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Overview of US Consumer Privacy Law Landscape State by State

What Happened The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued two new Corporation Finance Interpretations (CFIs) on March 23, 2026, clarifying the rules relating to the waiting pe...

SEC Proposes Reforms to Registered Offerings and Reporting Framework

On May 19, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued two proposed rules as part of Chairman Paul Atkins’ agenda to “Make IPOs Great Again” and incentivize companies to go...

SEC launches digital reference for regulations

MANILA, Philippines – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a consolidated digital reference for the country’s securities regulations. It wants to make complian...

How Investors Are Adapting to the SEC's Deregulatory Agenda, and What to Do About It

The SEC, under Chairman Paul Atkins, is pursuing a sweeping deregulatory agenda aimed at simplifying public company disclosure obligations, promoting capital formation, scaling req...

SEC Proposes Rules Simplifying Filer Status Determinations and Increasing Disclosure Accommodations

On May 19, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published two rulemaking proposals, each of which would substantially revise the requirements of the U.S. f...

SEC rolls out unified SRC rules reference

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released a consolidated digital reference for the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Securities Regulation Code (SRC),...

SEC Approves Nasdaq’s $25 Million IPO Requirement for China-Based Companies

On May 14, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved Nasdaq’s proposed rule change to its initial listing standards, which will require companies primarily operati...

SEC Proposes Optional Semiannual Reporting

On May 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments that would permit registrants to file semiannual reports on new Form 10-S, rather than quarterly reports...

SEC Proposes Optional Semiannual Reporting Regime For Public Companies

On 5 May 2026, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rule and form amendments that would allow public companies to elect to file semiannual reports on...

SEC Proposes Changes to Public Company Filer Status Framework and Related Disclosure Requirements

On May 19, 2026, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rule and form amendments that would significantly revise the filer status framework for Exchange Act repor...

SEC Proposes to Enhance Emerging Growth Company Accommodations and Simplify Filer Status for Reporting Companies

Our Securities Group investigates the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule to streamline filer categories and expand scaled disclosure benefits to more public companies...

SEC Unveils Sweeping Proposals to Simplify Filer Status and Reshape Registered Offerings

On May 19, 2026, the SEC announced significant proposals that would materially alter the way public companies are categorized and the disclosure obligations they must satisfy....By...

The SEC’s Semiannual Reporting Proposal: Fare Thee Well Quarterly Reporting?

On May 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rule and form amendments that would allow companies reporting under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as am...

Public or Private? A Guide for Growing Companies

“Making IPOs great again” is a stated goal of Paul S. Atkins, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman. To redress a decline in the number of companies listed on the...

SEC Fraud and Violations: Whistleblower Enforcement and Legal Protections

I. Introduction: The Expanding Reach of SEC Whistleblower Law Since the Dodd–Frank Act of 2010, the SEC has fundamentally reshaped how securities fraud and corporate misconduct are...

SEC Proposes Sweeping Registered Offering Reform and Filer Status Simplification

On May 19, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued two companion proposed rulemakings that, if adopted, would represent the most significant overhaul of the Securities...

Words and Actions – SEC Chair's View on IPO Incentives

In recent remarks on April 28, 2026 at the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee, Paul S. Atkins, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), discu...

SEC Proposes Semi-Annual Reporting for Public Companies

On May 5, 2026, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed long-anticipated rules permitting domestic public companies to publish interim financial results on a semi-...

SEC Staff Issues Statement on Covered User Interfaces

On April 13, 2026, staff in the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Trading and Markets issued a Staff Statement Regarding Broker-Dealer Registration of Certain...

US SEC proposes broad changes to share registration, company reporting rules

The SEC Releases New Interpretation on Crypto Assets

On March 17, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an Interpretative Release related to how federal securities laws will be applied to many cryptocurrency asset...

SEC Staff Clarifies Broker-Dealer Registration Expectations for Non-Custodial Crypto Wallet Providers

On April 13, 2026, the Staff of the Division of Trading and Markets (Staff) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a statement detailing their views on the bro...

SEC Proposes Optional Semiannual Reporting for Public Companies

On May 5, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments that would, if adopted, permit public companies currently filing on Form 10-Q to elect instead...

SEC Proposal: Market Data on BDCs and Closed-End Funds

On May 19, 2026, the SEC released two proposed rule amendments aimed at modernizing the registered offering framework and simplifying ongoing reporting obligations for public compa...