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In recent years we've seen unintended consequences from the burden current regulations have put on America's biggest job creators: new public companies.
"Former FBI director Louis Freeh was appointed trustee in the MF Global (MFGLQ.PK) bankruptcy case on Friday, days after he was hired to lead an independent probe into a sex abuse scandal at Penn State University. Freeh, also a former...
"Tobey Maguire has decided to fold 'em and settle a lawsuit over his winnings from a convicted con man during high-stakes Hollywood poker games. The 'Spider-Man' star agreed to pay $80,000 to settle the lawsuit filed over more than $311,000...

SEC Staff Permits Exclusion of Audit Firm Rotation Shareholder Proposals

In what may be the first major decision this proxy season on shareholder proposals, the SEC staff has granted no-action letters to two companies, Hewlett-Packard Company and Deere & Company, that had sought to exclude proposals submitted by the U

SEC Staff Permits Exclusion of Audit Firm Rotation Shareholder Proposals

In what may be the first major decision this proxy season on shareholder proposals, the SEC staff has granted no-action letters to two companies, Hewlett-Packard Company and Deere & Company, that had sought to exclude proposals submitted by the U

SEC Staff Permits Exclusion of Audit Firm Rotation Shareholder Proposals

SEC Staff Permits Exclusion of Audit Firm Rotation Shareholder Proposals

Effective December 1, 2011, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (FRBP) that govern filing a proof of claim will change dramatically. 
Do you have an Amazon Kindle or similar E-Reader? Maybe now’s the time to add one to your Christmas or Hanukkah list. The University of Illinois College of Law has assembled the full U.S.
NORTH OF THE BORDER UPDATE This article has been contributed to the blog by Michael De Lellis and Patrick Riesterer.
As we enter the final weeks of the calendar year we post this blog article to inform Massachusetts consumers of a few things they can do to reduce taxes and keep their retirements accounts active.
Mortgage insurer PMI Group Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday after an Arizona judge rejected its bid to overturn the October seizure of its mortgage-insurance unit by state regulators.
In what may be the first major decision this proxy season on shareholder proposals, the SEC staff has granted no-action letters to two companies, Hewlett-Packard Company and Deere & Company, that had sought to exclude proposals submitted by t