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Finance

Information Barriers At Broker-Dealers

The SEC’s staff has released a report[1] of its observations following an examination of 19 brokerage firms’ programs to protect against the misuse of material nonpublic information (MNPI).[2] The reviews assessed each broker-dealer’s information barriers for compliance with...

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Finance | Private Equity

The Dodd-Frank Act: Two Years Later

Editor’s Note: This report discusses steps to reduce the likelihood of a future recession and is therefore of great importance to all our readers. Our thanks go to Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and its Financial Regulatory Reform Working Group for their efforts. ...

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Finance

Delaware Supreme Court Affirms $2 Billion Damages Award For Controlling Stockholder Transaction Found To Be Unfair

In October 2011, Chancellor Leo Strine of the Delaware Chancery Court awarded more than $1.2 billion in damages and interest to Southern Peru Copper Corp. ("Southern Peru") after determining at trial that in a "manifestly unfair transaction," it had substantially overpaid for...

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