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Interesting Legal Reads of the Week of October 5th

October 5, 2015 By Andrew Abramowitz Leave a Comment

Some interesting legal reads for the week of October 5, 2015:

  • From the Times’ Steven Davidoff Solomon, the interplay between liquidation preferences and the valuation of unicorns.
  • From Bloomberg’s Noah Smith, a nuanced look at why a decision to launch an entrepreneurial venture can be a rational choice.
  • The SEC has announced a new database for its rulemaking. Here is the press release. Here is the database
  • From the Wall Street Journal, statistical evidence of insiders making market-beating returns in purchase of their own company stock before public disclosures.

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Interesting Legal Reads of the Week of Spetember 21

September 21, 2015 By Andrew Abramowitz Leave a Comment

Some interesting legal reads for the week of September 21, 2015:

  • Noah Smith from Bloomberg on the advantages of the gig economy and efforts that should be made to embrace it.
  • The SEC issued its fee rate advisory detailing the new filing fee rate for registration statements.
  • The Wall Street Journal on an increasing trend of vendors being willing to accept equity from startups as compensation.

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Interesting Reads of the Week of August 24th

August 26, 2015 By Andrew Abramowitz Leave a Comment

Some interesting legal reads for the week of August 24, 2015:

  • Audit Analytics reporting on a trend of declining SEC comment letters on Exchange Act reports.
  • Steven J. Harper writing in the New York Times about the continuing glut of law graduates seeking an inadequate number of jobs.
  • Bruce Stachenfeld with some thoughts on solo/small law firms.

 

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Interesting Reads of the Week of August 10, 2015

August 10, 2015 By Andrew Abramowitz Leave a Comment

Some interesting legal reads for the week of August 10, 2015:

  • Broc Romanek with the top 10 things to know about the new pay ratio rules.
  • The Wall Street Journal with the latest on financing college expenses via equity, i.e., a share of future income.
  • The SEC issued 11 new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) about general solicitation (nos. 256.23-256.33). C&DI 256.27 explains that meetings with angel financing groups don’t necessarily constitute general solicitation, depending on the circumstances.

 

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Interesting Legal Reads of the Week: August 3rd, 2015

August 3, 2015 By Andrew Abramowitz Leave a Comment

Some interesting legal reads for the week of August 3, 2015:

  • From the Philadelphia Inquirer, a feature on the increasing popularity of alternative fee arrangements at law firms.
  • The Wall Street Journal on how confidential IPO filings are being used strategically to generate acquisition interest.
  • Also from the WSJ, a law professor objects to the routine practice of bringing shareholder suits when mergers are announced.
  • Well, it’s a good week for the WSJ: the latest on startups and worker classification issues.

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