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Securities Law> Additional Offerings, Disclosure & the Securities Exchange Act of 1934> Tender Offers

(Going Private Reporting Requirements for Public Companies) More...

The Federal Antitrust Law Exemption for State Action

Federal antitrust laws are considered inapplicable to economic regulation by the States. In Parker v. Brown, 317 U.S. 341 (1943), the Supreme Court reasoned that in the "dual system of government" of the United States, any subtraction by Congress from the sovereign powers of the states must be explicitly stated. Nothing in the Sherman Act (the first federal antitrust law) or in the legislative history of the Sherman Act indicated a Congressional intent to subject state regulatory activities to the Sherman Act. More...

Initial Public Offerings & the Securities Act of 1933> Registration of Securities> Registration Statement Filing

Pros and Cons for a Company Going Public More...

Employment Law

Protection for Workplace Safety Whistleblowers More...

Application of the De Facto Merger Doctrine to Acquisition of Corporate Assets

Companies which otherwise are attractive acquisition targets may have contingent liabilities that are difficult to assess. For example, a paint manufacturer may have used ingredients that later prove to be toxic. Present and future liability of the manufacturer for damages from sales of products with those ingredients may be anticipated, but the scope and cost of that liability may be too difficult to determine to support an acquisition value for the manufacturer. More...

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