| Initial Public Offerings & the Securities Act of 1933 |
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| An Introduction to the Securities Act of 1933 More... |
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| Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks Defined |
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| Copyrights, patents, and trademarks can be among the most valuable assets of a business. More... |
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| Protection for Federal Water Pollution Control Act Whistleblowers |
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| Protection for Federal Water Pollution Control Act Whistleblowers
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| Directors' Reliance on Corporate Books and Records |
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| When directors perform their corporate responsibilities, the duty of care requires them to exercise the care that an ordinary prudent person would exercise in the management of his or her own affairs under similar circumstances. To be able to invoke the protections of the business judgment rule, directors must make informed business decisions. More... |
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| Premerger Second Requests for Information |
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| Parties to mergers or acquisitions involving sales or assets of $100 million or meeting other threshold levels must report their planned merger or acquisition to the Department of Justice or the Federal Trade Commission and wait for 30 days (15 days in the case of a cash tender offer or a bankruptcy sale) following the report before completing the transaction. That waiting period allows the Department or the Commission time to review the transaction for its potential effect on competition before deciding what enforcement action, if any, will be taken. More... |
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