On October 9, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued guidance relating to cryptocurrencies in the effort to educate taxpayers about their tax obligations with respect to transactions involving digital assets.1 This is the first comprehensive guidance the IRS has provided since 2014, when the IRS issued Notice 2014-12,

Late last month we blogged about rule amendments adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission that are intended to modernize and simplify disclosure requirements for public companies, including an amendment that allows registrants to redact confidential information from most exhibits without filing a confidential treatment request. On April 1, 2019,

The Securities and Exchange Commission has requested comments on the nature, content and timing of earnings releases and quarterly reports made by reporting companies.  Specifically, the request solicits input on how the SEC can limit burdens associated with quarterly reporting, while maintaining or enhancing investor protections. The SEC is seeking

The 2019 proxy season is almost upon us. This QuickStudy recaps some important policy updates from Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”) and new disclosure requirements to keep in mind as proxy preparations begin in earnest this winter.

ISS and Glass Lewis 2019 Voting

Yesterday at the Consensus: Invest Conference in New York City, Jay Clayton, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), strongly reaffirmed the guidance put forth by his agency in the last several weeks on cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and “digital asset securities”. Although the Chairman’s comments were made in