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Title: Public Companies & the Law

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The U.S. IPO market is no longer frozen for life sciences companies; it is open, albeit selectively. A track record of strong 2026 IPOs is bringing credible issuers back to market, but investors are still demanding maturity, data and discipline. At the same time, the SEC’s pending registered offering and filer-status reforms could give newly public life sciences companies a m...


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Companies may soon no longer need to include shareholder proposals in their proxy materials. On September 16, 2026, the SEC released a proposed rulemaking (Release No. 34-106383: Rescission of Rule 14a-8’s Federal Regulation of Shareholder Proposals and Amend...

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On July 16, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed Regulation E-Delivery, which would permit issuers to use electronic delivery as the default method for satisfying information delivery requirements under the federal securities laws. If adopted, Reg...

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The Commission’s May 2026 proposal to withdraw its landmark climate disclosure regime marks a decisive shift in federal ESG rulemaking—with significant strategic implications for public companies, investors, and legal counsel navigating a fragmented disclosure landscape.

The Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 2026 issued a proposed rulemaking t...

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The federal regulatory landscape governing cannabis in the United States is undergoing its most significant transformation in over fifty years.  On December 18, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Department of Justice to expedite the reclassification of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. On April 23, 20...

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