Category: Regulatory
Nasdaq’s ‘Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up’
By Liz Dunshee I don’t know about you, but the transition from one year to the next always feels like a good time to declutter. I’ve spent the past few weeks doing that, and now I’m focusing on not accumulating junk in the first place. As it turns out, the […]
Going Public? Know These Seven SEC Priorities for 2026
By Liz Dunshee, Reid Hooper and Tejal Shah As companies gear up for 2026, what happens at the SEC could smooth the path for public capital raising efforts. However, with “lessons learned” from the government-wide shutdown still fresh in our memories – and becoming relevant again as soon as January […]
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. […]
The Incorporation Debate: What You Need to Know Now
By Liz Dunshee For decades, Delaware has been the default choice for incorporation – either at formation or in anticipation of an initial public offering (IPO). As we noted in this June 2025 CapitalXchange article, recent developments have made the decision more complex. Today’s blog recaps why the incorporation decision […]
Non-GAAP Financial Metrics and Disclosures: Regulation G and Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K
Non-GAAP financial measures are financial metrics that are not based on standard accounting principles but are presented by a company to provide additional insight into its performance. These measures often exclude certain items or adjust the reported numbers to better reflect the company’s underlying business performance.
What’s Going On With Trump’s Lockup Agreement?
The impending expiration of the lockup agreement in the context of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (Nasdaq: DJT) raises some fascinating legal issues, as well as a once-in-a-lifetime case study on the market implications of post-lockup stock sales.
HKEx Relaxes Listing Rules for Specialist Technology Companies and DeSPAC Transactions
On August 23, 2024, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) jointly announced temporary modifications to HKEx’s Listing Rules and guidance materials with respect to: The temporary modifications apply for a period of three years – from September 1, 2024 […]
Nasdaq Updates Listing Requirements
Throughout 2024, Nasdaq has been revising the procedures for companies dealing with low stock prices, with a focus on cutting down on what they deem to be cheap, risky stocks trading on their exchange. Here is what you need to know.
Update: Proposed Repeal of Section 16 Exemption for FPIs Dropped
Earlier this year, we wrote about a proposal buried within the Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 that would effectively make insiders of foreign private issuers (FPIs) subject to both the reporting requirements and short-swing profit recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Securities […]