On February 8, 2021, staff in the SEC Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) issued a letter cautioning that market and stock volatility can create risk for companies and investors, especially when companies are raising capital during these periods. In the letter, Corp Fin staff identifies several examples of comments…
On January 20, 2021, the Biden White House issued a memorandum to the heads of U.S. federal executive departments and agencies requesting a broad regulatory freeze of new and pending rules that were advanced in the final weeks under the Trump Administration. In the memorandum, Ron Klain, Chief of Staff…
On Monday, November 16, 2020, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton announced his intention to depart from the agency by the end of 2020. News of Clayton’s decision comes as no surprise to most in the industry, as it is typical for the SEC Chair to hand the reigns to a successor…