On January 5, 2021, Commerce announced in the Federal Register the opportunity to request an annual administrative review for products that are currently subject to antidumping and countervailing duties. In addition to administrative reviews, Commerce has included an opportunity to
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The SolarWinds Attack: Why Israeli Companies Should Pay Attention
As an unprecedented year drew its last, gasping breath, all one could know with any certainty going into 2021 was that the turbulence of last year had not met its end. With vaccine-mania sweeping the globe and obscuring most other…
FinCEN Proposes New Crypto Record-Keeping Rules; SEC and CFTC Issue Digital Asset Guidance; SEC Closes 2020 With Multiple Enforcement Actions Against Blockchain Firms
In this issue:
• FinCEN Proposed Rule Creates New Cryptocurrency Record-Keeping Requirements
• SEC Issues Statement on Digital Asset Custody, CFTC Issues Digital Assets Primer
• SEC Closes 2020 With Multiple Blockchain Industry Enforcement Actions
FinCEN Proposed Rule Creates New…
Asking About Diversity Is Not As Easy As It May Seem
John Jenkins at CorporateCounsel.net recently observed that “companies may want start thinking about including a diversity question on their annual D&Q questionnaires”. Constructing such a questionnaire would not seem to be too difficult. Companies can simply list various racial, ethnic,…
Winery raising funds without allegedly disclosing that it hadn’t received licensure yet nets ex parte cease-and-desist order from state regulators. A cautionary lesson for wineries, breweries, and distilleries raising start-up capital.
The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation recently issued an ex parte cease-and-desist order to a winery based on concerns that the winery’s SEC Regulation D, Rule 506(b) exempted offering failed to disclose important facts concerning the winery’s lack of licensure.…
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Entrepreneur Iowa Podcast Interview on Franchising, Business Law, and Business Success
I was recently interviewed on the Entrepreneur Iowa Podcast by Dan Tooker. Dan is with the Des Moines Radio Group and is also the owner of Franchising Done Right. Dan’s franchise related business helps displaced executives and budding entrepreneurs find…
How to Protect Your Molds When Manufacturing Overseas
Paul Weiss Discusses SEC Guidance on Disclosure by SPACs
The Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance recently issued CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic 11 – Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (available here). This guidance highlights disclosure considerations for SPACs at both the IPO and business combination stages, with a…
Pandemic Disclosures: Covid-19 as a “Current Market Condition” for Mutual Funds
What constitutes a “current market condition” that mutual funds are required by SEC regulations to disclose? Current market condition risks arise because of changing market conditions that can affect investment performance. For some U.S.-registered funds, Covid-19 is prompting…