During a September 19, 2025 interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins discussed a proposal to give U.S. public companies the option to move from mandatory quarterly reporting to semi-annual reporting.
On September 17, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a policy statement potentially paving the way for the adoption of mandatory arbitration by issuers.
The Delaware Chancery Court’s decision in Northern Data AG v. Riot Platforms, Inc. erects a dividing line between post-closing purchase price adjustments (“PPA”s) evaluated by an accounting expert and representation and warranty claims reserved for indemnification
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) recently filed new rule proposals (SR-NASDAQ-2025-068 and SR-NASDAQ-2025-069) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which, per Nasdaq, provide “enhancements to its initial and continued listing standards” and reinforce “its long-standing commitment to capital formation while ensuring investor protection and upholding market integrity.”
The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or the “Commission”) have been shut down as of October 1 for all but ongoing litigation and time-sensitive matters because of the federal budget impasse; prior to the shutdown, the FTC announced a few interesting enforcement actions that we believe attempt to advance the law towards a more aggressive interpretation of Section 5 of the FTC Act and Section 7 of the Clayton Act.
In a terse notice released on September 29, the IRS and Treasury Department announced that they would withdraw the controversial proposed regulations governing spin-offs, split-offs and reorganizations that were released earlier this year.
