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Executive Pay Rules to Move Forward
SEC commissioners voted unanimously yesterday to move forward with the new pay disclosure rules. Broc over at the Corporate Counsel blog has a great post (click here) detailing the proposal, including links to Chairman Cox’s opening statement and Commissioner Atkin’s statement.
Drugs and federalism
I’m no expert on the topic (I anxiously await Randy Barnett’s comments), but does anyone else think the opinion in Gonzales v. Oregon issued today (limiting the application of the Controlled Substances Act and upholding Oregon’s assisted suicide law) could have been a masterful dissent in Gonzales v. Raich (reading the Controlled Substances Act to ... Drugs and federalism
A First Day Thought on "Truth on the Market"
I didn’t pick the name of this weblog, but I really like it. It encapsulates, I believe, much of what the blogosphere is about. As Bill noted, the truth-on-the-market defense essentially prevents a finding of securities fraud based on a defendant’s misstatement or omission if the truth has effectively entered the market. The doctrine thus ... A First Day Thought on "Truth on the Market"
Will SCOTUS Tame the Exotic Beast?
It is a pretty exciting time in the antitrust world. This, of course, is bad news for firms. SCOTUS will decide three antitrust cases this term, each offering a promising opportunity to clarify murky doctrine or undo an erroneous application of relatively clear antitrust principles. Texaco v Dagher falls into the latter category. The bulk ... Will SCOTUS Tame the Exotic Beast?
Hello World!
Welcome to Truth on the Market. We have launched this blog to provide the metaphysical subjective truth on abstract, concrete and invisible markets throughout the civilized world (whatever that means). More specifically, as indicated by our current tagline (we know it’s unoriginal; we hope to come up with something better soon) our blog will provide ... Hello World!
Can the SEC Exempt Small Companies From Sarbanes-Oxley 404?
Last month the SEC Advisory Committee on Smaller Public Companies adopted the following three recommendations concerning oft-maligned Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404: 1. Exempt Microcap companies from S404, subject to certain conditions 2. Exempt Smaller Public Companies from the external audit requirement of S404, subject to certain conditions. 3. The subcommittee strongly endorses recommendation #2. However, if ... Can the SEC Exempt Small Companies From Sarbanes-Oxley 404?
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Ian AdamsExecutive Director, International Center for Law & EconomicsWeb Profile Dirk AuerSenior Fellow in Law & Economics, International Center for Law & EconomicsWeb ProfileSSRN Page Jonathan BarnettDirector of Media, Entertainment and Technology Law Program, USC Gould School of LawWeb ProfileSSRN Page Sam Bowman Director of Competition Policy, International Center for Law & EconomicsWeb Profile Eric ... Authors
