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Tag: Disclosure

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SEC Rule on Human Capital Disclosure Leaves Specifics to Issuers

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In a year dominated by conversation of furloughs, payroll protection and corporate diversity, it’s no shock that investors are hungry for information about issuers’ workforce. The SEC’s recent amendments to Regulation S-K have brought this...

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Issuers Get Proactive in Disclosing Wells Notices

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When an issuer gets a “Wells Notice,” it must ask itself two questions. The first is “what’s my lawyer’s phone number?” After all, getting a Wells Notice—a note from the SEC warning the recipient that it may bring charges for securities vio...

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Six New Lessons from Latest Round of COVID-19 Comment Letters

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While the COVID-19 outbreak has left many of us hanging around the house for months, that hasn’t stopped the Securities and Exchange Commission from voicing opinions on pandemic-related corporate disclosure. In May, we offered up some preli...

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The State of COVID-19 Disclosure, Part III: CARES Act Relief

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You did it. You’ve reached the third and final installment of our series on the “state of COVID-19 disclosure.” Previous episodes focused on language concerning debt covenants and going concern opinions. Today, we’re going to see what publi...

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The State of COVID-19 Disclosure, Part I: Debt Covenants

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It’s coming from celebrities. It’s coming from aunt Sally’s Facebook feed. It’s even coming from heads of state. Misinformation is one of the biggest obstacles in the fight against COVID-19, and it seems to be coming from everywhere. But if...

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