| Business Review Letters -- Antitrust Clearance from the Department of Justice |
| Before engaging in a business practice, individuals and companies may seek the view of the U.S. Department of Justice on the legality of the business practice under federal antitrust law. The procedure, known as a Business Review, allows persons to ask the Department of Justice for a statement of its current enforcement intentions. Although the Department of Justice is not authorized to provide advisory opinions to private parties, its business review procedure does allow such parties to seek a statement of present enforcement intentions.More... |
| Reparations for Losses Resulting from Violations of Commodities Trading Laws |
| (Reparations for Losses Resulting from Violations of Commodities Trading Laws)More... |
| Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
| The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Act) covers corporations and other business organizations that are required to register securities and file reports pursuant to federal securities laws. Under Section 307 of the Act, Congress directed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue rules that would establish minimum standards of professional conduct for attorneys who appear and practice before the SEC. Specifically, the SEC was instructed to develop and implement rules that required attorneys "to report evidence of a material violation of securities law or breach of a fiduciary duty or similar violation by the company or any agent thereof, to the chief legal counsel or the chief executive officer of the company (or the equivalent thereof)." Additionally, the SEC was instructed to devise reporting procedures. The SEC issued a proposed rule to govern attorney professional conduct and ultimately adopted this final rule (with certain changes), which went into effect in 2003. The rule is now part of the Code of Federal Regulations and has the force of federal law. More... |
| Formation of a Partnership |
| A partnership is created when members of the partnership intentionally join together to carry on a business that is not incorporated. Members, or partners, may be individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, or other partnerships.More... |
| Securities Law> Additional Offerings, Disclosure & the Securities Exchange Act of 1934> Tender Offers |
| (Going Private Reporting Requirements for Public Companies)More... |
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