June 2017

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JUNE 2017

	IN THIS ISSUE
Webinar Recording Available: Capital Formation and New SEC Rule Making		>
Save the Date: 50^th Annual Securities Regulation Seminar		>
Enhance Your Practice		>
Law Firm Memos		>

The Business and Corporations Law Section eNews is published by the Business and Corporations Law Section Editors: Theresa Leets Department of Business Oversight Theresa.Leets@dbo.ca.gov Peter M. Menard Sheppard Mullin PMenard@sheppardmullin.com Business and Corporations Executive Committee Officers: Barry Burten, Chair James Coupe, Vice Chair/Treasurer Candice Choh, Chair Marketing and Membership Theresa Leets, Co-Chair Programming Peter M. Menard, Co-Chair Programming Katherine Blair, Secretary Members: Kevin L. Finch Arash Khalili Corporate Law Departments Section Representative Lois M. Jacobs Barristers Liaison Jason R. Parnell Department of Business Oversight Liaison Theresa Leets

	Upcoming Events

Webinar Recording Available: Capital Formation and New SEC Rule Making
Co-sponsored by LACBA Replay our recent webinar on capital formation and new SEC rulemaking. READ MORE > This program reviews the current status and trends in capital raising, such as crowdfunding, Reg A+ and private placements using general solicitation. It also addresses SEC and California rule-making on capital raising initiatives. To access a recording of this program, click here. The program runs for one hour with corresponding MCLE credit. Panelists: Mark Hiraide, Partner, Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLP; and Katherine Blair, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP.

Save the Date: 50th Annual Securities Regulation Seminar The 50th Annual Securities Regulation Seminar which is sponsored by LACBA’s Business and Corporations Section and the Securities and Exchange Commission, and co-sponsored by the California Department of Business Oversight and FINRA, will be held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles on Friday, October 20, 2017. Please join us to meet the new leadership of the SEC and hear about their priorities and recent developments in securities and corporate law.

	Enhance Your Practice

Join the Executive Committee of the Business and Corporations Section The Executive Committee of the Business and Corporations Section is seeking new members. Membership on the Executive Committee is a terrific forum to network with your fellow corporate law practitioners across the city. Membership on the committee affords unique opportunities to participate in the creation of law in your practice area, to get to know and be known by other practitioners, to work with the recognized leaders in your field, and to stay on the cutting edge of developments and practice techniques. For further information on the Section click here. If you are interested, please contact cchoh@gibsondunn.com

	Law Firm Memos

NYSE Withdraws Proposed Rule Allowing Listing Without an IPO Morrison & Foerster LLP PCAOB Adoption of Enhanced Auditor’s Reporting Model Morrison & Foerster LLP Standing in the Shoes of a Suspended Corporation under California Law Proskauer Rose LLP First Department Finds Work-Product Protection Not Waived by Storage of Documents on Company Laptop Proskauer Rose LLP Encrypting Emails: ABA Issues New Guidance Addressing Security Concerns over Attorney-Client Communications Proskauer Rose LLP Limiting SEC Disgorgement – Unanimous Supreme Court Draws a Bright Line Five-Year Rule Baker & Hostetler LLP Multinationals Need to Pay Attention to China's Anti-Corruption Campaign Baker & Hostetler LLP Proxy Access: Highlights of the 2017 Proxy Season Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Potential Impact of Financial CHOICE Act on Corporate Governance and SEC Reporting and Disclosure Requirements Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Does the health of the economy depend on getting the role of shareholders right? Cooley LLP Pay for performance — more style than substance? Cooley LLP Does the Most Recent Web Accessibility Ruling Impact Your Business? K&L Gates LLP New California Regulations Further Limit Employers' Ability to Use Criminal History in Making Employment Decisions Nossaman LLP SCOTUS Overturns California's Extreme Expansion of Personal Jurisdiction for National Corporations Jones Day Siding with The Slants: Ban on Disparaging Marks Held Unconstitutional Jones Day No More Tears: Insurance Coverage For The "WannaCry" Ransomware Attack Jones Day PCAOB Adopts New Auditor Reporting Standard and Other Amendments Relating to the Auditor’s Report Sullivan & Cromwell LLP The new Conflict Mineral Regulation will apply from January 2021 K&L Gates LLP Shareholder-Approved Award Limits for Non-employee Directors: Legal Update and Actions to Consider K&L Gates LLP

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