitfalls – and How ‘Lazy Susan’ and IPO GO Can Help You Avoid Them
The banker bake-off is complete, the org meeting is behind you, and all that’s standing between you and your IPO is … well, a lot, not least of which is the registration statement on Form S-1 that has to be submitted to, filed with and declared effective by the Securities […]
Reincorporation: It’s All in the Timing
By Courtney Tygesson and Liz Dunshee For years, Delaware has been the default domicile for growing late-stage companies (and most companies generally, for that matter). For the reasons detailed in these CapitalXchange posts from June 2025 and September 2025, that may be changing. In the public company sphere, Analysis Group […]
Thursday’s Webcast: “What to Expect From the SEC Now That the Government Shutdown Has Ended”
By Liz Dunshee In the wake of the lengthiest government shutdown in history, questions remain about how the Securities and Exchange Commission staff is tackling its backlog of registration statements – and the potential impact on the SEC’s enforcement, rulemaking and disclosure review priorities. Tune in this Thursday, December 4, […]