Insights on Corporate & Securities

ArentFox Schiff has been recognized with 53 top rankings in the 2023 edition of US News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.”

ArentFox Schiff represented a subsidiary of an investor-owned public utility in its $400 million underwritten public offering of 30-year General and Refunding Mortgage Notes.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce the firm is being recognized by Global Citizen Experience (GCE) Lab School in Chicago for donating more than $250,000 in pro bono legal services. 

ArentFox Schiff assisted Washington, DC-based BioLPG LLC to enter into a major agreement with Milan-based Green LG Energy S.r.l. (GLGE) to increase funding for further development of the GTI Energy renewables-sourced, green LPG (“bioLPG”) Cool LPG technology.

Knowing who owns legal entities is essential to stopping terrorism, money laundering, and other sophisticated criminal enterprises. For entities formed in the United States there has never been a requirement to disclose ownership. But that’s about to change.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that Johnathan C. Duncan has rejoined the firm’s Corporate & Securities practice as a partner in the New York office. Johnathan brings 20 years of experience advising on general corporate, transactional, and securities law matters.

We represented Boustead Securities, LLC as the sole underwriter in Know Labs, Inc.’s $8.28 million public offering of common stock.

ArentFox Schiff represented Avatar Corporation in its sale to Caldic B.V., completed August 31, 2022.

In this LIVE Webcast, Les Jacobowitz, a prolific speaker and author on the impact of the LIBOR transition, will present a timely and engaging discussion of the LIBOR transition and surrounding key issues.

On August 10, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a joint proposal to amend Form PF,[1] a reporting form for SEC-registered reporting private fund advisers to require enhanced periodic disclosures.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that 121 attorneys have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2023, with an additional six attorneys highlighted as “Lawyers of the Year” and 40 attorneys listed as “Ones to Watch.”

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, under a reconstituted Commission, is signaling a new era of aggressive enforcement of the Commodity Exchange Act. 

As use of cryptocurrency investment has increased throughout the world, regulators have faced a bevy of novel questions, especially related to applying different strains of law to regulate novel digital assets.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted a new standard called Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI)[1] that shifts the focus on protecting customers first and foremost. Although the regulation possibly puts certain customers first, it leaves some important areas vulnerable. 

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that the firm and two partners have been shortlisted for the annual LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards.

Partner Jill Steinberg spoke with The American Lawyer about ArentFox Schiff’s new Reproductive Health Task Force and the legal challenges that were created when the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Partner Jennifer DePalma spoke with Law360 on her recent move to ArentFox Schiff’s Corporate & Securities practice, to which she brings 20-plus years counseling private and public companies, as well as venture capital and private equity investors, on all aspects of corporate and securities matters.

ArentFox Schiff announced today the expansion of its Corporate & Securities practice with the addition of Partner Jennifer DePalma in the firm’s San Francisco office. Jen will primarily counsel technology companies on securities, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters.

ArentFox Schiff LLP announced today the launch of its Reproductive Health Task Force to counsel clients on legal issues stemming from the repeal of Roe v. Wade.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced last week that it will now require electronic submissions via its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system for certain applications.

On June 14, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released an order charging private equity adviser Energy Capital Partners Management, LP (ECP) with Investment Advisers Act violations in connection with a 2018 take-private transaction.

On March 30, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in a three-to-one vote of its commissioners divided along political lines, approved the issuance of proposed rules regarding special purpose acquisition companies.

On May 25, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to enhance and modernize Section 35(d) of the Investment Company Act, known as the “Names Rule,” to provide protection to investors.

The 2022 edition of Legal 500 US has rated 77 ArentFox Schiff attorneys as national leaders in their field. In addition, 19 of the firm’s practice areas were ranked among the best in the country.

Many investment funds, advisors, and companies have been working to incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into their investment practices, but the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed new disclosure and reporting requirements.